A Community Development Game Changer award has been conferred on the Executive Director of STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF). Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu’s honour is in recognition of his contributions to Youth Development in the country, particularly, Northern Ghana. The award, organized by under the auspices of the National Youth Authority’s (NYA) Northern Regional Secretariat was held at Tamale […]

Despite the passage of the Right to Information Law in Ghana, administrative and bureaucratic bottlenecks coupled with the imposition of fees by public institutions and a seeming lack of awareness among the citizenry of the law and their rights to demand for information are among a host of challenges impeding access to public information and […]

Strengthening capacities for local resource mobilisation through Communities of Practice. The Giving for Change project, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks to promote development by recognizing the importance of domestic resources in increasing local ownership, and strengthening communities’ ability to claim entitlements. A key strategy of the project is the convening of Communities of […]

DATE: 19TH – 20TH JANUARY 2022 VENUE: KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY HALL Executive Summary and Background This report summarizes the key highlights and actions from the 2-day workshop on Mediation and Conflict Resolution organized for Community Monitors and other key stakeholders from 4 communities in the Karaga district where the CSSF project is being piloted. Following […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF) through its Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF) under the Regional Response Programme has developed a roadmap for coordinating advocacy on peace, security and stability in the regions of the north in Ghana. The one-year project was piloted and implemented in the five regions in the north with the objective of contributing […]

Civil Society Organizations in Ghana are pushing for a vibrant social enterprise sector with a robust policy and legal framework to promote an enabling environment. STAR-Ghana Foundation is leading actions and processes to promote a well-regulated and supported social enterprise sector able to unlock partnerships and capital for inclusive sustainable development. As the world moves […]

A DIALOGUE WITH THE HEALTH COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENT IN PROMOTING HEALTH CARE The parliamentary oversight function is one of the cornerstones of democracy. Strengthened oversight of parliament is a critical factor in influencing an inclusive delivery of public goods and services. STAR-Ghana, for over 10 years has been supporting targeted Parliamentary Select Committees’ engagements with […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation with support from WACSI, in July, organized an Agenda Setting Workshop. This was a two-day workshop held in Tamale from the 22-23 July for the Northern zone Communities of Practice (CoP) made up of 10 organizations, and in Koforidua from 27-28 July for the southern zone communities of practice made up of 12 […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation  in collaboration with National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has sensitized  residents of four flood prone communities  in the Northern and North East Regions on measures to ensure their safety during rainy season. These communities are Sugu Tampia in the  Kumbungu District, Nawuni in the ,Savelugu District,  Chama Janga in West Mamprusi and  Kubugu-Yagaba […]

The STAR Ghana Foundation with funding from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK has commenced the implementation of the 2nd phase of the CSSF-NG project after a successful 1st phase implementation that resulted in the development and validation of a Roadmap for Sustaining Peace and Development in Northern Ghana. Implemented in partnership with […]

Under the Innovation for Localization Project,  STAR-Ghana Foundation is partnering Songtaba to pilot local giving to support the needs of aged women allegedly accused as witches and are banished to the witches camps. And so, on Friday June 25, 2021 the Foundation joined Songtaba to make some donations to the alleged witches camp at Kukuo community in Bimbilla District. Some […]