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 […]

Community Volunteers and administrators of the major Government hospitals in the Tamale Metro of the Northern Region of Ghana have been trained to use short messaging services (SMS) on their mobile phones to report and respond to issues affecting service delivery in the respective hospitals. The training was organized by Centre for Active Learning and […]

The Executive Director of the Afrobarometer, Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, has bemoaned governance practices in the Fourth Republic where government business has become virtually inseparable from party political business. He has also expressed strong disapproval over the practice of government and party functionaries doubling as board chairpersons and chief executive officers of public institutions. Speaking at […]

Policy analyst with the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr Steve Manteaw has urged government to consolidate funding of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) from the oil revenue with that of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) into a common Fund in respect of education in Ghana. In his view, such a mechanism would […]

STAR-Ghana in collaboration with Daily Graphic, CDD-Ghana, SDG – Civil Society Platform Ghana, Joy Fm and Citi Fm held a National Dialogue on Education on Wednesday 15th August 2018 at the Kofi Annan ICT Center, Ridge, Accra. The dialogue was on the theme: “Unpacking the double-track system: Implications for sustainable financing and prospects for educational […]