LOCAL GOVERNANCE GRANT PARTNERSHIPS No. Partner Name Project Title & Objectives Project Location Contact Details Focus Area Total Grant Project Amount (GHS) Duration Small Grants Partnerships 1 Kekeli Foundation Enhancing Inclusiveness of Persons with Disability in 4 Municipal/District 1. Ho Municipal Assembly 2. Ho [email protected] Gender inclusion, 199,245.00 May-19 Ghana - VR, Ho Assemblies of the Volta Region. The objective is to help end discrimination against West District Assembly 3. Ketu Kekeli Foundation Ghana disability and diversity in people with disabilities in all its forms and build a society that is practically North District Assembly 4. Near the Global Church local governance inclusive at the local governance level. To mobilize support at the Local South Dayi District Assembly headquarters Ho, Fiave Government level for the full implementation of the Disability Act (715). To create Volta Region a disability-aware society at the Local Government level as a means of influencing policies towards disability issues. 2 CEDEP GHANA & Strengthening Citizens’ Participation in Mechanisms to promote Inclusiveness and Bosomtwe and Asante Akim [email protected] Promoting basic service 214,093.20 May-19 ASSOCIATE CSOs - AR, Accountable Governance at the Local Level. The project seeks to achieve the South Districts. Near Ramseyer Vocational delivery and development Kumasi following changes at the local governance level That mechanisms for information Institute& Y. F. Filing management at local flow between duty bearers and citizens as rights holders on performance of Station Junction, Lake level district assemblies will improve; That more opportunities would be created for Road citizens to engage with their local authorities to demand accountability; That 03220 91847/8 citizens including women, youth and PWDs participation in local level elections and in all development issues in their respective districts will improve; that duty bearers will become more responsive to the basic needs of citizens they serve. 3 People’s Dialogue on Consolidating good governance and decentralisation with local actors on Accra Metropolitan Assembly P. O. Box AC 493, Arts Promoting basic service 241,967.50 May-19 Human transparent, equitable and accountable processes of governance that are more (AMA), Ashaiman Municipal Centre, Accra. delivery and development Settlements(PD) - GAR, inclusive and responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens. The objective of the Assembly (AshMA), La [email protected] management at local Accra project are Strengthened horizontal and vertical linkages to address systemic local Nkwantanang Madina Municipal 0302245844 level governance, public participation and inclusion challenges; Promoted Issue-based Assembly (LaNMMA) in Accra and DA elections, including the election of women, PWDs and youth; Enhanced and Sagnerigu District Assembly citizen participation in the processes around the creation of new regions, election (SDA) in the Northern Region of MMDCEs and creation of new districts. 4 Regional Advisory Enhancing Social Inclusion in Local Governance (ESILG). The project aims to bring West Mamprusi and Gushegu Mandela Development Gender inclusion, 240,935.50 May-19 Information and about multiple positive changes in the lives of communities of excluded social districts Centre disability and diversity in Network Systems groups identified as target in the project. The overall changes would be the extent No. 7 Dagomba Road, local governance (RAINS) - NR, Tamale to which local government services benefits and affects positively all social Near Metropolitan Fire excluded groups. This must be anchored on the availability of spaces for them to Service influence the plans of local government in the 2 project districts. Specific changes P.O Box 27 Education being sought by the project include; Ridge. • Social excluded group have become strengthened, mobilising and using available [email protected] spaces to influence and demand for systemic barriers that hinders on their ability 0372023406 to affect change on an on-going process. This is crucial for maintaining and sustaining the opportunities that puts them in the mainstream of development planning and delivery in local government from the sidelines. • District Assemblies systems are opening up opportunities for the participation processes that is inclusive of all sections of communities and citizens. 