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CWP Regional Strengthening Funds

CWP Regional Strengthening Funds

The CWP Regional Strengthening Funds are annual grants made available to each of the CPA’s nine Regions to advance the CWP’s mission.
Environmental Impact Fund

Environmental Impact Fund

The CPA Environmental Impact Fund is dedicated to the financing of projects in CPA Branches that adhere to environmental best practices and align with the CPA’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.
CPA Small Branches - Regional Initiative Fund

CPA Small Branches - Regional Initiative Fund

The CPA Small Branches Regional Initiative Fund is a reserve of funding available to Parliaments with the purpose of addressing technical areas related to the functioning of small legislatures.
CPwD Capital Investment Fund

CPwD Capital Investment Fund

The CPwD Capital Investment Fund is a reserve of funding available to Parliaments for the purpose of improving parliamentary accessibility.

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association members can apply as individual Branches or entire Regions for various funding opportunities. These are based around our networks and cover our cross-cutting themes of environmental resilience, ensuring equal representation of women in Commonwealth Legislatures, creating accessible Parliaments and supporting capacity building for small jurisdictions. The grants available for 2025 are as follows:

  • The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Regional Strengthening Funds are annual grants made available to each of the CPA’s nine Regions to advance the CWP’s mission to ‘promote the representation of women in CPA Branches and women's full and equal participation in political and parliamentary leadership at all levels.'
  • The CPA Small Branches Regional Initiative Fund (RIF), established in 2019 by the CPA Secretariat, empowers small jurisdictions to enhance their legislative capacity and effectiveness. The fund aligns with the CPA’s Strategic Objective to ‘Strengthen the capacity and maximise the effectiveness of Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff and enable mutual learning.’
  • The Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) Capital Investment Fund is a reserve of funding established by the CPA Secretariat in 2021 with the aim of raising the accessibility of CPA member Parliaments to persons with disabilities. The priorities for the Fund include but are not limited to, improving the physical accessibility of Parliaments or the procurement of assistive technology.
  • New for 2025: This year, the CPA is launching the Environmental Impact Fund. This fund will finance projects in CPA Branches that adhere to environmental best practices and align with the CPA’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. A central aim of the Fund is to support member Branches in their efforts towards achieving net-zero emissions, in line with global sustainability efforts.

Learn more about the CPA's Environmental Impact Fund, our newest funding opportunity for 2025

The promotional video below outlines the premise of our Environmental Initiative Fund, which is designed to support CPA member Branches in their efforts towards achieving net-zero emissions

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Zambia hosts 3rd CPA Africa Region Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities Conference
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Zambia hosts 3rd CPA Africa Region Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities Conference

From 24 to 28 February 2025, Commonwealth Parliamentarians from across the CPA Africa Region met in Lusaka, Zambia, for the third Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) Africa Region Conference.