This document outlines the need for a baseline survey in support of the Malawi parliament’s goal of devising a new and improved Strategic Plan of Reform. The survey is meant to complement the legislative needs assessments carried out by UNDP in previous years. The text details what shape this survey should take, how it should be carried out, and how it will serve upcoming parliamentary strengthening programs. It stresses in particular the importance of such a baseline survey for the future monitoring and evaluation of parliamentary strengthening programs.

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