Aug 16, 2021 | Active Citizenship
The Shama District Assembly in the Western Region of Ghana is on the Open Government Partnership [OGP]. Over the past decade, the Assembly has been pursuing strategic measures that create the enabling environment for the citizenry to fully and effectively participate...
Sep 9, 2019 | Active Citizenship, News, Participation, Social Accountability
Friends of the Nation (FoN) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has organised a town hall meeting for Persons With Disabilities (PWD’s) and market women in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. The meeting, which is the first of its kind was held separately for the...
Sep 9, 2019 | Active Citizenship, News, Participation, Social Accountability
Friends of the Nation (FoN) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has organised a day’s training programme for market women in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region on social accountability. It brought together market women from Tarkwa, Nsuaem and...
Sep 9, 2019 | Active Citizenship, News, Participation, Social Accountability
Mrs Evelyn Baafi Boamah, Deputy Director of Minerals Development Fund at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has called on Friends of the Nation (FoN), to continue to fight for the needs of the vulnerable in the society. She said FoN, a Non Governmental...
Nov 7, 2018 | Active Citizenship, Health, Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
Some fishmongers at Abandze in the Central Region have expressed concern about the increasing quantity of juvenile fish sold to them in recent times. At a forum for fishermen, fish processors and traders at Abandze, organised as part of activities to celebrate their...
Aug 29, 2018 | Active Citizenship, Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries
On August 28, 2018, the District Chief Executive of the Shama District Assembly, Hon. Joseph Amoah, officially opened a 3-month closed season within the lower Pra River area. Speaking at a durbar held at Anlo Beach, he admitted that, little did he know that history...
