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1 Part ners report f or mat For quart erl y and annual proj ect monit oring I BI Si n Ghana Thi s f or mat shoul d be used by part ner s for t he r eporti ng t o t he mati c pr ogr ammes ( max. 6 pages). Templ at e revi sed Pl ace and dat e: Ta mal e, Dece mber 2013 Basi c i nf or mati on 1. Part ner or gani sati on: CALI D 2. Pr oj ect or pr ogr amme: Yout h Empower ment f or Tr anspar ent and Account abl e Gover nance ( YETAG) 3. Contr act number: 4. Moni t ori ng peri od: October - December Budget (t ot al f or t he year) 6. Who has el abor at ed t he r eport: Saani Mah moud Ati k Cont ext anal ysi s (f or t hi s peri od): Wi t hi n t hi s r eporti ng peri od, CALI D wi t h support fr om I BI S expr essed i nt er est i n STAR Ghana s call f or De mocr ati c Gover nance as a way of enhanci ng our Gover nance Pr oj ect. Unf ort unat el y CALI D di d not go t hr ough. However, CALI D won an educati onal pr oj ect wi t h Acti onai d titl ed Acti on on Chil dr en s Ri ght s i n Educati on ( ACRE Pr oj ect) t o r un f or 3 year s. Thi s was al so a peri od t hat CALI D str at egi c document was r evi ew, awaiti ng fi nali sati on and publi cati on. Wi t hi n t hi s sa me peri od, t her e wer e a nu mber of capacit y buildi ng tr ai ni ngs f or st aff of CALI D whi ch has undoubt edl y enhanced st aff quality and compet ence. St akehol der s, ri ght hol der s, and t ar get s of CALI D have not changed. The scope has r at her been br oadened. CALI D i s now wor ki ng ver y cl osel y wi t h t he yout h and yout h gr oups as well as t he maj or st akehol der s i n the sect or ( yout h), t hat i s GYEEDA, NYA et c. CALI D woul d conti nue t o wor k cl osel y wi t h di stri ct asse mbli es and ot her gover nment agenci es t o achi eve mor e pr oj ect r esult s and i mpact. As agr eed i n t he Part nershi p Devel opment Pl an ( PDP), CALI D woul d be wor ki ng cl osel y wi t h ABANTU and NORSAAC t o r eali se t he str ategi c obj ecti ve f our of DCAG whi ch st at es t hat CSOs and or gani zed Wo men and yout h gr oups ar e cl ai mi ng and exer ci si ng t hei r ri ght s t o r epr esent ati on, parti ci pati on and i nfl uence i n deci si on- maki ng, especi all y concerni ng econo mi c r edi stributi on of communal r esour ces CALI D woul d t her ef or e have t o str engt hen it s coll abor ati on wi t h st akehol der s ( GYEEDA, NYA and DAs) Ext er nall y, CALI D i s oper ati ng i n a mor e politi call y st abl e and de mocr ati c envi r onment whi ch all ows f or t he pr ot ecti on of human ri ght s and fr eedoms. Wi t h t hi s peri od, the econo my has suff ered a f ew hit ches r esulti ng i n hi gh i nt er est r at es, hi gh i nfl ati on and exchange r at es whi ch have di r ect consequences on pr ogramme/ pr oj ect pl anni ng and i mpl ement ati on. Result s Monit ori ng (for pr oj ect obj ecti ves). Obj ecti ve 1: To e mpower CALI D t o oper ate as a tr anspar ent and de mocr ati c or gani sati on wi t h str engt hened st aff capaciti es t hat deli ver on the goal of t he or gani sati on and t he aspi r ati on of Co mmuni ti es and ot her st akehol der s. 1

