News - Friends of the Nation

COMMUNITIES CALL FOR MORE COLLABORATION WITH NGOs IN COMBATING CLaT

Coastal-fishing communities’ dwellers in Awutu-Senya and Gomoa-East Districts have called for intensified collaboration between communities, traditional leaders and NGOs to improve livelihoods of the people as a strategy to combat illegalities- especially Illegal,...

PRESS RELEASE – 16 March 2016

| ASM, Natural Resources Governance, News

MINERALS COMMISSION AND PARTNERS SPEARHEAD PARTICIPATORY REFORM IN THE ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING SECTOR While accounting for an estimated 34% of Ghana’s gold production in 2014 and the livelihoods of approximately 1 million Ghanaians (and a total 3 million...

CLaT in Ghana’s Fisheries

| News, PHEE, Population

Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity”. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and...

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

| Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries

Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council Western Region (GNCFC – W/R) with the help of Friends of the Nation organized the Regatta 2015 at Busua Beach in the Ahanta West District in Ghana. The regatta is an annual event to help enhance collaboration of fisher folks and...

My Tax, My Voice, My Share

| Active Citizenship, News, Oil & Gas, Social Accountability

There is growing recognition both among governments, donors and civil society that citizens and communities have an important role to play with regard to enhancing accountability of public officials, reducing corruption and leakage of funds and improving public...

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