Under the Innovation for Localization Project, STAR-Ghana Foundation is partnering Songtaba to pilot local giving to support the needs of aged women allegedly accused as witches and are banished to the witches camps.
And so, on Friday June 25, 2021 the Foundation joined Songtaba to make some donations to the alleged witches camp at Kukuo community in Bimbilla District.
Some of the items donated included clothing, food items and some funds. We are happy to indicate that all of these resources were mobilized from the communities which gives us the hope that together in the communities with efforts we can solve the challenges that we face.
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Election 2012
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 elections. The overall goal of this initiative is to guarantee a transparent and peaceful election devoid of intimidation and conflicts.
The call received 236 expressions of interests under the competitive window, out of which 152 applicants were shortlisted and invited to go through the application process. 98 applications were subsequently received out of which 45 applicants were awarded grants.
Under the non-competive window (strategic opportunities), 9 civil society organisations were invited to submit proposals for specific projects.
Civil Society calls on Government to implement recommendations of the constitutional review commission
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 November 2019 at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra was supported by STAR Ghana Foundation.
Speaking on behalf of the Chairperson of the Governing Council (GC) of STAR Ghana Foundation, Professor Audrey Gadzakpo – member of the GC of the Foundation and Dean of the School of Information and Communication Studies, called on the government of Ghana to adopt an aggressive approach to implementing the recommendations of the constitutional review commission. Prof. Gadzakpo called for a holistic implementation of the recommendations.
“It is important that we adopt a holistic approach to the constitutional review process. We need therefore to put the implementation of the amendments firmly into our priority agenda. We need to re-energize citizens to deepen and consolidate democratic governance. The current situation which we think partly is from outstanding issues in the constitution that we are yet to address is breeding apathy, disengagement of citizens and importantly undermining accountability while encouraging impunity and promoting corruption”.
Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, on his part indicated that the Government of Ghana was working around the clock to implement the recommendations. He said:
“The Attorney General has actually… taken steps to implement some of the recommendations of the constitution review commission. I have indicated that there have been submissions from the office of the Attorney General to Parliament for the amendment of article 243 (1).”
Elections Community of Practice and Learning (ECOPL) is a coalition of highly recognized civil society organizations, media houses, the National Commission for Civic Education, National Media Commission, National Peace Council, Political Parties and activists working together to positively influence elections planning, administration and system in Ghana. ECoPL has four priority areas namely: Constitutional Reforms, peace and security, election credibility and inclusivity as well as the use of ICT tools in elections management.
ECOPL on constitutional reforms stern from STAR-Ghana’s learning vision to strengthen and encourage learning, internally in STAR-Ghana and externally amongst civil society organizations and across diverse stakeholders in Ghana; and more particularly to mobilize critical stakeholders within the governance landscape to harness and share the lessons and emerging issues in respect of the implementation of recommendations for constitutional reforms in Ghana.
STAR Ghana Foundation hosts fellows from Ford Foundation
On 24th May 2021, fellows from the Ford Foundation and the Kenyan Community Development Foundation visited the STAR-Ghana Foundation.
Their visit was to acquaint themselves to appreciate the evolution of STAR Ghana and how as a foundation, STAR Ghana is influencing civic space in Ghana. The Executive Director gave an overview of the transition from the STAR-Ghana Programme to the now STAR-Ghana Foundation. He highlighted the distinct role that the Foundation plays now- as a national coordinator for civil society and as a national promoter of active citizenship.
The nuances in the donor landscape and how it should influence civil society leaders wasalso discussed. Using the Kenya Community Development Foundation experiences, Janet Mawiyoo shared the KCDF implementing experience on building alternative non-profit resourcing.
The 2021 Cohorts of the Non-profit Leadership Transition Fellowship (NLTFP) presented to the Foundation, a certificate of appreciation.
Fellows were grateful for the sharing experience and looked forward to more interactions.
