devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Land Activity Ghana - Agriculture Project - Land Activity: Land Tenure Facilitation ("Land Activity"): Seeks to contribute to an environment of more secure land tenure and more efficient land access. Specifically, MCC Funding will support the following: (i) Facilitation of land transactions by providing on-demand services; (ii) A pilot program for area-wide registration of rural land rights involving, among others, certain preparatory tasks (including, among others, community sensitization, composite maps and inventory of land rights) and the formalization of land rights consistent with the methodology developed under the Land Administration Project ("LAP") (including, among others, resolution of land disputes via alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") mechanisms, formal demarcation of parcel boundaries and issuance of registered land titles); (iii) Development of innovative solutions to the land tenure problems and the fostering of informed stakeholder dialogue on technical, social or policy issues relevant to land tenure and access; and (iv) Improvement of the courts' ability to process land disputes.
Not Applicable Ghana - Non-allocated Funds - Non-allocated Funds activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Generation Project Ghana Power Compact - Generation Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Assessing Private Sector Participation Ghana Power Compact - Distribution Project - Assessing Private Sector Participation activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
609g agreement/Entry into Force Ghana - Infrastructure Project - 609g agreement/Entry into Force activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's infrastructure project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Financial and Operational Turnaround NEDCo Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround NEDCo project: MCC intended to support the Government of Ghana's priority efforts to improve the management and service delivery capacity of the Northern Electric Distribution Company (NEDCo), the state-owned electricity utility serving the northern regions of Ghana. This project was designed to support these efforts by providing infrastructure investments and support for capacity building within the utility. The planned intervention to achieve this objective was to introduce Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the form of a management contract. As the PSP did not proceed, the project was ultimately cancelled although funding was spent for design of some infrastructure activities before it was cancelled.
Not Applicable Ghana - Monitoring and Evaluation - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Management Project Ghana Power Compact - Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Management Project: The project will offset demand for electricity, which has exceeded supply in Ghana, and help consumers save money by improving energy efficiency, reducing peak demand, and increasing both local technical capacity for efficiency retrofits and awareness, and public understanding of energy efficiency in the country. The project will: develop and enforce energy-efficient standards and labels for priority appliances and equipment; build energy auditing capacity in Ghana; finance demonstration retrofits of select facilities; conduct a public-awareness campaign to promote energy efficiency; and convert streetlights in priority areas to highly efficient LED lighting.
Power Project Ghana Power Compact - Power Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to assess and oversee MCC's energy projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Transportation Project Ghana - Transportation Project: Poor quality roads and transportation linkages inhibited sustainable economic growth by limiting expansion of agricultural opportunities and restricting access to domestic and international agricultural markets. This project aimed to facilitate growth, promote access to social services, and support expansion of Ghana's export-directed horticulture base.
External Legal Counsel Ghana - Program Administration and Control - External Legal Counsel activity: covers costs for external legal counsel.
Agriculture Project Ghana - Agriculture Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's agriculture projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Land Administration System Improvement Ghana - Land Administration System Improvement project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's land administration project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
FISCAL AND PROCUREMENT OVERSIGHT The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana Power Compact, administrative costs, which include staff salaries, financial audits, and fiscal and procurement agent fees.
Financial Accountability Ghana - Financial Accountability project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's fiscal agent and its accounting procedures.
LAND TENURE PROJECT Ghana - LAND TENURE PROJECT: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Not Applicable Ghana - Monitoring and Evaluation - Non-allocated Funds activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it and has a sector code of 99810 (sector not specified).
Ghana-Compact In August 2006, the Millennium Challenge Corporation signed a five-year, $547 million compact with the Republic of Ghana aimed at reducing poverty by raising farmer incomes through private sector-led and agribusiness development. MCC investments are intended to increase the production and productivity of high-value cash and food staple crops in some of the poorest regions and enhance the competitiveness of Ghana's agricultural products in regional and international markets. The compact in Ghana entered into force (EIF) in February 2007, formally initiating the five-year timeline for project implementation. In early 2009, this compact was modified to better respond to farmer demand for services and increased project costs. For the most up-to-date information on implementation progress, please read the Quarterly Status Report.
National Highway Activity Ghana - Transportation Project - National Highway Activity: the Upgrades to Sections of N1 Highway ("N1 Activity") will fund rehabilitation to, and upgrades of, specific sections of the N1 Highway in an effort to improve the efficiency of the greater road network in and around Accra, including access to the key sea and air export facilities. MCC Funding will support the following: (i) Improvement and upgrade to the 14 km of N1 Highway between Tetteh Quarshie and Mallam Junctions as a three lane dual carriageway (without service roads) and provision of grade separation interchanges at the Dimples-Achimota and Mallam Junctions. (ii) Feasibility and design studies and implementation of the environmental and social mitigation measures.
Audit An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana, costs for its financial audits, which are conducted by a third party.
Not Applicable Ghana - Non-allocated Funds project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Financial Sector Ghana - Financial Sector project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's financial project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Program Administration An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana Power Compact, administrative costs, which include staff salaries; Accountable Entity facilities; IT software, hardware and support; fiscal and procurement agent costs; audit costs; and general overhead costs.
Private Sector Participation Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround NEDCo - Private Sector Participation Activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it.
