partnernav Groups

Ghana
The Centre for Budget Advocacy (CBA) of the
Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC)

Contact

Nicholas Adamtey, Ag. Coordinator
Ibrahim Akalbila,
Policy Analyst, Trade and Livelihoods
Chris Dadzie,
Policy Analyst, Gender and Human Rights
Kofi Ayivor,
Policy Analyst, Public Finance
Ama Blankson-Anaman,
Policy Assistant, Gender and Children’s Issues
Luke Atazona,
Policy Assistant, Budget Analysis and Advocacy
Joseph Chonia,
Policy Assistant, Statistics
Sylvester Bagooro,
Policy Assistant, Trade and Livelihoods

Daniel Ofoe Chachu, 
Policy Assistant, Budget Analysis and Advocacy

Email

cba@isodec.org.gh;
Nadamtey@isodec.org.gh
;
akalbila@isodec.org.gh

Website http://www.isodec.org.gh
Phone

+233 21 254 921 or +233 21 254 918
 Nicholas Adamtey +233 244 539 521

Fax +233 21 253 613
Address

Wawa Street, House Number C842/4 Kokomlemle
P. O. Box MP 2989 Mamprobi, Accra Ghana

Areas of Expertise The CBA was created to consolidate ISODEC's on-going work on improving the budget process and the efficiency in the use of public resources by spreading budget activism and promoting a better budget process through consultation and participation of all stakeholders; accountability by public officials; and transparency in public financial transaction.  The unit also conducts research and training in areas such as pro-poor budgeting, bottom-up planning, trade, gender and people-centred policy advocacy. CBA also provides consultancy services in various areas of socio-economic research.   
Recent Reports (Available on CBA website)
  • Making aid gender sensitive: an analysis of the 2008 national budget on Ghana’s implementation of the Paris Declaration.
  • The latest of CBA’s flagship – an annual analysis of the budget statement and economic policy statement of the government of Ghana for 2008 is forthcoming. The report for 2008 focuses on Ghana’s extractive sector and generates debates for ensuring that natural resource extraction (including Ghana’s new found oil deposits) inure to the benefit of the people.
  • A draft report analyzing the 2008 national budget with emphasis on gender and children was jointly produced with UNICEF, Ghana.
  • A report on gender budgeting and analysis of the water and sanitation sectors of the 2008 budget is also being finalized. This is part of a CBA and Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Nigeria collaboration on gender budgeting.

Copies of CBA publications are available for purchase but a good number of them have been distributed among parliamentarians, members of the executive, and partners both inside and outside Ghana.

Institute for Policy Alternatives (IPA)

Contact

Dr. Sulley Gariba, Executive Director or
Issifu Lampo, Programme Officer Social Accountability Initiative

Email information@ipaghana.org
Website http://www.ipaghana.org/index.php
Phone

233-71-22743

Fax 233-71-23040
Address Airport Road, P.O. Box TL 541, Tamale, Ghana
Areas of Expertise
  • Training development practitioners, researches, and members of parliament and their staff on development issues.

  • Research on development policies.

  • Development advocacy for economic growth without endangering "cultural richness and social diversity".

Major Current Events
  • Launched the Social Accountability Initiative to support social accountability activities in civil society, Parliament, and public institutions.

  • Released Community Voices: a civil society assessment of the pro-poor policies and programs of Ghana’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) from 2004-2005.

Social Enterprise Development Foundation of West Africa (SEND Foundation)

Contact Mr. Saphia Kamara, Chief Executive Officer
Email send@africaonline.com.gh
Website http://www.sendfoundation.org/index.html
Phone +233-21-716860/1
Address

P.O. Box 341, Tamale, Northern Region

 
  • Small scale business development and management.

  • Reproductive health, nutrition and HIV- AIDS education.

  • Peace education, conflict resolution, and management.

  • Participatory training, monitoring, and evaluation.

  • Micro-finance and development.

  • Gender training and development.

  • Organizational development.

  • Farmer's co-operatives and credit union development.

Major Current Events
  • Supported families in the cultivation of the Soya bean, which led to the doubling of per capita income and improved nutrition levels for participating families (nearly 3500 people).

  • Educated 7 rural and poor communities (more than 100,000 people) about HIV/AIDS using a community-based approach.

  • Supported small business development through credit facility and training services, in which more than 200 rural artisans participated.

  • Developed and strengthened community-based credit unions with more than 500 members.

  • Used theatre and drama to teach rights, gender, and peace issues.

  • Established the Ghana HIPC Watch to specialize in economic literacy and policy advocacy through participatory monitoring and evaluation of poverty reduction programs.

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