The SADC Parliamentary Forum proposes minimum benchmarks for effective parliamentary performance and development in southern African. These benchmarks set forth the parliamentary reform agenda for all member parliaments. These benchmarks are intended to provide a mirror for self-assessment, measuring parliamentary performance of SADC parliaments. Key to this process is the overarching objective of strengthening the capacity, role and functional autonomy of parliaments as the elected institution representing in government and governance

http://www.fesnam.org/pdf/news/Benchmarks_for_Democratic_Legislatures.pdf