STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF) invites concept notes from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) interested in developing and implementing innovative models of community-based volunteerism. Selected organisations will be supported with small grants and technical assistance to pilot initiatives that will provide opportunities for community members, particularly young people, to participate in community development processes and to develop skills and experiences […]

Dear Partner, Kindly be informed that the advertised call for partnership on the Civil Society Strengthening Fund(CSSP/#StP) has closed. STAR-Ghana Foundation will in the coming days reach out to qualified applicants to move forward with the process. Aimed at advancing gender justice, equitable quality public services, climate change and livelihoods as well as enabling peace and security, the Call […]

If you ever wanted to understand the expression “shift the power” and ‘red nose day” the place to be was the Shift the Power (#StP) learning and convening event in Accra, from 9th-12th October, where a search for the definition of #StP and ‘Red Nose Day’ unpacked the phrases. A rare fundraising strategy to find, ‘Red Nose […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation has held a learning session on safeguarding for twenty (20) catalyst fund partners under the Civil Society Strengthening Programme Shift The Power (CSSP-#StP). The two-day session, from Wednesday, 4th October to Thursday, 5th October 2023 took place at Aburi, in the Akuapem South District of the Eastern Region and comprised presentations, group work and […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation is seeking partnerships with organizations implementing their strategic mission and plans to advance gender justice, equitable quality public services, climate change and livelihoods and enabling peace and security. This Call for Partnerships is open to registered Ghanaian CSOs and local NGOs with current or active Strategic Plans and who have been operating for at least the […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation’s Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, Executive Director, has been inducted into the Prestigious Northern Sector Youth & Mentors Achievers’ Awards Hall of Fame as a ‘Special Star Achiever’. He was inducted during an engagement with some civil society organisations (CSOs) in Tamale in the Northern region. The engagement formed part of activities to mark the 5th anniversary […]

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Development Studies (UDS), Prof. Seidu Al-Hasaan, has said that no persons should be excluded in the quest to achieve sustainable development because of their vulnerability. He said that the vulnerable such as persons with disabilities, the aged, women, and children among others, all form part of the society and so, it […]

By Eunice Racheal Agbyendazi The Giving for Change (GfC) Alliance gathered in the beautiful Kenyan city of Kisumu in August for its annual gathering. The annual gathering is an important calendar event. It is the one platform that brings together all eight countries, across Africa, Asia, Southern America, and the Netherlands to exchange experiences in the quest […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation seeks the services of a consultant to work with its team on the development of a learning paper on its work in local philanthropy. STAR-Ghana Foundation, since 2021 has implemented the Giving for Change project. This project supports the promotion of local philanthropy as a tool for inclusive community and national development. STAR-Ghana […]

Somewhere in Ghana, a country known for its vibrant democracy, culture and rich history, a Foundation was birthed out of the STAR Ghana Programme. Driven by the vehicle of Convening inclusive dialogues, catalysing active citizenship, Coordinating, and supporting strategic partnerships and Learning, STAR-Ghana Foundation continues to work diligently in supporting civil society to engage with government and […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation has organized a capacity building training on Policy Brief writing for staff. The training sought to educate and equip the targeted staff with the fundamentals of good policy briefs and critical skills for tailoring policy documents to achieve the intended result. The two-day training focused on understanding the basics of developing good policy […]

If you are familiar with the phrase that preaches taking two to knit a bargain, you most likely have wondered if there is a third party and or beneficiary lurking. Questions like these, unless obvious, are often left unanswered. They say for every rule, there is an allowable variation. In this story, you are certainly […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation and the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) have held an orientation for catalyst fund partners under the Civil Society Strengthening Programme Shifting Power (CSSP-#StP) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The CSSP-#StP is an eight-year programme being implemented by STAR Ghana Foundation and WACSI with funding from https://www.comicrelief.com/ and the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that seeks to enhance the effectiveness, […]