2 Out come - ( changes seen): Enhanced capaciti es of st aff i n gover nance and de mocr acy (trends and i ssues) and i n soci al account ability mechani s ms. I NDI CATORS: Or gani sati onal goal s bei ng achi eved Manage ment and board ar e mor e account abl e and transpar ent t o st aff and benefi ci ari es Functi onal manage ment of or gani sati on Acti viti es rel ated t o thi s i ndi cat ors/ obj ecti ves i n reporti ng peri od: Or gani ze a capacity buil di ng trai ni ng f or st aff of CALI D on gover nance and account ability pr ocesses. Thi s acti vity was i mpl e ment ed as pl anned wi t h all st aff who wer e pr esent t aki ng part i ncl udi ng i nt er ns. Tr ai ned st aff begi nni ng t o handl e gover nance and account ability i ssues Out put: Si x st aff parti ci pat ed i n t he tr ai ni ng. At t he end of t he tr ai ni ng, staff had an i mpr oved under st andi ng of tr ends of gover nance and de mocr acy. St aff al so acqui r ed knowl edge on soci al account ability i ssues especi all y t he t ool s. The tr ai ni ng was i n two maj or f ol ds. The f irst sessi on t ackl ed soci al account ability pr ocesses and mechani s ms. St aff wer e t aken t hr ough some soci al account ability t ool s such as t he Soci al Audit s, Public Expendit ur e Tr acki ng ( PET) and Co mmuni t y Scor e Car d ( CSC). The second f ol d t ackl ed trends i n gover nance and de mocr acy. The tr ai ning was ver y parti ci pator y and pr acti cal as st aff had t he opport unit y t o try what was l ear nt i n t he fi el d. Obj ecti ve 2: To str engt hen t he yout h and yout h gr oups t o eff ecti vel y mobili se and buil d cr edi bl e constit uency t o cl ai m t hei r ri ght s t o r epr esent ati on and parti ci pati on i n deci si on maki ng processes and de mand Gender sensiti ve yout h- based pr ogr ammes and yout h-l ed i niti ati ves t hat provi de f or t hei r f or mati on and empl oy ment at t he MMDAs. Out come - ( changes seen): 1. The t wo di stri ct assembli es, whi ch ar e t he Ta mal e Metr o and t he Sagnari gu Di stri ct, have made commi t ment s t owar ds an i ncr eased yout h i nvol vement i n t he pl anni ng and i mpl ement ati on pr ocesses of t he asse mbli es t o ensur e t he i ncl usi on of yout h progr ammes. 2. Yout h i ssues have t aken a centr e st age and ar e bei ng di scussed. The publi c has made so me suggesti ons t o dut y bear er s on how yout h i ssues can be addr essed Yout h gr oups begi n t o cl ai m t hei r ri ghts t o repr esent ati on and parti ci pati on i n deci si on maki ng pr ocesses Yout h and yout h gr oups begi n t o de mand f or transpar ency and account ability fr om dut y bear er s at t he gr ass r oot l evel Yout h gr oups or gani se engage ment meetings wi t h r el evant st ake hol der s 2

3 Acti viti es rel at ed t o the i ndi cat or s/ obj ectives i n reporti ng peri od: Facilitat e a capacit y buil di ng wor kshop f or yout h l eader s on effecti ve mobili sati on and advocacy 110 yout h fr om over 20 yout h gr oups/ associ ati ons i n t he Ta mal e metr opoli s and t he Sagnari gu Di stri ct benefit ed fr om t he trai ni ng. For many t hi s was t he first ti me t hey wer e parti ci pati ng i n such trai ni ng. Out put: Enhanced knowl edge and skill s of 110 yout h fr om 30 yout h gr oups i n mobili sati on and advocacy 150 yout h fr om t he t wo di stri ct s mobili sed t o meet dut y bearers t o de mand account ability on poli ci es bei ng pur sued by t hem. 10 r adi o di scussi ons or gani sed f or yout h and dut y bear er s t o di scuss yout h i ssues and poli ci es ai med at addr essi ng yout h concer ns The tr ai ni ng f ocused much on advocacy t ool s and pr ocesses as well as mobili sati on skill s and how t o ensur e t hat yout h gr oups eff ecti vel y gr ow i nt o well meani ng advocacy gr oups. However t he success of t hi s acti vit y was hi nder ed by t he f act t hat t her e was li mi t ed parti ci pati on of wo men (f emal e yout h gr oups), t hough consci ous eff