Coast – 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

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintFriends of the Nation (FoN) launched its social accountability project in Shama on June 2, 2015. This project, supported

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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

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

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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

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintThe Shama District Assembly held a forum to validate its District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP, 2014-2017). With the

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National Editors Forum on the Marine Pollution and Petroleum Exploration & Production Bill

November 26, 2014November 26, 2014 super Civil Society, Coast, community development, CSO, Environment, Fisheries, Ghana, Oil, Petroleum, Transparency, Western Region

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintFriends of the Nation (FoN), together with Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP),

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November 21 is World Fisheries Day

November 21, 2014 super Coast, Coastal Planning, Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Ghana, marine, Western Region

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintToday is World Fisheries Day and we want to use this opportunity to congratulate Ghana’s fishermen and women who

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“Bridging Gaps in Local Governance” – Lessons from Community Engagement

November 11, 2014December 24, 2015 super citizen, Civil Society, Coast, Coastal Planning, community development, CSO, District Assemblies, Environment, Ghana, participation, Transparency

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintUnmet expectations of grassroots lead to apathy in development and democratic initiatives in communities. This unfortunate trend creates a

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Needs assessment for the preparation of Medium Term Development Plan

September 5, 2014September 9, 2014 super Coast, Coastal Planning, community development, CSO, District Assemblies, Environment, Ghana, training, Western Region

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintOne of the core requirements for the preparation of Districts’ Medium Term Development Plans (DMTDP) is the conduct of

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Marine Police: A fresh approach to law enforcement

September 1, 2014September 9, 2014 super Coast, Coastal Planning, Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Ghana, Marine Police, Protection, training, Western Region

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrint“As for us, we are soldiers and we shall fight illegality by any means”. These are the very words

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Another dead whale washed in Western Region of Ghana

August 19, 2014 super Atuabo, Coast, Environment, Ghana, Protection, Western Region, whales

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintShocking and saddening news – another dead whale has washed ashore in Western Region of Ghana. The increased rate

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Our Wetlands, Our Future!

June 11, 2013June 13, 2013 super Amanzule, Coast, Coastal Planning, Environment, Ghana, Protection, Western Region, Wetlands

Share via…emailFacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintOn June 5 and 6 2013 the second Amanzule Planning Retreat under the theme ‘ye aza ne mo, ye