SGF to focus on four priority areas
By Isaac AIDOO, Accra
THE Star Ghana Foundation (SGF), a Ghanaian-owned civil society and development-led organisation, says it will, in the next five years, reinforce its efforts along four priority areas – Rights to Services; Civil Society Strengthening; Peace and Security; and Inclusive and Accountable Governance.
Management of the Foundation on the occasion of its fifth anniversary affirmed that, “we look forward to rejuvenating the relationship with the Independent Governance Institutions (IGIs) such as National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Commission for Human rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and explore mutually beneficial undertakings.
The Foundation launched its 5th anniversary in Accra with a resolve to deepen its engagements with its partners and broaden its scope of work to achieve more.
Chairperson of the Governing Council of the Foundation, Dr Esther Ofei-Aboagye said as part of its drive to promote the mobilization of local resources, Star Ghana Foundation was actively exploring the notion of volunteerism, the various forms it can take including linking smaller citizens groups and interest-based bodies to experienced persons with critical expert knowledge; and perhaps, younger persons to assist in filling crucial gaps.
The Foundation , Dr Ofei-Aboagye said had undertaken an institutional review and strengthening exercise, with a view to charting the course for the way into the future and embodying this in our new Strategic Plan for 2024 to 2029.
With Star Ghana Foundation as a convener, catalyst and coordinator of actions towards systemic and transformational change, “we see the need to explore where ever we can build winning coalitions to foster the systemic shifts that are necessary to build the Ghana we want.”
Dr Ofei-Aboagye disclosed that an independent reviewer had found that over the five years, the Foundation had made good progress in establishing itself as a viable organization and relevant player in the Ghanaian civil society space.
“SGF did not turn out to be the competitor or overbearing impediment some CSOs had feared,” she intimated.
She warned that the Foundation had to be careful not to spread itself too thinly, or to continuously be searching for causes to support.
“Periodically, we shall work with our partners to undertake a strategic review as to our value addition to civil society, beyond the different projects and programmes that are implemented through us,” the SGF Governing Council Chairperson stated.
