The STAR-Ghana programme was established as a multi-donor pooled funding mechanism in 2010 supported by UK aid, DANIDA, the EU and the USAID (2010-2015). Since then, STAR-Ghana has supported 233 grant partner organisations to articulate citizens’ concerns to the state, resulting in positive changes to policy, services and practice. These positive changes have translated into […]

The STAR Ghana Foundation (SGF), to be launched in November 2018, is a national centre for active citizenship and philanthropy. The Foundation works to strengthen civil society and enable citizens to engage with the state to ensure accountable, transparent and responsive governance at both local and national levels (see the Foundation’s Vision & Mission Statement in Section 2 below). […]

STAR-Ghana is implementing a non-grant strategy to enhance civil society sustainability. The objective of the strategy is to advance the sustainability of civil society organisations with regard to their legitimacy and mandate, organisational competencies and financial resources. Sustainability in this sense entails reforms and shifts in the way civil society organisations are doing business. Some […]

STAR-Ghana has been awarded for its contribution of funding, partnership and commitment towards the Justice for All Programme (JFAP) and the Reformation of the Criminal Justice System in Ghana. This was at an awards dinner in Accra organised by the Judicial Service of Ghana, in collaboration with the POS Foundation and DANIDA to mark the […]

Citizen representatives of the Asunafo North Municipal Assembly – majority of whom are women and people with various forms of disability (PWDs) have been sensitized on the local governance system and their role in the governance process. The training forms part of activities of the implementation of the local governance and accountability project (LOGAP) under […]

The third in the series of STAR-Ghana’s national convenings on the sustainability of Ghana’s Civil Society has begun in the capital city of the Western Region of Ghana, Takoradi. The event, organised in collaboration with the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), forms part of STAR-Ghana’s series of convenings with the broader range of stakeholders […]

CLOSING STATEMENT AT THE “GHANA BEYOND AID” FORUM HELD ON 19TH AND 20TH SEPTEMBER 2018 AT BOLGATANGA BY ESTHER OFEI-ABOAGYE, CHAIRPERSON, STAR-GHANA STEERING COMMITTEE STAR Ghana is delighted to have been associated with this important event. The notion of “Ghana Beyond Aid” and what that involves and implies for national development generally, and Northern Ghana in particular, was […]

Grants Officer – External Officer Salary (full time): GHS108,704.48 Type of contract: Fixed Term Contracted hours: 35 Contract length: Up to April 30, 2020 Location: Accra, Ghana Closing date:3 October 2018 Interview date:12 October 2018 Apply Now About us Christian Aid is working with others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this […]

STAR-Ghana in partnership with Humentum (formerly known as MANGO), a consortium partner of the STAR-Ghana programme has organised a financial management training for some selected Grant Partners of the STAR-Ghana programme.  The training was informed by due diligence assessments of partners under the Anti-corruption and Local Governance Calls of the programme STAR-Ghana conducted due diligence of its […]

STAR-Ghana in collaboration with the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), TAMA Foundation and the Northern Development Authority (NDA) held the Northern Sector edition of a high-level conference on Ghana Beyond Aid in Bolgatanga. The two-day conference which brought together the academia, Civil Society Organizations, Regional Ministers, Municipal and District Chief Executives, traditional and religious leaders […]

The STAR-Ghana Programme Management Team (PMT) converged at the Beige Village, New Abirem in the Eastern region of Ghana for a 3-day team retreat. The purpose of the retreat was to review and revise the programme’s work plan and budget for the 2018/2019 calendar year and build a shared understanding within the team about what’s […]