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 July 2019 at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra, had the purpose of sharing and validating preliminary findings from the evaluation.

ARAP, building on the achievements of the phase one component of the STAR Ghana Programme provided grant support to the phase two of the STAR Ghana programme – a precursor of the new STAR Ghana Foundation. The purpose was to support CSOs, the media and Parliament of Ghana to enhance accountability and advocacy roles and actions.

About ARAP

ARAP began in 2016, through an agreement between the European Union Delegation (EUD) and the Government of Ghana (GoG).  The EUD selected three implementing institutions: STAR-Ghana (a multi-donor funded organisation), NCCE (a Government of Ghana institution) and FIIAPP (a Spanish public foundation).  A Delegation Agreement was signed in May 2016 between the European Union and FIIAPP, which is the coordinating unit managing the bulk of the programme.

The programme is designed to promote good governance and support national reform, to enhance accountability and strengthen anti-corruption efforts across the country.

The objective of the programme is to work alongside relevant government institutions and other strategic national stakeholders to reduce corruption, while improving accountability and respect for the legal structures already in place to fight it.