orts wer e made t o ensur e gender equit y i n t he planni ng of t hi s acti vity. One i nt er esti ng t hi ng about t he yout h was t hat most of t hem wer e fro m depri ved communi ti es and showed l ot s of commi t ment and ent husi as m i n ensuri ng t hat dut y- bear er s ar e account abl e t o t hei r constit uent s. Or gani se l eaders of yout h gr oups t o meet wi t h sel ect ed MMDAs and ot her dut y- bearers ( GYEEDA, NYC et c) t o demand account ability on yout h pr ogr a mmes bei ng pur sued by t he m and i nfl uence t he devel opment of a cl ear yout h agenda i n MMDAs 150 yout h fr om over 30 yout h gr oups i ncl udi ng politi cal parti es acr oss t he Ta mal e Metr o and Sagnari gu di stri ct parti ci pat ed i n t hi s acti vity. GYEEDA, NYA, NCCE and t he Di stri ct Asse mbli es wer e all part of t he acti vit y. Wi t h l essons dr awn fr om t he pr evi ous acti vity, effort s wer e made t o ensur e mor e wo men parti ci pated. I n all about 30 wo men parti ci pat ed. GYEEDA made a pr esent ati on on poli ci es bei ng i mpl ement ed by govern ment under t hei r outfit t o ensur e t hat t he yout h ar e e mpl oyed or acti vel y engaged and ar e acqui ri ng t he necessar y skill s 3

4 t o keep t hem empl oyed. The Nati onal Yout h Co mmi ssi on ( NYC) now Nati onal Yout h Aut hority ( NYA) and t he Nati onal Co mmi ssi on f or Ci vi c Educati on ( NCCE) made pr esent ati ons on t he nati onal yout h poli cy of Ghana f ocusi ng on yout h i n l eader shi p and good gover nance. They di d i ndi cat e i n t hei r pr esent ati ons t hat; Good gover nance and ci vi c r esponsi bility ar e basi c i ngr edi ent s f or nati onal devel opment. The key pri nci pl es of good gover nance i ncl ude transpar ency, account ability, and pr ot ecti on of ri ght s under t he r ul e of l aw, e mpoweri ng vul ner abl e gr oups, as well as enhanci ng decentr ali zati on and access t o i nf or mati on. I n t hi s r espect, Govern ment will i ncul cat e i n t he yout h de mocr ati c val ues and pri nci pl es f or thei r acti ve parti ci pati on i n gover nance. Thi s will be achi eved t hr ough educati on of t he yout h i n t he pri nci pl es and pr acti ces of good gover nance and t he pr omoti on of thei r acti ve parti ci pati on i n deci si on- maki ng at all l evel s. The DAs made pr esent ati ons on t hei r Medi u m Ter m Devel opment Pl ans ( MTDP) and how i t addr esses yout h i ssues wi t hi n t hei r j uri sdi cti ons. They al so i ndi cat ed how t he yout h woul d be i nvol ved i n t he i mpl ement ati on of t he MTDPs. Or gani se radi o di scussi ons f or yout h and dut y- bearers t o di scuss yout h i ssues (chall enges) i n t he r egi on and ways t o addr ess t he m. Thi s acti vity act uall y consoli dat es t he above acti viti es under t hi s obj ecti ve. It cr eat ed a pl atf or m f or a wi der popul ati on t o i nt er act wi t h dut y- bear er s on i ssues of yout h parti ci pati on i n gover nance. Contri buti ons and suggestions wer e made t hr ough phone i nns. Thi s was a pl atf or m f or t he publi c t o ask dut y bear er s ( DAs, NYA, GYEEDA et c) questi ons surr oundi ng i ssues of yout h partici pati on i n gover nment. Suggesti ons wer e al so made t o dut y bearer s regar di ng t he i mpl ement ati on of some polici es t hat i n one way or t he ot her aff ect s yout h parti ci pati on i n governance. Typi cal of such 4

