Frank leads on the development and implementation of the Foundation’s Results and Learning strategies including systems for monitoring, evaluation and reporting, and the aggregation and dissemination of results. Frank brings to the role 14 years of managing M&E systems of several donor organisations including Global Fund, IPPF, DFID, JICA, JOICFP and DFATD. He has strong expertise in Project Planning and Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, and Results Logic Analysis.
Prior to joining STAR-Ghana Foundation, Frank worked as the Senior M&E Manager of the STAR-Ghana Programme (Christian Aid), M&E lead at Right To Play (RTP-Ghana) and M&E Coordinator at Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG). Frank has a post-graduate diploma in Leadership Development from the Management Sciences for Health Incorporated (United States) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Studies from the University of Cape Coast (Ghana).
In addition, he has professional certificates in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) from the University of Ghana School of Public Health, Project and Financial Management from Management Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI), and Project Management Professional from Step Up Business School. He is a member of the Institute of Directors, Ghana (IoD) and the Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF).
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Anti-corruption - innovative alliances component
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Background information:
Theme:
Fighting Corruption in Ghana through an enabling policy and regulatory framework.
Eligible organisations
Registered and informal alliances/coalitions/networks of stakeholders in the fight against corruption. These alliances/coalitions/networks must be led by registered Ghanaian civil society organisations (CSOs) operating at national and regional levels, including:
- Academic and research institutions;
- Professional associations;
- Research and advocacy NGOs;
- Think Tanks;
- Private sector associations; and,
- Faith-based organisations.
Lead organisations must demonstrate capacity to mobilize broad alliances of state and non-state actors for long-term engagement and collective action in the fight against corruption.
NB: Organisations currently receiving grants from STAR-Ghana under the GESI and Media calls are not eligible to apply as lead organisations for this grant.
About STAR Ghana
STAR-Ghana is a five-year (2015 – 2020) voice and empowerment programme supported by UK Aid, the European Union and DANIDA. Its purpose is to support the development of a civil society and citizenry capable of influencing change which will lead to inclusive access to high quality and responsive service delivery in Ghana. Its strategic approach is focused on supporting the creation, utilisation and institutionalisation of spaces for collective engagement, within civil society and between civil society and other actors, as a means of increasing the accountability and responsiveness of the executive and key state institutions at both local and national levels and promoting inclusive national development. For more information about STAR-Ghana, please visit the website at www.star-ghana.org.
The anti-corruption call
National corruption surveys in recent years point to a significant deterioration in citizens’ perceptions of corruption in Ghana. Overall trends are negative, particularly for citizens seeking to access public goods and services. Public perceptions also reflect a growing awareness of, and concern about corruption across key sectors of government.
Corruption is a brake on development, burdens the poor and exacerbates inequality. The resulting lack of trust in public officials, institutions, and processes weakens the state-citizen relationship and undermines democracy. Tackling it is therefore essential if Ghana is to achieve sustainable and equitable growth.
An important lesson learnt from anti-corruption actions in Ghana and globally is the need for collaboration and joint actions among stakeholders, given that there are certain corruption issues which cannot be tackled by any one organisation or institution alone. In addition, fighting corruption can be very dangerous for an individual or single organisation or enterprise and collaborative actions help not only to mitigate the risks, but also increase the impact and credibility of anti-corruption actions. The scale and complexity of corruption issues also requires a multi-sectoral and multi-actor approach in order to achieve sustainable results.
To this end STAR-Ghana intends to support the development of broad-based multi-stakeholder alliances and networks to increase the effectiveness of current anti-corruption actions. The Innovative Alliances Component of STAR-Ghana’s anti-corruption call seeks to incentivise the development of innovative alliances or collective actions bringing together stakeholders who usually do not work together on such issues, such as NGOs, professional associations, private sector associations, media, state agencies, public institutions, traditional associations, academia, etc. to implement actions addressing systemic corruption issues. Applications are therefore invited from eligible civil society organisations, including media organisations, professional associations and private sector associations to develop and implement projects under the Innovative Alliances component of the anti-corruption workstream. Such applications should focus on developing and/or strengthening innovative alliances or collaborations among and between diverse stakeholders to address systemic corruption issues at both national, district or community levels. The proposals should be anchored on the National Anti-corruption Action plan (NACAP) and, as much as possible, take account of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations.
Projects funded under this component will be for a maximum duration of two (2) years and a budget not exceeding GHS750, 000.00 per project.
Eligibility criteria:
Lead organisations submitting applications to STAR-Ghana:
- must be registered with the Registrar-General’s Department with Tax Identification Number;
- must not have been blacklisted by any donor agency, governmental agency or by STAR-Ghana;
- must have a demonstrable experience and capacity to undertake national /strategic level policy influencing on anti-corruption issues;
- must be able to provide audited accounts for the last two years.
For enquiries, please email us at the following address: info@star-ghana.org or call (0302) 774488 between 9am and 5pm on week days.
Anti-corruption – strategic grants component
This call is closed. View the latest updates here.
Background information:
Theme
Fighting Corruption in Ghana through an enabling policy and regulatory framework.
Eligible organisations
Registered Ghanaian civil society organisations (CSOs) operating at national levels and actively engaged in policy influencing processes. These include:
- Academic and research institutions;
- Professional associations;
- Research and advocacy NGOs;
- Think tanks;
- Private sector associations;
- Civil society networks, coalitions, alliances and platforms.