5 Women Integrated Local Governance and Accountability Project (LOGAP). The objective of the project 5 districts in the Brong Ahafo women_integrated@yaho Promoting basic service 248,894.24 May-19 Development are Increased citizens active inclusion and participation in monitoring and Region. o.com delivery and development Organization (WIDO) - reporting on the implementation of pro-poor development projects and holding 1. Jaman North District Post Office Box 65, Kaleo- management at local UWR, Wa duty bearers to account; Voices of vulnerable groups including PWDs, Youth and 2. Ejura District Wa, level Women are promoted in local governance through enhanced platforms to engage 3. Tachiman North District with and hold their local governments to account on quality service delivery; and 4. Tachiman Municipality and; Citizens groups becomes aware of the elections of MMDCEs and effective public 5. Asunafo South district education organized to galvanise citizens’ support the upcoming 2019 referendum. 6 SMAid Ghana’s Strengthened Accountability Mechanisms Project. The three main The project will be implemented PT/7 Airport Residential Promoting basic service 240,656.50 May-19 INTERNATIONAL objectives of the project are; in three selected Districts Area, Off Zinko Road delivery and development GHANA - BAR, Sunyani 1. To increase the availability of accessible information on MMDAs capital (Sunyani West, Asunafo South Sunyani Brong Ahafo management at local development project performance in project Districts. and Asutifi North) in the Brong Region. level This objective is categorized into two Ahafo Region of Ghana 1.a. Increase availability of accessible information on Ghana Audit Service (GAS) performance audit findings in MMDAs. 1.b. Increase availability of citizen generated information on MMDAs capital development project in project Districts. 2. Strengthened CSOs, CBOs and citizens capacity to monitor MMDAs capital development projects in project Districts. 3. Increase the use of citizen generated information using score card methodology on MMDAs capital development project to inform planning and policy direction in 7 Women in Law and Influencingselected Districts. Local Development through Utilisation of data and gender Eastern Region – Akwapim 888/C6 Tsuibleoo, Teshie, Gender inclusion, 212,500.00 May-19 Development in Africa mainstreaming. The objectives of the project is To make available data and North and Akwapim South (and Accra, Ghana disability and diversity in (WiLDAF) - GAR, Teshie strengthen its utilisation in local decision making processes; To upscale gender indirectly the new Okere) [email protected] local governance mainstreaming into development processes of the 3 targeted district assemblies; Districts To strength collaboration among the 3 targeted District Assemblies for improved delivery of public goods and services 8 4-H Ghana - ER, Active citizens’ participation in decentralized process and implementation of the New Juaben Municipal. [email protected] Implementing the new 211,228.00 May-19 KOFORIDUA new Act 936, party political elections of MMDCEs and voter education and 0342020059 Act 936, party political sensitisation. This project seeks to engage and educate citizenry in New Juaben Hse. No. AT. A22 Anlo elections of MMDCEs and Municipality to ensure the implementation of the Act 936 and the subsequent town, opposite MCH. voter education and voter education and the election of MMDCE to ensure balance development of the P.O. BOX 2561, sensitisation towards Municipality KOFORIDUA, EASTERN Referendum REGION. 9 Volta Educational Enhancing Gender Mainstreaming and Socially Inclusive Participation in Local The project will be implemented 0362 093 123 Gender inclusion, 229,288.75 May-19 Renaissance Governance for Development in Ghana.This project seeks to improve on citizens’ in five districts in the Volta [email protected] disability and diversity in Foundation (VEReF) - responsiveness, increase citizens collaboration and inclusive participation in all Region namely, Nkwanta North, local governance VR, Peki forms of elections and referendums, particularly increasing the interest and Nkwanta South, Jasikan, Krachi enthusiasm of the youth, women and PwDs in local governance processes for Nchumuru and South Dayi sustainable development 10 Child Research and Citizens participation in local governance, gender equity and social inclusion, for Akuapem North Municipality: 312 Haatso-Atomic Gender inclusion, 248,844.50 May-19 Resource Centre economic development and poverty reduction. The project seeks To strengthen Tutu, Mampong, Amanokrom, Highway, North Legon, disability and diversity in (CRRECENT) - GAR, the cultural and political transformation that has already begun in the selected Manfe, Abrew, Akropon, Dawu, Accra. local governance Accra communities to give children and women voices at local and district levels. Further Awukugua, Adukrom, Saforo, 030 296 0044 to increase women’s participation at district political level as well as demand Kwamoso, Mampon-Nkwanta, [email protected] accountability for their share in national policies, eg planting for food