5 suggesti ons was a suggesti on made by a me mber of a yout h coaliti on, who suggest ed t hat bef or e devel opi ng MTDPs, DAs shoul d meet t he yout h and yout h gr oups t o di scuss yout h i ssues and not deci de f or t hem on i ssues. Obj ecti ve 3: Empower t he yout h and yout h gr oups t o tr ack t he equit abl e r edi stri buti on and manage ment of communal resour ces f or transpar ency and account ability. Out come - ( changes seen): Budget adequacy and utility on yout h acti viti es det er mi ned I ncr eased l evel s of knowl edge of t he yout h t o use copi es of document ed evi dence of r esour ce tracki ng t o advocat e f or mor e r esour ces Yout h and yout h gr oups have i mpr oved knowl edge and skill s i n r esour ce manage ment and advocacy t o track resour ce all ocati ons Yout h gr oups track r esour ce manage ment Docu ment ed evi dence of r esour ce all ocati on and manage ment f or yout h pr ogr amme Enhanced Capaciti es of yout h and yout h gr oups t echni call y and l ogi sti call y t o tr ack fl ow of resour ces i nt o yout h progr ammes I ncr eased l evel s of knowl edge of yout h t o use copi es of document ed evi dence of r esource tracki ng t o advocat e f or mor e r esour ces Acti viti es rel at ed t o the i ndi cat or s/ obj ectives i n reporti ng peri od: No acti vity was done i n t hi s reporti ng peri od. Out put: What came out of t he acti viti es? What was t he pr oduct of t he acti viti es? Anal ysi s of strat egi es: (rel at ed t o i ndi cat ors/ obj ecti ves and t o context ual changes) CALI D adopt ed a nu mber of str at egi es i n i mpl ementi ng t he above acti viti es. So me of t he strat egi es adopt ed i n carryi ng out t hese acti viti es wer e; f ocus meeti ngs wi t h yout h gr oups, r adi o di scussi ons, yout h f or um, direct cont act s, i nt ervi ews, pr esent ati ons and trai ni ngs. Capacit y buil di ng; t hi s str at egy was adopt ed t o gi ve t he yout h the necessar y skill s t hey woul d need t o advocat e on t hei r own behalf. Si nce CALI D woul d be wor ki ng cl osel y wi t h t he yout h and supporti ng t hemt o advocat e, it i s pr udent t hat t he yout h on t hei r own have adequat e skill s. Yout h f or um; t hi s str at egy was ver y usef ul. It gave yout h gr oups t he opport unit y t o have a one on one i nt er acti on wi t h dut y bear er s, a scenario t hat sel dom happens. Yout h gr oups r egi ster ed t hei r di spl easur es and fr ustrati ons on yout h i ssues. Si nce dut y bearer s wer e pr esent, it was an opport unit y f or t hem t o al so pi ck up first hand i nf or mati on on yout h i ssues f or t hei r own pur poses and subsequent pl anni ng. Radi o di scussi on; as a str at egy it had (i s) educat ed (i ng) many mor e peopl e on gover nment yout h poli ci es, yout h i ssues ( chall enges) and how t he yout h woul d be i nvol ved i n t he i mpl ement ati on of t he MTDPs of t he DAs. Thi s al so ser ved as a pl atf or m f or t he publi c t o ask dut y 5

6 bear er s questi ons r egar di ng yout h i nvol vement i n gover nance. Peopl e wer e al so enli ghtened on transpar ency and account ability i ssues. By t he power of t he medi a, our wor k had (i s covering wi der communi ti es i n) travelled t he entire regi on especi all y wit h t he r adi o st ati on t hat was used. Or gani sati onal monitori ng (f or or gani sati on devel opment obj ecti ve) - (ref er ence t o Part nershi p Devel opment Pl ans and Part ner Assessment). Obj ecti ve To e mpower CALI D t o oper at e as a transpar ent and de mocr ati c or gani sati on wi t h str engt hened st aff capaciti es t hat deli ver on t he goal of t he or gani sati on and t he aspi r ati on of Co mmuni ti es and ot her st akehol der s. Out come Enhanced capaciti