Eligible organisations must demonstrate capacity to mobilize citizens and citizen groups and forge alliances of relevant stakeholders for long-term engagement and collective action in the fight against corruption.
NB: Organisations currently receiving grants from STAR-Ghana under the GESI and Media calls are not eligible to apply as lead organisations for this grant.
About STAR-Ghana
STAR-Ghana is a five-year (2015 – 2020) voice and empowerment programme supported by UK Aid, the European Union and DANIDA. Its purpose is to support the development of a civil society and citizenry capable of influencing change which will lead to inclusive access to high quality and responsive service delivery in Ghana. Its strategic approach is focused on supporting the creation, utilisation and institutionalisation of spaces for collective engagement, within civil society and between civil society and other actors, as a means of increasing the accountability and responsiveness of the executive and key state institutions at both local and national levels and promoting inclusive national development.
The anti-corruption call
National corruption surveys in recent years point to a significant deterioration in citizens’ perceptions of corruption in Ghana. Overall trends are negative and petty corruption has worsened particularly for citizens seeking to access public goods and services. Public perceptions also reflect a growing awareness of, and concern about, corruption across key sectors of government. Tackling corruption is essential if Ghana is to achieve sustainable and equitable growth. Corruption is a brake on development, burdens the poor and exacerbates inequality. The resulting lack of trust in public officials, institutions, and processes weakens the state-citizen relationship and undermines democracy.
As part of its approach of convening and catalysing citizens’ actions around key national issues, STAR-Ghana is implementing a workstream aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of citizens’ actions against corruption. This will be done through the provision of grants and technical support to civil society organisations, including private sector associations and the media, and brokering relationships between and among key stakeholders. The workstream will complement the work of ‘sister’ programmes such as STAAC, ARAP and GOGIG, support the implementation of the NACAP and strengthen spaces for civil society engagement with key institutions such as Parliament, CHRAJ and the Judiciary.
To this end, STAR-Ghana intends to award grants to a limited number of national level CSOs and CSO coalitions to develop and implement projects and initiatives aimed at helping to address the systemic causes of corruption in Ghana. Applications are therefore invited proposals from eligible civil society organisations, including media organisations, professional associations and private sector associations, to develop and implement projects under the strategic policy influencing component of the Anti-Corruption Workstream. Such proposals should focus on strategic level policy influencing on anti-corruption issues, be anchored on the National Anti-corruption Action plan (NACAP) and, as much as possible, take account of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations.
Applicants are particularly encouraged to consider issues and strategies such as:
- Addressing high-risk, high-value, high-impact sectors;
- Making more effective use of Ghana’s commitments and obligations under existing international and regional anticorruption instruments;
- Seeking to mainstream results and lessons into public law- and policy-making;
- Exploring opportunities for linking actors across levels of governance (community, district, regional and national), and enable collaborations between actors working on complementary issues and/or movement building on anti-corruption issues.
Projects funded under this component will be for a maximum duration of two (2) years and a budget not exceeding GHS700, 000.00 per project.
Eligibility criteria
- Must be registered with the Registrar-General’s Department with Tax Identification Number;
- Must not have been blacklisted by any donor agency, governmental agency or by STAR-Ghana;
- Must have a demonstrable experience and capacity to undertake national /strategic level policy influencing on anti-corruption issues;
- Must be able to provide audited accounts for the last two years.
For enquiries, please email us at the following address: info@star-ghana.org or call (0302) 774488 between 9am and 5pm on week days.
Grants
Financial grants are one of the ways STAR-Ghana Foundation aims to bring about change, alongside other initiatives including technical support and developing the capacity of civil society.
We use various grants mechanisms, including targeted funding to strategic partners, dedicated or ring-fenced grants for excluded groups, as well as competitive grants to incentivise civil society, media and state actors’ engagement on specific issues. A combination of competitive and ‘managed’ funding is used to reach and support a variety of stakeholders and to help address diverse issues.
There are currently no calls for proposals.
Types of grants
- Competitive fundingTo deliver lower-risk projects where results can be better assured and innovative approaches to addressing known issues can be tested.
- Managed callsTo develop and strengthen alliances and specifically create opportunities to engage the media, the private sector and activist groups more likely to bring high impact results on key issues. This will also include piloting/taking to scale models of citizen mobilisation and engagement.
- A strategic opportunities fundTo enable rapid reaction to emerging ‘hot’ issues key to achieving systemic change.
- Parliament fund To strengthen parliament’s institutional capacity and pilot approaches to more effective and sustainable engagements between civil society and parliament.
- A programme management team (PMT)-managed fundTo support implementation of communities of practice and learning, develop communication products and provide bespoke technical support to partners, particularly to develop proposals out of approved concept notes.
Grant partners
We work in all 16 regions of Ghana with partners implementing diverse projects. Our focus areas include: Active citizenship, civil society sustainability and philanthropy; Gender equality and social inclusion; Inclusive governance and elections; Accountable service delivery and anticorruption; and Media and the right to information.
Click on the links below for the full list and detailed information on the work of our partners
- Anti-corruption Partners
- Local Governance Partners
- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Partners
- Media Partners
- Strategic Opportunities Partners
- Elections 2016 Partners
More than just grants
Evidence from STAR-Ghana Phases 1 & 2 and other programmes has shown that giving grants alone does not lead to transformational change. Grants are only one of the ways STAR-Ghana Foundation aims to bring about change.
