Community Mental Health Volunteers and relevant Duty Bearers (Mental Health Officer and Officers of Department of Social Development) in the Twifo Atti-morkwa, Ajumako/Enyan/ Essiam and Abura/ Asebu/ Kwamankese Districts of the Central Region of Ghana have been trained to use short messaging services (SMS) on their mobile phones to report and respond to issues affecting people with mental illness and epilepsy.

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Stories of change

10 May, 2018

15 Persons with various forms of disability have been trained to use the STAR-Ghana SMS Platform to engage with officers of the Domestic Violence & Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police and legal experts for the reportage of human rights abuse and the solicitation of legal advise respectively.

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Stories of change

11 Apr, 2018

STAR-Ghana’s first call for grant proposals supported initiatives promoting peaceful, credible, issues-based and inclusive presidential and parliamentary elections for Ghana in 2016. Out of the 219 organisations that responded to the call, 35 were awarded grants totalling $US2,216,167.

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Stories of change

10 Oct, 2017