STAR Ghana Foundation in fulfillment of the Companies Act has held its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Accra, Ghana. The meeting afforded an opportunity for the Governing Council (GC) of the Foundation to report on activities of same to the Subscribers of the Foundation after its first year of incorporation.

The event, chaired by the vice-Chair of the Governing Council, Charles Abugri, discussed two reports from the office of the Chair of the GC and that of the Executive Director respectively. Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, Executive Director of the Foundation presented updates on the key activities of the Foundation within the period November 2018 to December 2019. Read the full report.

Among the key issues discussed are: updates on the human resource capacity of the Foundation; programme implementation; fundraising and networking. In attendance were subscribers of the Foundation, Members of the Governing Council of the Foundation, the STAR Ghana Programme Management Team, and the Media among other stakeholders.

STAR Ghana Foundation was established as an independent organisation in November 2018. Led by the Steering Committee of the STAR Ghana programme, the establishment was the realisation of the ambitions and commitment of many people and diverse organisations, including the Funders’ Committee representing our core donors, the programme management consortium led by Christian Aid and, most importantly, the citizens of Ghana.