Acting Head of Policy and programmes, STAR Ghana Foundation, Teiko Sabah, has called on Ghanaians to “stand up and take their stance as Ghana gears up for general elections this year”. She said by doing so, politicians will take them seriously. She noted that consensus building is the way forward and urged Ghanaians to put […]

The Council and Board of Directors of the Regentropfen College of Applied Sciences, located at Namoo in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, has appointed Professor Agnes Atia Apusigah, Development Sociologist, as its Vice President. Prof. Atia Apusigah is a Subscriber to the STAR Ghana Foundation and a member of the Governing Council […]

The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has organised Anti-Corruption and Transparency Week (ACT) 2019 in Ghana. The celebrations took place between the 2nd and 9th of December 2019 on the theme: “NACAP: Mobilizing National Efforts and Resources to Combat Corruption, Five Years on.” The event brought together stakeholders from government, public and private sectors, […]

STAR Ghana Foundation is participating in a Monitoring and Evaluation Conference held at the Tomreik Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The event, scheduled from Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th December 2019 is being organized by the Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF) on the theme: “Over a Decade of Promoting M&E in Ghana: Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects.” Mr. Frank […]

The Parliamentary Committee on Gender and Children, with support from STAR Ghana Foundation, is visiting some selected schools in five (5) regions of the country as part of the Committee’s oversight responsibility. The Committee has the responsibility of examining all matters relating to gender and children to ensure that issues concerning gender and children are […]

The Election Community of Practice and Learning (ECoPL) has organized a high-level stakeholders’ forum on the theme: The Constitutional Review Process, where are we? The event, which was held on Wednesday 30th October 2019 at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra was supported by STAR Ghana Foundation. Speaking on behalf of the Chairperson […]

A delegation of representatives of the Northern Development Authority and Regional Ministers of the Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper West and Upper East Regions with support from STAR Ghana Foundation have called on the vice president of the republic of Ghana, H.E. Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday 24th October 2019 at the Golden Jubilee House. […]

A 9-member European Union Election Observation Mission paid a Courtesy Call on the Programme Director /Acting Executive Director of STAR Ghana Foundation on Thursday, 19th September 2019, in Accra. The Mission, led by the Chief Observer Mr. Tamas Meszerics, was to follow up on recommendations made after the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. The discussions […]

The Education Committee of Parliament, with support from STAR Ghana Foundation and funding from the UKAid and EU has embarked on a working oversight visit to some selected senior high and technical schools in the Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, and Ashanti regions of Ghana. The Committee started its work on Monday 14th of October 2019 from […]

The Citizen Movement Against Corruption (CMAC) in collaboration with the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has held a capacity building workshop aimed at promoting citizen participation, service delivery and improving revenue mobilization. The workshop, dubbed: Public Sector Watch Initiative (PSWI) was held in Accra on Friday 11th October 2019. This forms part of […]

STAR Ghana Foundation lends its support to a public lecture on the theme: “Aki@80 – Celebrating a Life of Academic Excellence, Public Service, Thought Leadership and Activism” in honour of Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr (Aki) who turned 80 in March 2019. The celebration – hosted by the Third World Network and the Institute of Demographic Governance, is organized around […]

The CSO Cluster on Decentralisation and Citizen’s Participation – a community of Civil Society Organizations in Ghana has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to lay the Affirmative Action Bill (Gender Equality Law) before Parliament. A press statement released by the group opined that: “The passage of the Affirmative Action Bill will accelerate […]

STAR Ghana Foundation in collaboration with the Parliament of Ghana, the National Youth Authority of Ghana and the Youth Empowerment for Life (YEfL), together with other partners has organized a maiden National Conference of Youth Parliaments in Ghana. Under the office of the 1st Deputy Speaker and mandated by the Speaker of Parliament, the event […]

Introduction STAR Ghana Foundation is a national centre for active citizenship and philanthropy.  It works to strengthen civil society and enable citizens to engage with the state to ensure accountable, transparent and responsive governance at all levels of governance.  STAR Ghana Foundation builds on the successful STAR-Ghana programme, a multi-donor funded (DFID, EU and DANIDA) […]

