ONE Africa Award is honored to award SEND-Ghana the 2010 ONE Africa Award prize for their work in advancing one or more of the Millennium Development Goals in Ghana.
SEND-Ghana is a policy research and advocacy-based organization working to promote good governance and the equality of women and men in Ghana, with a vision of engendering a Ghana where people’s rights and wellbeing are guaranteed. Through its activities, SEND-Ghana helps to build the capacity of civil society to self-organize, influence policy, improve transparency, and address access to social services. They coordinate Ghana’s MDG campaign, monitor improvements on the Goals, and issue a report that is used to highlight the importance of good governance. SEND is also part of Ghana's aid-effectiveness forum.
In 2002, SEND-Ghana began convening civil society organizations to monitor government policy by using citizen groups – the beneficiaries of government programs. SEND’s initial mobilization effort focused on monitoring the use of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative funds. Almost a decade later, SEND continues to conduct monitoring exercises of government programs and generates policy briefs that are disseminated among Ghanaian influentials, including parliamentarians. The impact of SEND-Ghana’s work has rendered them a reliable resource, not only to civil society organizations, but also the government, in being able to effectively carry out their own development monitoring efforts. SEND-Ghana’s activities have helped to create better accountability practices, empower civil society in Ghana, and promote improved access to social services. Find out more
TOP FINALISTS
Akpafu Traditional Birth Attendants Women’s Association
Collectif D’Actions Pour La Defense Des Droits Humains
Community Youth Network Program
HONOURABLE MENTION:
Dr. Fatima Akilu – The Millennium Development Goals Book Project