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Aminata BoyeCour des comptes du Sénégal (Senegal Court of Audit) Magistrate, Advisor Gallery
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My FellowshipMy Canadian placement:Office of the Auditor General of Quebec (VGQ) My Canadian audit team:I took part in a performance audit on protected areas and biodiversity conservation, led by Audit Director Sylvie Lessard. My most valuable learning:The importance of good knowledge of the subject and effective collaboration in conducting the audit. How my Canadian colleagues and mentors helped me:The Canadian experience contributed greatly to the improvement of my preliminary study report (in particular determining the objectives and criteria and developing the audit logic matrix) and my audit plan. What I enjoyed most:I appreciated:
My audit plan:Management of protected marine areasI developed my audit plan with the guidance of my mentor at the VGQ, Maude Beaulieu, Project Manager. The connection to my country’s development priorities:The establishment of a network of protected marine areas (PMAs) contributes to the conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity and helps to mitigate the effects of climate change. It combats, in particular, the over-exploitation of natural resources, the loss of ecosystems, pollution, and invasive species. On top of these environmental issues, the management of PMAs also relates to sustainable socio-economic development, through the sustainable management of the natural resources of the marine and coastal zone, where several activities, involving several socio-professional categories, make a significant contribution to GDP. As well, the community-based approach adopted by Senegal places considerable emphasis on the participation of local communities in the creation and management of PMAs, with a view to improving their livelihoods. In addition to conserving biodiversity, effective management and development of PMAs will help vulnerable groups to adapt more effectively and generate profits for communities. How CAAF and my host office helped:The mentoring, the courses, the challenge sessions, and the experience at my host office helped me to gain a better understanding of performance auditing and to apply the knowledge I had acquired to improve my audit plan and audit logic matrix. The skills and knowledge I improved by developing this plan:
My future impact:The new knowledge I’m most excited to share with my colleagues:I would like to share the knowledge I've gained about collaborating with auditees and setting objectives and criteria. The success of an audit depends heavily on effective collaboration and planning. The difference I hope to make:Each performance audit should contribute to the assessment of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by considering the SDGs and gender, at least in the risk assessment and at best in the determination of the audit objectives, criteria and/or questions. My professional goals:To apply the knowledge acquired in my audit work and share my Canadian experience with my colleagues. |
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The most Canadian thing I did was…Watching a baseball game in Ottawa. My favourite cultural experience in Canada was…Visiting the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau and Wendake in Quebec. |
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