Today, Swiss philanthropic organisation Fondation Botnar adds the city of Koforidua in Ghana, to its global OurCity initiative that leverages local strengths, community engagement and digital technologies to transform cities and ensure young people’s wellbeing. Following its success in several cities, including Tanga in Tanzania and Cluj-Napoca in Romania, the city of Koforidua in Ghana is joining the OurCity initiative that supports cities […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation with funding from the BOTNAR Foundation is implementing a three -year project named the ‘Action for Youth Development (AfYD)’ project. Also known as ‘our city project,” the project is sited in Koforidua in the New Juabeng Municipality with the overall goal to contribute to a municipality where young people are informed and have the capacity to participate actively […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation and the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) are currently implementing the Civil Society Strengthening Programme Shift the Power (CSSP/#StP) with funding from Comic Relief and the UK Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO). This eight-year programme aims to provide long term support to Civil Society Actors (CSA) in Ghana, contributing to their resilience, responsiveness, and effectiveness in […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation’s Actions for Voice and Inclusive Development (AVID) project has held an orientation for partners under the project in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The aim was to create an avenue for the partners to better understand the Foundation’s ways of working, including reporting requirements and how these relate to the project. Additionally, the […]

The Executive Director of STAR-Ghana Foundation, Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, has urged civil society to adopt a double-edged approach in their advocacy work. He said their work must not just focus on reporting to align with the objectives and requirements of their donors but also geared towards development effectiveness. According to Alhaji Tanko, civil society actors often force themselves […]

– Partners of STAR-Ghana Foundation’s Giving for Change identify support areas for development As a result of local philanthropy, Abanga Moses Aningiba is currently pursuing a degree at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Community-led philanthropy is critical to the development of every society. Developmental projects through local philanthropy is largely need-based, thus […]

Speakers at a STAR-Ghana Foundation forum have called for increased investments in education to improve access to education for all. The call is coming on the back of concerns that poverty and cost-related (hidden) challenges remain foremost on the list of barriers that confront girls’ continuous access to education. Therefore, the unique needs of girls […]

An officer of the Ghana Immigration Service answering questions from members of the Namoo Community Dialogue Platform Community buy-in and support is critical to the success of efforts aimed at helping improve security and or preventing conflicts. Indeed, their involvement and ownership is almost inevitable in efforts to build resilience for risk border communities against spillovers […]

Partners under the STAR-Ghana Foundation’s Gender Rights and Empowerment Programme (G-REP) have been encouraged to use all available platforms to ensure that women and girls embrace and take advantage of technological innovations to improve their lives. Such a move, a Projects Manager at the Foundation, Dr Ernestina Tetteh, said would also help to improve the […]

A STAR-Ghana Foundation forum on “Promoting Girls’ Education in Ghana” has called on all stakeholders to help promote access to education for all, particularly girls. The participants were of the view that improving access to education for girls was a shared responsibility, adding that government alone cannot provide access to quality education for all. There […]

For the first time since its inception, partners on the Giving for Change (GfC) Programme met to learn and reflect on the programme. The five day event, attended by over fifty(50) partner representatives from Africa and Europe also provided an opportunity for strengthening relationships and identify additional opportunities to harness, shift power and scale up the programme. […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation and the West African Civil Society Initiative (WACSI) have held a series of meetings across the country on the validation of project frameworks for the Civil Society Strengthening Programme (CSSP). The CSSP seeks to provide long term support to civil society in Ghana, and in effect, enhance their resilience, responsiveness, and effectiveness in […]

The Executive Director of STAR-GHANA Foundation, Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, has called for a collaborative approach from all stakeholders towards the promotion of girls’ education in the country. He said the performance between boys and girls have not been the best despite efforts by the government, civil society organisations (CSOs), development partners, traditional authorities, parents, and others […]

“Translating the proposal into action is the challenging part, it is not just having a StP manifesto and saying we’re going through with it to the latter. Development is a very messy process; it takes two steps forward and about four backward, and so it requires a lot more than rhetoric.”- Amidu Ibrahim-Tanko, Executive Director -STAR-Ghana […]

Efforts to facilitate access to quality education for girls continues to be frustrated by avoidable barriers confronting parents, girls and other actors vested in girls’ education. STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF) recognizes the need to tackle these pervasive barriers to girls’ continuous access to education, to wit, proposed discussions would be held in collaboration with relevant partners and […]