CHRAJ holds Anti-Corruption & Transparency Week in Ghana with support from STAR Ghana Foundation
The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) launched the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Week (ACT) 2019. The celebrations took place between the 2nd and 9th of December 2019 on the theme: “NACAP: Mobilizing National Efforts and Resources to Combat Corruption, Five Years on.” The event brought together stakeholders from government, public and private sectors, academia, media, civil society, and the public among others.
The Launch of the week-long event was attended by the Guest of Honour, Ghana’s Ambassador to France, Her Excellency Anna Bossman who delivered the keynote address. She launched an Information Sheet on Anti-corruption that seeks to inform citizens on matters of corruption and arm same to demand transparency and accountability. The Anti-Corruption Info Sheet was developed by CHRAJ with support from STAR Ghana Foundation and funding from the UKAid, EU, and DANIDA.
Prior to the Launch of the Info Sheet, the Ag. Head of Policy and Programmes at STAR Ghana Foundation, Teiko Sabah, presented a brief background of the STAR Ghana Foundation and its predecessor programme – the STAR Ghana Programme. She expressed her optimism of the importance of the document by indicating that: “we believe that this info sheet will provide relevant information to citizens s we work together against corruption.”
Speaking at an event on the 9th December 2019 to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, the UK High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Ian Walker in a brief statement bemoaned the effects of corruption to any nation. “Corruption deprives wealth. iI economic growth is the engine of development, corruption is driving with the handbrake on,” he said. Further, he endorsed the work of NACAB and urged relevant stakeholders to do more in tackling corruption.
The week-long event was organised by CHRAJ in partnership with the Office of the President, the Attorney General’s Office, Judicial Service, EOCO, NCCE, Ghana Police Service, Bank of Ghana, FIC, GACC, PenPlusBytes, STAR Ghana Foundation, and other stakeholders, with the support of the European Union in Ghana through its Accountability Rule of law and Anti-corruption Programme (ARAP), implemented by the Spanish public foundation FIIAPP.
