Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung@ 40 in Ghana Fraternity Message from the Parliament of Ghana to the Friedrich- Ebert- Stiftung(FES) on the Occasion of FES' 40th Anniversary in Ghana Forty years after the signing of the agreement of collaboration formalising ties of cooperation between the Government of Ghana and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Speaker and Members of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, pay warm tribute to the Foundation for its determined efforts to realise its objectives of promoting the democratisation process and encouraging socio­economic dialogue in Ghana. Over the years, the efforts to uphold the legacy of Mr. Friedrich Ebert have contributed in no small measure in reducing the country's democratic deficits. Aside from the impressive catalogue of support programmes rendered to government agencies and various sections of the populace notably women interest groups, we in Parliament representing the totality of Ghanaians, have cause to share with the FES the success story of the stability and development of our current 4th Republic. We point to the fact that the work of Consultative Assembly and the Committee of Experts which gave birth to our current Constitution, received substantial support from the Foundation. Indeed since the inception of the Fourth Republic, Ghana's Parliament has continued to draw on FES support in its institutional strengthening and outreach programmes. A few of the initiatives undertaken by Parliament with the support of the FES include among others: ­• Workshops for Parliamentary Committees notably those on Foreign Affairs; Local Government and Rural Development; and Tourism, Trade and Industry. • The publication of A Guide to the Parliament of Ghana, the first guide book to the Parliament of Ghana. • Establishment of the Women's Caucus in Parliament; 61