STAR Ghana Foundation as part of its convening, catalyst and coordinating role has in collaboration with the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) initiated a project dubbed `Legislative Watch`. The project will partner selected regional level Civil Society Organizations to systematically engage and bridge the interests of citizens and Parliament – as a representative body, […]

STAR Ghana Foundation has organized two stakeholder consultative meetings on Thursday 11th July and Tuesday 16th July 2019 in Tamale and Accra respectively. The aim of the consultation was to share information on the purpose and strategy of a proposed Elections 2020 Call with key stakeholders and collate inputs from same to inform the design of the […]

The Leadership of the Parliament of Ghana, with support from STAR Ghana Foundation has scheduled a Public Forum on the theme: ‘Broadening citizens’ engagement in participatory democracy – The Role of Parliament’. The Forum is scheduled for Thursday 1ST August 2019 and will be held at the D.F. Annan Auditorium within the premises of Parliament at 2pm. The forum will be […]

ARAP Ghana – Accountability, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme, as part of its Mid Term Evaluation has engaged the STAR Ghana Programme Management Team and some partners of STAR-Ghana, representing: civil society, the media, and Parliament of Ghana in Accra to assess the impact of the programme. The debrief workshop, held on Friday 5th […]

STAR Ghana Foundation (SGF) is a national centre for active citizenship and philanthropy. It works to strengthen civil society and enable citizens to engage with the state to ensure accountable, transparent and responsive governance at both national and local levels. The Foundation intends to implement a programme of support for civil society actions focusing on […]

In October 2017, STAR Ghana launched an Anti-Corruption Call aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of citizens’ actions against corruption through the provision of among others: grants and technical support. The Call was divided into three components – small grants, innovative alliances, and strategic level policy influencing. STAR Ghana subsequently awarded approximately  GH¢14,058,503.81 to 33 partners […]

The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) and LeadAfrique International have organized a national stakeholders’ meeting in Accra on Monday 24th June 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to share the progress of work on the `Basics in Integrity education` project with key stakeholders and elicit feedback. The `Basics in Integrity education` is a Lead Afrique project, working in […]

Development Partners’ Heads of Cooperation (HoC) Group in Ghana, under the leadership of Philip Smith – Chair of Heads of Cooperation Group and DFID Country Director, have embarked on a study tour of the Northern Region of Ghana. The purpose was to explore and abreast themselves with the development challenges in Northern Ghana in the […]

The vice president of the Republic of Ghana, H.E.  Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has opened the maiden Northern Ghana Development Conference in the Northern Regional Capital, Tamale. Speaking at the event held at the Tamale City campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS), the Vice President commended the Regional Ministers of the five regions […]

The Governing Council and Programme Management Team of STAR Ghana Foundation congratulates Rebecca Teiko Sabah and Nicholas Ayensu-Appiah: Head of Programmes, and Grants & Due Diligence Manager of STAR Ghana respectively, on their induction as Members of the Institute of Directors Ghana (IOD-GH). This was at a colourful ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra on […]

Speech on behalf of Development Partners at the Northern Ghana Development Conference by Philip Smith, Chair of Heads of Cooperation Group and DFID Country Director Your Excellency, the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Senior Minister, Hon. Nana Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Regional Ministers, Your Excellencies, Ambassadors …. Chief Executive Officer of Northern Development Authority, Traditional Authorities, […]

Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, Programme Director and Acting CEO of STAR Ghana Foundation has been conferred as an honorary fellow of the Institute of Directors Ghana (IoD-GH). Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, together with four other distinguished personalities, was inducted into the institute as an honorary member at an event held at the Kempinski hotel in Accra to induct new […]

The Governing Council and Programme Management Team of STAR Ghana Foundation wish to congratulate Safia Musah, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Officer, on her selection to the fourth cohort of the Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program (GWSLP).  The Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program (GWSLP) is a program developed by NYU Wagner in collaboration with Fundación Mujeres por África […]

STAR-Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana CSO Platform on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) convened a Panel Discussion with the Media in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday 21st March 2019. The theme for the event was: ‘Ghana’s Journey to the SDGs in a Beyond Aid context’. The purpose of the event was to discuss the implications […]