EABN Governance

While a fully-fledged constitution is underway in respect to improved corporate governance standards, the EABN is guided by the Charter of Principles for cooperation signed by members to formally subscribe to, define the focus and operations of EABN since March 2019. The following is the current EABN Membership from across the 6 States of the EAC;

Tanzanian Coalition on Debt and Development (TCDD)Nkore Kigezi Resources for Development (NKRED)Tanzania Citizens’ Information BureauJustice Africa/CBPA-South SudanEast Civil Society Organization ForumCadre Burundais de l’audit SocialRwanda Development OrganizationCentre for Economic and Policy Priorities (CEPP)- RwandaAfrica Youth Trust KenyaCivil Society Budget Advocacy Group-CSBAGInstitute of Public Finance -KenyaUganda Debt Network (UDN)

By structure; 

  • The Membership is the 1st and highest organ for decision-making for EABN affairs, with Chairpersonship currently held by Rwanda (under CEPP).
  • The 2nd organ is a 6-member Steering Committee that meets quarterly to receive updates and provide guidance accordingly; and is comprised of TCDD, CEPP, Africa Youth Trust– Kenya, CBAS, Justice Africa/ CBPA and CSBAG.
  • The 3rd organ is the EABN Secretariat to run the daily affairs, currently hosted in Uganda by CSBAG.