HSRC hands over revised Policy Advocacy Framework to the National Development Agency
At the end of March, the HSRC handed over a revised version of the Policy Advocacy Framework (PAF) to the National Development Agency (NDA). This Framework comprises a set of guidelines and tools that the NDA can use to influence policy reforms aimed at reducing poverty. HSRC crafters of the PAF stress that it is… View Article

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