es of st aff i n gover nance and de mocr acy (trends and i ssues) and i n soci al account ability mechani s ms. I ndi cat ors: Or gani sati onal goal s bei ng achi eved Manage ment and boar d ar e mor e account abl e and transpar ent t o st aff and benefi ci ari es Functi onal manage ment of or gani sati on Tr ai ned st aff begi nni ng t o handl e gover nance and account ability i ssues Or gani ze a capacit y buil di ng trai ni ng f or st aff of CALI D on gover nance and account ability pr ocesses. Thi s acti vity was i mpl ement ed as pl anned wi th all st aff who wer e pr esent t aki ng part i ncl udi ng i nt er ns. The tr ai ni ng was i n two maj or f ol ds. The first sessi on t ackl ed soci al account ability pr ocesses and mechani s ms. St aff wer e t aken t hr ough some soci al account ability t ool s such as t he Soci al Audit s, Publi c Expendit ur e Tr acki ng ( PET) and Co mmuni t y Scor e Car d ( CSC). The second f ol d t ackl ed trends i n gover nance and de mocr acy. The tr ai ning was ver y parti ci pator y and pr acti cal as st aff had t he opport unit y t o try what was l ear nt i n t he fi el d. Or gani se a capacit y buil di ng trai ni ng on advocacy cycl e Two key st aff of CALI D wer e tr ai ned i n advocacy and l obbyi ng skill s. The obj ecti ve of t hi s tr ai ni ng was t o pr epar e DCAG part ner s and st aff t o undertake eff ecti ve advocacy str at egi es t hat deli vers t he r el evant advocacy obj ecti ves of t he pr ogra mme. Or gani se a capacit y buil di ng trai ni ngs on fi nanci al reporti ng Once agai n, 2 key staff fr om CALI D r ecei ved t hi s tr ai ni ng. The tr ai ning sought t o equi p staff on I BI S fi nanci al r eporti ng pr ocesses. Thi s was t o ensur e s moot h pr ogr amme deli ver y i n t he part ner shi p. Anal ysi s of t he or gani sati onal strat egi es: (r ef er ence t o t he i ndi cat ors and obj ecti ves as devel oped i n t he Part ner Assess ment and t he Part ner shi p Devel opment Pl an) Thi s i ncl udes: 6

7 The str at egi es menti oned above wer e ver y usef ul t o t he pl anni ng and i mpl ement ati on of t he pr oj ect s acti viti es. Fi nanci al monit ori ng: 1. Fi nanci al st at ement incl udi ng comment s on howt he f unds were spent: The budget f or t he period was GHC43, Anal ysi s of whet her f unds wer e spent most appr opri at el y: answeri ng - di d we over spend or under spend on any li nes, if so why? What changed co mpar ed t o when t he budget was made? Coul d t he f unds have been spent diff erentl y t o achi eve mor e, or t he sa me wit h l ess? The pr oj ect was r un wi t h val ue f or money i n mi nd. As a moni t ori ng acti viti es wer e undert aken wi t hout necessaril y r el yi ng on budget li nes. Nu mber s f or some acti viti es wer e i ncr eased t o t ake car e of t he i nt er est of wi der yout h gr oups. 3. Budget f or next reporti ng peri od. The pr oposed budget for next peri od i s yet t o be det er mi ned. Key l essons-l ear ned: Yout h gr oups i n Ta mal e and Sagnari gu ar e known t o be politi call y bi ased, appar entl y t hey ar e. So t her ef or e CALI D has reali sed t hat i nst ead of deali ng wi t h so many yout h gr oups, CALI D woul d rat her deal wit h f ew and cr edi bl e yout h gr oups t o achi eve pr oj ect result s Most Si gnifi cant Change St ory: (if t he met hod has been used t o coll ect qualit ative dat a, t esti moni es shoul d be incl uded i n t he report). Yout h chall enged GYEEDA on t he r el evant of t he modul es and how f ai r t hey are i n t he i mpl ement ati on of t he sche me. They al so chall enged t he di stri ct assembli es t o be up and doi ng. They coul d not under st and why t he assembli es cannot deal wit h t he i ssue putti ng up of unaut hori sed str uct ur es. Ot her: ( att achment s [trai ni ng r eport s, mi nut es et c.]; pr oduct s/ publi cati ons; syner gy wi t h ot her part ner s; ot her acti viti es parti ci pat ed i n (e. g. WARM). 7

