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Area of Expertise

• Public policy monitoring and advocacy
• Small scale business development and management
• Reproductive health, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS education
• Peace education, conflict resolution, and management
• Participatory training, monitoring, and evaluation
• Microfinance and development
• Gender training and development
• Organizational development
• Farmer's cooperatives and credit union development

Publications

• Research on the impact of budget allocation on small scale agricultural production in Ghana

• Ghana: Budget Monitoring by SEND-Ghana and its Partners Helps Improve Nutrition for Children and Support Local Farmers

Major Current Activities

SEND's Profile 2011 – Briefly describes the main budget analysis and advocacy activities of the organization and its involvement with the International Budget Partnership's Partnership Initiative.

Participatory monitoring and evaluation of the National Health Insurance policy in Ghana

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

Educate seven rural and poor communities (more than 100,000 people) about HIV/AIDS using a community-based approach

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

Develop and strengthened community-based credit unions with more than 500 members