STAR-Ghana Foundation’s Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, Executive Director, has been inducted into the Prestigious Northern Sector Youth & Mentors Achievers’ Awards Hall of Fame as a ‘Special Star Achiever’. He was inducted during an engagement with some civil society organisations (CSOs) in Tamale in the Northern region. The engagement formed part of activities to mark the 5th anniversary […]

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Development Studies (UDS), Prof. Seidu Al-Hasaan, has said that no persons should be excluded in the quest to achieve sustainable development because of their vulnerability. He said that the vulnerable such as persons with disabilities, the aged, women, and children among others, all form part of the society and so, it […]

By Eunice Racheal Agbyendazi The Giving for Change (GfC) Alliance gathered in the beautiful Kenyan city of Kisumu in August for its annual gathering. The annual gathering is an important calendar event. It is the one platform that brings together all eight countries, across Africa, Asia, Southern America, and the Netherlands to exchange experiences in the quest […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation seeks the services of a consultant to work with its team on the development of a learning paper on its work in local philanthropy. STAR-Ghana Foundation, since 2021 has implemented the Giving for Change project. This project supports the promotion of local philanthropy as a tool for inclusive community and national development. STAR-Ghana […]

Somewhere in Ghana, a country known for its vibrant democracy, culture and rich history, a Foundation was birthed out of the STAR Ghana Programme. Driven by the vehicle of Convening inclusive dialogues, catalysing active citizenship, Coordinating, and supporting strategic partnerships and Learning, STAR-Ghana Foundation continues to work diligently in supporting civil society to engage with government and […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation has organized a capacity building training on Policy Brief writing for staff. The training sought to educate and equip the targeted staff with the fundamentals of good policy briefs and critical skills for tailoring policy documents to achieve the intended result. The two-day training focused on understanding the basics of developing good policy […]

If you are familiar with the phrase that preaches taking two to knit a bargain, you most likely have wondered if there is a third party and or beneficiary lurking. Questions like these, unless obvious, are often left unanswered. They say for every rule, there is an allowable variation. In this story, you are certainly […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation and the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) have held an orientation for catalyst fund partners under the Civil Society Strengthening Programme Shifting Power (CSSP-#StP) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The CSSP-#StP is an eight-year programme being implemented by STAR Ghana Foundation and WACSI with funding from https://www.comicrelief.com/ and the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that seeks to enhance the effectiveness, […]

Today, Swiss philanthropic organisation Fondation Botnar adds the city of Koforidua in Ghana, to its global OurCity initiative that leverages local strengths, community engagement and digital technologies to transform cities and ensure young people’s wellbeing. Following its success in several cities, including Tanga in Tanzania and Cluj-Napoca in Romania, the city of Koforidua in Ghana is joining the OurCity initiative that supports cities […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation with funding from the BOTNAR Foundation is implementing a three -year project named the ‘Action for Youth Development (AfYD)’ project. Also known as ‘our city project,” the project is sited in Koforidua in the New Juabeng Municipality with the overall goal to contribute to a municipality where young people are informed and have the capacity to participate actively […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation and the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) are currently implementing the Civil Society Strengthening Programme Shift the Power (CSSP/#StP) with funding from Comic Relief and the UK Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO). This eight-year programme aims to provide long term support to Civil Society Actors (CSA) in Ghana, contributing to their resilience, responsiveness, and effectiveness in […]