Civil Society – Friends of the Nation (FoN)

Social Accountability Project

June 16, 2015January 20, 2016 super advocacy, citizen, Civil Society, Coast, community development, CSO, District Assemblies, Environment, Fishing, Friends of the Nation, Ghana, government, participation, social accountability, Transparency

Friends of the Nation (FoN) launched its social accountability project in Shama on June 2, 2015. This project, supported by

Oceans & Fisheries Oil & Gas

IFEJ meets FoN: Petroleum and Fisheries Interactions

May 29, 2015December 20, 2015 super advocacy, CEMAG, citizen, Civil Society, community development, CSO, Ghana, IFEJ, media, oil and gas, Takoradi

The Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ) from Accra paid a visit to Friends of the Nation (FoN) on

Natural Resources Governance News Oceans & Fisheries

“Safe Fishing Saves Lives” – Annual Regatta for awareness raising of fisheries regulations held at Busua

March 20, 2015December 24, 2015 super advocacy, citizen, Civil Society, Coastal Planning, community development, CSO, CSR, Ghana, Jubilee Partners, Regatta

Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council Western Region (GNCFC – W/R) with the help of Friends of the Nation organized the

Active Citizenship News Oil & Gas Social Accountability

My Tax, My Voice, My Share

March 17, 2015January 13, 2016 super advocacy, citizenship, Civil Society, Coastal Planning, community development, CSO, District Assemblies, Environment, Ghana, government, participation, Shama

There is growing recognition both among governments, donors and civil society that citizens and communities have an important role to

Natural Resources Governance News Oil & Gas

PIAC Report

March 5, 2015January 13, 2016 super advocacy, citizen, Civil Society, Gas, Ghana, Oil, participation, PIAC

Towards realising greater transparency, accountability and citizens’ oversight in management of Ghana’s petroleum revenues, the Public Interest and Accountability Committee

ASM Natural Resources Governance News

Collaboration for Change: Friends of the Nation participates in Ghana Mining for Development Day

February 11, 2015December 24, 2015 super Civil Society, CSO, Ghana, Mineral, Mining

On Tuesday 3rd February, representatives from Friends of the Nation (FoN) attended the Ghana Mining for Development Alumni Day in

News

Communities plan their own development actions to address coastal resources management and climate change issues

January 26, 2015December 24, 2015 super citizen, Civil Society, Coast, Coastal Planning, community development, CSO, District Assemblies, Environment, Ghana, government, participation, Western Region

“He who feels it, knows it.” This phrase aptly describes a situation that community-led development planning is facing nowadays: the

News

National Level Advocacy on Marine Pollution and Petroleum Exploration & Production Bill

January 26, 2015 super Accra, advocacy, chiefs, Civil Society, CSO, Gas, Ghana, Natural Resource, NGO, Oil, Petroleum, Petroleum E&P Bill, STAR-Ghana

Ghana discovered oil and gas in commercial quantities in 2007. This discovery is one of the largest ones in the

News

FoN supports Validation of Shama’s Development Plan

December 18, 2014 super Civil Society, Coast, Coastal Planning, community development, CSO, District Assemblies, Ghana, participation, Shama, STAR-Ghana, Western Region

The Shama District Assembly held a forum to validate its District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP, 2014-2017). With the support

News

USAID AWARDS $24 MILLION FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN GHANA

December 8, 2014 super citizen, Civil Society, community development, CSO, Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Ghana, ICFG, marine, participation, SFMP, training, USAID Ghana, Western Region

Friends of the Nation (FoN) has been selected as one of the implementing partners for the five-year Sustainable Fisheries Management

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