inspection of the work of practicing members of the LICPA. Twinning Partnerships Twinning Partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) Under support funding that the World Bank has provided to the Institute, the LICPA, in June 2013, entered into a Twinning Partnership (World Bank terminology), whereby the Ghanaian Institute mentors the Liberian Institute to become a strong member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). This is to enable members of the Institute, particularly those in public practice, improve their skills to acceptable international standards. Membership in Professional Accounting Organizations The LICPA is a member of the Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa (ABWA), of which the President of the LICPA is also the current (May 2013 to May 2015) President. The Presidency of ABWA is rotated among the member accountancy bodies of the Association. On that basis a member body, rather than any individual, is voted into office as President or Vice President of the Association. The revised constitution of ABWA requires that the posts of President and Vice President be alternated among the English-speaking and the French-speaking member bodies. On this basis when the current President is from an English-speaking member body the Vice President is elected from a French-speaking member body and vice versa. The Liberian Institute is also a founding member of the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA). Because the LICPA currently holds the Presidency of ABWA, its President also represents the West African Region on the Board of PAFA. The LICPA has been a full member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) since 1982. In addition, the LICPA is a founding member of the Liberian Institute of Tax Practitioners (LITP). References Organizations based in Liberia Member bodies of the International Federation of Accountants