STAR Ghana Foundation, as part of its non-grant strategy, has built a strong network of transformational leaders in the Ghanaian civil society space with technical support from NKUM Associates.
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Since 1992 when Ghana ushered in multi-party politics, Ghana has held seven (7) parliamentary and presidential elections and six (6) district level elections, yet, women’s representation in decision making, in both local and national levels have failed to reach the 30% UN recommended minimum threshold in women’s representation in decision making.
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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 three inter-linked themes that emerge from Aki’s life and work: Academic intellectual; Public Life/Service and Activism/Thought Leadership. The two-day celebration is scheduled for Thursday 5th and Friday 6th September 2019 at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra, Ghana. Alongside the public lecture and series of presentations of papers is a photo exhibition that captures Aki’s life and work.
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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.
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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 was held in the Eastern regional capital of Koforidua from Friday 16th to 17th of August 2019 with technical support from the Parliament of Ghana.
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