Chapter 10 Article 21 Relations between APRM Continental Structures and Strategic Partner And Other International Organisations 1. The APRM shall work closely with Strategic Partners which are external to the AU. 2. The APR Forum shall decide on which international institutions outside the AU shall be accorded the status of Strategic Partners. 3. The APRM shall establish relationships with other international organisations as agreed to by the APR Forum Chapter 11 Article 22 Funding of the APRM 1. The APRM shall be funded from APR Member States’ contributions, as determined from time to time by the APR Forum. Member States shall also endeavour, where possible, to make special contributions on a voluntary basis to the APRM, beyond their regular annual contributions. 2. The APRM may receive financial contributions from the African Union. 3. The APRM may also receive donations, including from African and international institutions and the private sector, on criteria to be adopted by the APR Forum, provided that such support shall not compromise the autonomy, independence, integrity and African ownership of the APRM and all its processes. Statute of the African Peer Review Mechanism, August 2016V11082016 23