STAR-Ghana and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) held a national conference on the `status of the Ghanaian woman` on Friday 8th March 2019, to commemorate the 2019 International Women’s Day (IWD) . The programme on the theme: “Balance for Better; Examining Progress and Prospects for Gender Equality in Ghana,” brought together […]

The STAR Ghana Foundation as part of its Convening, Coordinating, Catalysing and Learning roles has in collaboration with its grant partner, the Youth Empowerment for Life (YEfL) based in the Northern region of Ghana, facilitated an engagement between the Youth of Ghana and the Speaker of Ghana’s 7th Parliament under the 4th Republic, Rt.Hon. Professor Michael […]

Representatives of 175 Youth Parliamentarians from twenty-five (25) communities in five (5) districts of the Northern Region of Ghana namely Sagnarigu, Yendi, Saboba, Nanumba South and Nanumba North and other youth advocates have paid a visit to the offices of STAR Ghana Foundation today Wednesday 27th February 2019. The visit forms part of activities lined up […]

STAR Ghana Foundation is happy to announce Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye as the Foundation’s first Chairperson. Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye brings to the role, a long and distinguished association with civil society and national development. She has been a member of the erstwhile Steering Committee of the STAR-Ghana Programme since 2013 and chaired same from January 2018 […]

STAR-Ghana has tested the Cluster approach and Community of Practice and Learning (CoPL) as models for fostering collaboration among civil society actors for both practice learning and advocacy. These models are anchored on STAR-Ghana’s strategic documents, including the GESI Strategy and the Learning Framework, in the support of promoting active citizenry that is well informed […]

After two years of programme implementation, STAR-Ghana Phase 2 has made substantial progress in the rollout of key thematic grant calls, the ‘3C&L’ approach and Learning Framework (Communities of Practice and Learning – CoPL). It has successfully launched the STAR-Ghana Foundation in November 2018. The programme continues to support a wide range of strategic and […]

Participants in Cape Coast The Media Coalition on the Right To Information (RTI) Bill, represented by Parliamentary News Africa (PNAfrica), and with funding from Star Ghana Foundation, is currently on a tour of five regions to gunner support for the passage of the bill. The tour dubbed, Regional RTI Media Sensitization Workshops started on Monday in the […]

On Thursday 17th January 2019, the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences inducted into office, the 37th Council to steer the affairs of the nation’s premier learned body for a two-year term; from January 2019 to December 2020. The election of the new officers took place at the Academy’s 199th General Meeting of Fellows in December […]

Efforts by our Anti-Corruption grant partner Global Media Alliance –  Happy 98.9 FM to sensitize and demystify the perception that the sports administration in Ghana is engulfed in corruption, has been recognized by the GFA’s Normalization Committee. This was made known after host of Happy FM’s morning sports show ‘Anopa Bosuo Sports’, Ohene Bampoe Brenya, was mentioned to be […]

The Ghana Philanthropy Forum (GPF), a non-profit making organisation in Ghana has honoured Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, Programme Director of STAR Ghana with an ‘Outstanding Development Personality Award 2018’ in recognition of his extensive capabilities in the development and execution of national development projects and his immense support in strengthening civil society. The Forum also recognised Christian Aid for its notable act […]

STAR Ghana in Partnership with the Ghana CSO Platform on the SDGs, the Graphic Communication Group and ten CSOs in the ten regions of Ghana including the Presbyterian Health Service of Ghana, ANSKET, the BAOBAB Market (led by the GDCA), AHEFS, ARII, BANGO, Coalition of NGOs on Health (led by HERO Network), PRONET and Omega […]