Not Applicable Ghana Power Compact - Power Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to assess and oversee MCC's energy projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION Ghana - Monitoring and Evaluation - MONITORING AND EVALUATION activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Improve Electricity Supply to MSMEs  Activity Ghana Power Compact - Access to Electricity Project - Improve Electricity Supply to MSMEs  Activity: The objective of this Activity is to improve the supply of electricity for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ("MSMEs") in Targeted Markets and Economic Enclaves and, to the extent possible, nearby social institutions. To inform the design of this Activity, a power audit will be conducted in the Targeted Markets and Economic Enclaves and nearby social institutions to provide information on the status of existing electricity infrastructure; wiring standards; and potential fire hazards and recommend upgrades and corrective interventions to ensure reliability in electricity supply and safety.
Access to Electricity Project Ghana Power Compact - Access to Electricity Project: The $10 million project will test the most cost effective approaches to address the key constraints that micro, small and medium enterprises in markets and economic enclaves face in obtaining safe and legal access to electricity. This small project is designed to be innovative; it will test several different interventions aimed at reducing critical barriers to legal connections for these businesses in a small sample of markets and economic enclaves and provide evidence of effective approaches to increasing access for the distribution utilities with the intent of facilitating scale up of those interventions in the future.
Sector Performance Monitoring Capacity Building Activity Ghana Power Compact - Regulatory Strengthening and Capacity Building Project - Sector Performance Monitoring Capacity Building Activity: the purpose of the Sector Performance Monitoring Capacity Building Activity is to provide capacity building for the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP), National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), and Energy Commission (EC) staff to strengthen their capacity for performance monitoring and ensuring service quality. The Regulatory Strengthening and Capacity Building Project will focus on regulatory monitoring and independent verification by MoEP, PURC and the EC.
Not Applicable Ghana - Agriculture Survey Activity - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Outage Reduction Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround NEDCo - Outage Reduction Activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it.
Financial and Operational Turnaround ECG1 Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround ECG1 project: The Project consists of five Activities that, taken together, are intended to reduce implicit subsidies (created by losses, underpricing and underbilling), ensure ECG runs on sound commercial principles to become creditworthy and serve as a credible offtaker under purchased power agreements, and ensure ECG recovers its costs and invests in maintenance and expansion without requiring regular financial support from the Government. The ECG Financial and Operational Turnaround Project pursues a two-pronged approach strengthening the governance and management of ECG by bringing in an Acceptable ECG PSP Provider through a form of PSP coupled with infrastructure and foundational investments designed to reduce technical, commercial and collection losses and improve service quality.
609g agreement/Entry into Force Ghana - Agriculture Project - 609g agreement/Entry into Force activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's agriculture projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Ghana-Due Diligence Fund Ghana: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Not Applicable Ghana Power Compact - Energy Sector Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's energy projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Not Applicable Ghana - Non-allocated Funds project: this project was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active project for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it and has a sector code of 99810 (sector not specified).
Social & Gender Studies Ghana Power Compact - Program Administration and Control - Social & Gender Studies activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana Power Compact, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
609g agreement/Entry into Force Ghana - LAND TENURE PROJECT - 609g agreement/Entry into Force activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
External Legal Counsel Ghana - Program Administration and Control - External Legal Counsel activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Agriculture Project Ghana - Agriculture Project: This project sought to enhance returns from staple food and horticulture crops produced by poor smallholder farmers and to improve delivery of business and technical services to support the expansion of commercial agriculture.
M&E - Baseline Data Ghana - M&E - Baseline Data project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Outage Reduction Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround ECG1 - Outage Reduction Activity: The activity will improve service and increase sales. The interventions under this Activity include: (A) Installation of outage management system to identify outage locations and causes and serve to reduce outage frequencies and durations. (B) Sectionalizing study of ECG Target Regions and automation of medium voltage networks and system control and data acquisition expansion to locate sectionalizing devices in the 11 kV network to reduce the geographic area affected by outages. (C) Provision of specialized vehicles, tools, and equipment required for fault clearance and restoration of outages in the ECG Target Regions.
Private Sector Participation Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround ECG1 - Private Sector Participation Activity: The activity will provide support for the design and execution of an Acceptable ECG PSP Transaction. Funding for this Activity is intended to cover the following interventions:(A) Transaction advisory services to (1) advise the Government in the design and implementation of an international tender to select an Acceptable ECG PSP Provider, supporting the Government until Financial Close; (2) assist with producing the relevant documents for the Acceptable ECG PSP Transaction in close collaboration and consultation with the relevant authorities in view of the Government's main objectives: (a) improved performance in the delivery of electricity services to be measured by specific key performance indicators, (b) mobilization of private investment, (c) fostering of local private participation both in the capital of the utility and as outsourcing/subcontractors, and (d) increase in competition in the ECG service area, in line with the development and consolidation of the utility through liberalization of the energy market for large consumers, progressively reducing the threshold used to allow users to contract directly with generators and/or introduction of commercialization companies in the ECG service area.(B) Assistance with targeted communications strategy, outreach, and consultation to gain support of stakeholders;(C) Consultation with management and employees of ECG to gain support for PSP; and(D) Consultancy to design the institutional set-up for the Acceptable ECG PSP Transaction.