8 Nov 24, 2013 at 2: 12pm CALI Di nspi res nort her n yout h t o hol d policy maker s account abl e The Pr ogr ammes Di rect or of a Non- Government al Or gani zati on call ed t he Centr e f or Acti ve Lear ni ng and I nt egr ated Devel opment ( CALI D), Su mani Bapi o Moha mmed Awal has char ged yout h of t he nort her n regi on t o hol d poli cy maker s account abl e f or t hei r st ewar dshi p. Su mani Bapi o was addr essi ng a yout h f or um i n Ta mal e wher e he i nspi r ed t he yout h t o culti vat e t he habit of monit ori ng and eval uati ng pr oj ect s meant t o i mpr ove t hei r well bei ng. I ur ge you t o ser ve as Ambassador s of change i n your communiti es, gr oups, di stri ct s and t he regi on at l ar ge; t hi s I beli eve will hel p i mpr ove tr anspar ency and account ability i n t he manage ment of t he Metr opolit an, Muni ci pal and Di stri ct Asse mbli es. Specifi call y, we expect an i ncr eased i nvol vement and r epr esent ation of yout h i n t he pl anni ng and i mpl ement ati on pr ocesses of t he Medi um Ter m Devel opment Pl ans (MTDPs). He conde mned ci rcumst ances wher e f unds meant f or devel opment pr oj ect s wer e di vert ed f or pri vat e gai ns at t he expense of t he suff eri ng masses. Accor di ng t o Su mani Bapi o, yout h l eader s drawn fr om 35 yout h groups i n t he Ta mal e Metr o and Sagnari gu Di stri ct Assembli es wer e gi ven t he opport unit y t o i nter act wi t h poli cy maker s i n t he regi on. Thi s pl atf or m was meant f or t he yout h groups fr om t he t wo di stri ct s t o engage wi t h t he dut y bear er s as a way of de mandi ng f or account ability on yout h pr ogra mmes and poli ci es and what t hose agenci es run or int end t o run and howthe yout h can benefit fro mt hem. Su mani Bapi o r eit er ated CALI D s commi t ment t o ensur e t hat t he yout h ar e pr operl y r epr esent ed and gi ven t he opport unity t o parti ci pat e i n national di scour se. The f or um was under t he t heme, An Empower ed Yout h f or Account abl e and Tr anspar ent Gover nance. So me of t he dut y bearer s who engaged t he parti ci pant s i ncl uded manage ment of t he Ghana Yout h Empl oy ment and Entr epr eneuri al Devel opment Agency ( GYEEDA), Nati onal Yout h Aut hority ( NYA) and t he some di stri ct assembli es. The parti ci pant s wer e equi pped wi t h eff ecti ve mobili zati on and advocacy skill s and as part of t he pr oj ect, r adi o di scussi ons will be or gani zed f or yout h and dut y bearers t o di scuss i ssues aff ecti ng t he yout h i n t he r egi on and ways t o addr ess these chall enges. The f or um was sponsor ed by I BI S Ghana under t he De mocr ati c Consoli dati on and Account abl e Gover nance ( DCAG) proj ect. CALI D s over all r esponsi bility i s t o achi eve t he Mill enni um Devel op ment Goal 8 whi ch t al ks about 8

9 gl obal part ner shi p f or devel opment. By: Abdul Kari m Naat og mah/ citif monli ne. com/ Ghana 9

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P a g e 5 1 of R e p o r t P B 4 / 0 9 J A R T a l s o c o n c l u d e d t h a t a l t h o u g h t h e i n t e n t o f N e l s o n s r e h a b i l i t a t i o n p l a n i s t o e n h a n c e c o n n e