Together with governments, regional institutions and civil society/private sector organisations, the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC - www.westafricaclub.org) supports the development and implementation of action-oriented policies and investments that take into account the complementarities between local, national and regional levels > learn more 

At the initiative of the Belgium Development Co-operation Directorate, in collaboration with several Development Co-operations Agencies, the SWAC has launched collaborative work on “Child Labour in the West African Cocoa Sector”.The initiative shall bring together all involved actors (West African governments, interested OECD countries, private sector, West African producer associations, NGOs, etc.) to stimulate dialogue and seek regional solutions. > learn more

As a SWAC contribution to the 3rd High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness that was held from 2 to 4 September in Accra (Ghana), the SWAC elaborated a proposal for an OECD Pilot Initiative on Regional Co-operation as a Tool for Improving Aid Effectiveness. The SWAC presents nine action proposals that would focus on a pilot region (West Africa), aiming to produce short-term, measurable results. Outcomes could also feed into a more general reflection on regional aid effectiveness. > learn more

> Accra Forum

In response to the Food Crisis Prevention Network's (RPCA) recommendation, the SWAC and the CILSS are facilitating the revision process of the Food Aid Charter. Initially adopted by CILSS member states and SWAC contributing members in 1990, the Code of Good Conduct in Food Crisis Prevention and Management needed to be adapted to the new food security context and enlarge its geographic coverage to the whole West African region. This draft version will serve as a basis for discussions with the various actors with the aim of reaching a consensus and adopting the revised Food Aid Charter. > learn more                                   

   > Revised Food Aid Charter (draft)

Ensuring the SWAC's Financial Future

SWAC Headquarters, 16 June 2008

This Strategy and Policy Group Meeting (SPG) focused on the SWAC’s role and its financial future. The SWAC’s financial contributors requested the implementation of the SWAC's restructuring plan. They emphasised that this restructuration is necessary to ensure the SWAC’s future within the OECD. > learn more

  > Six Proposals (French)