“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 […]

A STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF) Giving for Change (GfC) programme that seeks to promote domestic resource mobilization for development is gaining grounds in some communities in Tamale and Wa, in the Northern and Upper West regions respectively. Indeed, 12 rural and urban communities in the Sissala West district and Wa Municipalities have accepted local philanthropy to […]

Songtaba, an implementing partner of the STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF’s) Giving for Change (GfC) project, is leading a community mobilization project aimed at empowering communities to take control of their own development. Known as the Faako (relief) Social Fund (FSF), the project which is currently ongoing in Tamale in the Northern region seeks to raise money, […]

With studies proving that victims of SGBV normally are skeptical about reporting to formal institutions such as the police and health services, these community leaders have been urged to help with education and sensitization at that level. The Head of Programmes at STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF), Miss Eunice Racheal Agbenyadzi, at a forum organized by the […]

Eunice Racheal Agbenyadzi, Head of Programmes at STAR-Ghana Foundation  A forum by STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF), to mark this year’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence in Cape Coast, has called on government to include treatment of victims of all Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).  It emerged that among the major […]

In 2020, a 90-year-old woman, Madam Denteh, was publicly lynched to death in the Savannah region in Ghana after being accused of witchcraft. The video of the lynching went viral and attracted police and national security investigations, resulting in the arrest of some of the perpetrators. Like in many parts of the world, a belief in sorcery […]

Prospective applicants of STAR-Ghana Foundation’s Action for Voice and Inclusive Development (AVID) Project, have been enlightened on processes and requirements for submission of their proposals. The virtual information session was organized by the Foundation to, among other objectives, clarify and address concerns from organizations seeking to partner in the implementation of the project, which targets […]

STAR Ghana Foundation wishes to invite all interested Community-Based Organisations (CBOs), citizens’ action groups, farmers’ and trade/livelihoods organisations and networks, coalitions, alliances and establishments to join an information session on the ‘call for partnerships’ under the AVID project. This information session seeks to address concerns, inquiries and clarifications that interested parties may have regarding the […]

Building the African narrative and practice in local philanthropy has become imperative in pushing for harnessing philanthropy as an additional tool for development in Africa. This quest has brought together hundreds of delegates from Africa and other parts of the world in Uganda to share experiences, new knowledge and collectively reflect on finding concrete actions […]

Residents of selected border communities in Ghana’s Upper East region have identified among other interventions, the promotion of dialogue between community members and border security agencies, as well as the provision of livelihood support schemes as effective strategies for strengthening border management and building resilience. This comes in the wake of threats of radicalization and infiltration by violent […]

Lariba Zuweira Abudu, Minister Designate for Children and Social Protection speaking at the event Minister designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection has pledged to run an open-door policy and collaborate with stakeholders in the promotion of social and political rights of women and girls. Hon. Lariba Zuweira Abudu says government recognizes the need for […]

October 10th every year has been declared World Mental Health Day, to help raise public awareness of mental health concerns globally and to motivate society to support mental health. This theme for this year’s commemoration “Make Mental Health and Wellbeing for All a Global Priority” is a wake-up call for us in Ghana. While significant progress has been […]

At the core of STAR Ghana Foundation’s work is increasing the effectiveness of civil society influence for inclusive development, and access to public services for citizens, particularly women and girls. With funding from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), is implementing Gender Rights and Empowerment Programme with an overall goal to contribute to increased […]

A cohort of Master of Arts students at the Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPS) of the University of Ghana, Legon have paid a study visit to STAR-Ghana Foundation. The visit was aimed at helping the students access practical experiences of organizations involved in social policy advocacy. The Executive Director, Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu received the students, […]

For many years, the people of Kusali, a farming community in the Sisala West District of Ghana’s Upper West Region yearned to have their own health centre. Their motivation stemmed from a prolonged conflict with a neighbouring community which robbed them of a Community Health Planning Service (CHPS) facility funded by the Japan International Cooperation […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation and the West Africa Civil Society Institute look forward to hosting its first Webinar and learning series on Alternative Financing for CSOs. The virtual learning series, slated for the months of September, October and November, primarily focuses on introducing CSOs to alternative funding strategies through shared learning and experiences from community foundations and […]

As calls for power shift between the global north and south in areas of development deepen, International NGOs continue to fashion out ways to prepare the south for a paradigm shift in power. In Ghana, Norsaac is modelling Participatory Grants Making (PGM) with a core country team including STAR-Ghana Foundation, Oxfam and WACSI providing support. […]

Hundreds of children living in parts of the Central and Northern regions can look forward to receiving education for a brighter future. This is because the Multimedia Group through the Giving for Change (GfC) Project, under the auspices of STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF) and WACSI is constructing classrooms in selected districts in the two regions to […]

To promote and encourage Active Citizens’ engagement toward national development, an effective and seamless implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Law is required. This is according to Executive Director of STAR-Ghana Foundation, Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu. He told a gathering of the Civil Society representatives, public interest individuals and a cross-section of state institutions during a […]

More than 50 partner representatives of the Giving for Change (GfC) programme attended the opening session of the five-day partner learning and reflection meeting which has begun in Accra, Ghana.   The event which started on Monday 11 July 2022 will create a platform for the partners coming from Africa, Asia, and South America to reflect […]

Launched on 17 June 2021 in Ghana, the Giving for Change (GfC) programme seeks to transform the way development is done by promoting local giving as a strategy for achieving community-led development.   The programme is designed to strengthen local ownership, buy-in and rights claiming, challenging the notion that development is something that is “done to” communities […]

A Community Development Game Changer award has been conferred on the Executive Director of STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF). Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu’s honour is in recognition of his contributions to Youth Development in the country, particularly, Northern Ghana. The award, organized by under the auspices of the National Youth Authority’s (NYA) Northern Regional Secretariat was held at Tamale […]

Despite the passage of the Right to Information Law in Ghana, administrative and bureaucratic bottlenecks coupled with the imposition of fees by public institutions and a seeming lack of awareness among the citizenry of the law and their rights to demand for information are among a host of challenges impeding access to public information and […]

Strengthening capacities for local resource mobilisation through Communities of Practice. The Giving for Change project, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks to promote development by recognizing the importance of domestic resources in increasing local ownership, and strengthening communities’ ability to claim entitlements. A key strategy of the project is the convening of Communities of […]

DATE: 19TH – 20TH JANUARY 2022 VENUE: KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY HALL Executive Summary and Background This report summarizes the key highlights and actions from the 2-day workshop on Mediation and Conflict Resolution organized for Community Monitors and other key stakeholders from 4 communities in the Karaga district where the CSSF project is being piloted. Following […]

STAR-Ghana Foundation (SGF) through its Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF) under the Regional Response Programme has developed a roadmap for coordinating advocacy on peace, security and stability in the regions of the north in Ghana. The one-year project was piloted and implemented in the five regions in the north with the objective of contributing […]

Civil Society Organizations in Ghana are pushing for a vibrant social enterprise sector with a robust policy and legal framework to promote an enabling environment. STAR-Ghana Foundation is leading actions and processes to promote a well-regulated and supported social enterprise sector able to unlock partnerships and capital for inclusive sustainable development. As the world moves […]