Press release Ghana ushered in its Seventh Parliament on January 7, 2017, after its general elections the previous year that transferred both Executive and Legislative Control to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The 275-member single-Chamber House conducted business of remarkable scope with considerable briskness in its inaugural year. In January 2018, Ghana celebrated 25 years […]

From Project to Public Trust: Internal Launch of STAR-Ghana Transition Process On the 26th of April 2018, the STAR-Ghana programme and its internal key stakeholders (Programme Management Team (PMT), Steering Committee (SC), Christian Aid (CA), the Consortium and the Funders Committee (FC) held a one-day workshop to co-create a common description on the way forward for […]

Programme Support Officer – STAR-Ghana Salary (full time): GHS 50,000 – GHS 56,000 Type of contract: Fixed Term Contracted hours:35 Contract length: October 18, 2020 Location: Accra, Ghana Closing date: 31 May 2018 Interview date: 4 June 2018 Apply for this role About us Christian Aid has a vision: a world free from poverty. To […]

On 30th May, 2018, STAR-Ghana organised photography training for its programme management team (PMT) members to equip them with basic photography skills to enable the programme take near professional photos that can be used for programme communication. Photos are one of the most powerful visual tools that the programme can leverage on to develop better content […]

Two members of the STAR-Ghana Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Reference Group:  Dr. Rose Mensah-Kutin and Mr. Yaw Ofori Debra have been awarded the 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice at a ceremony at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson on March 22, 2018. Since 2008, the […]

Salary (full time): GHS60,000 – GHS92,000 Type of contract: Fixed Term Contracted hours: 35 Contract length: Up to September 30, 2020 Location: Accra, Ghana Closing date: 20 April 2018 Interview date: 7 May 2018 About us Christian Aid has a vision: a world free from poverty. To do that we are committed to exposing the scandal of poverty, helping in practical ways […]

Our Grant Partner SEND Ghana released a press statement during the week as part of its GESI Strategic project, dubbed ‘Promoting Progressive Tax for Inclusive Development (PPTID)’ which seeks an improved tax system that supports the socially excluded and micro-enterprises. Specifically, the project seeks to:  The focus of the project is national tax policy influencing, and hence it will […]

A three-day (26th – 28th March 2018) gathering is being organised at Eastern Premier Hotel, Koforidua for the STAR-Ghana GESI/Media grant partners to support in strengthening the practice of Social Inclusion (SI) in Ghana. The objectives of the training are to: A tool kit on Social Inclusion (S.I) which has been developed with support from consortium partner Social Development […]

It is with regret that we announce the departure of Mr Seth P. Lartey from the STAR-Ghana team with effect from December 30, 2016. He joined STAR-Ghanaas Head of Programmes from in October 2015 with a wealth of experience having worked as the Head of Programmes at ENCISS (A DFID funded programme) in Sierra Leone. […]

In December, 2016, STAR-Ghana announced its Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Media calls for proposals and Concept notes. Both calls were divided into 2(two) components (Small Grants Component and Strategic Partnership Component). While the Strategic partnership components were opened to national level civil society and or media organisations, the Small Grants Components were opened to […]

STAR-Ghana aims to help develop and consolidate democratic governance in Ghana by increasing the accountability and responsiveness of government to all citizens. The programme is funded by DANIDA, UKAID and the European Union. Building on the results and learning from STAR-Ghana phase one (2010-15), the current programme seeks to change how citizens are supported to […]

In November 2011, STAR-Ghana put out a call for proposals for Election 2012 on the theme: CONSOLIDATING GHANA’S DEMOCRACY THROUGH TRANSPARENT, FREE AND PEACEFUL 2012 ELECTIONS: THE ROLE OF CSOs and other Non-State Actors. This call invited registered Ghanaian civil society organisations to undertake activities that will enhance transparency, fairness and peace in the 2012 […]

It is with regret that we announce the departure of Mr Seth P. Lartey from the STAR-Ghana team with effect from December 30, 2016. He joined STAR-Ghana as Head of Programmes from in October 2015 with a wealth of experience having worked as the Head of Programmes at ENCISS (A DFID funded programme) in Sierra […]

STAR-Ghana aims to help develop and consolidate democratic governance in Ghana by increasing the accountability and responsiveness of government to all citizens. The programme is funded by DANIDA, UKAID and the European Union. Building on the results and learning from STAR-Ghana phase one (2010-15), the current programme seeks to change how citizens are supported to […]