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 […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation’s Actions for Voice and Inclusive Development (AVID) project has held an orientation for partners under the project in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The aim was to create an avenue for the partners to better understand the Foundation’s ways of working, including reporting requirements and how these relate to the project. Additionally, the […]

The Executive Director of STAR-Ghana Foundation, Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, has urged civil society to adopt a double-edged approach in their advocacy work. He said their work must not just focus on reporting to align with the objectives and requirements of their donors but also geared towards development effectiveness. According to Alhaji Tanko, civil society actors often force themselves […]

– Partners of STAR-Ghana Foundation’s Giving for Change identify support areas for development As a result of local philanthropy, Abanga Moses Aningiba is currently pursuing a degree at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Community-led philanthropy is critical to the development of every society. Developmental projects through local philanthropy is largely need-based, thus […]