devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Tunisia Programme 2020 Tunisia Programme 2020 Political actors are defined as the combined main target group of the Strategic Partnership: - (representatives of) political parties - politicians - (Members of) Parliament and its Committees - Other elected representatives at local levels. NIMD will primarily focus on political parties.
Kenya Programme 2019 Kenya Programme 2019 Political actors are defined as the combined main target group of the Strategic Partnership: - (representatives of) political parties - politicians - (Members of) Parliament and its Committees - Other elected representatives at local levels. NIMD will primarily focus on political parties.
Benin programme 2020 Benin programme 2020 Political actors are defined as the combined main target group of the Strategic Partnership: - (representatives of) political parties - politicians - (Members of) Parliament and its Committees - Other elected representatives at local levels. NIMD will primarily focus on political parties.
DfS Innovation programme 2017 After the consolidation phase in 2016 using the existing knowledge and (re)capturing and updating this, the year 2017 will focus on developing several new tools and knowledge products. The start-up programmes in the Middle East will benefit from support to designing tailor-made instruments that will be based on the regular NIMD toolkit, while the FCAS approach will see deepening of knowledge in 2 of the 6 focus areas (conversion of (former) armed movements into political parties and fostering inclusive political settlements) combined with new communication products (animation and documentary). Under the innovating democracy programme two more pilots will be organised (most likely Myanmar and Georgia) plus a follow-up ‘hackathon’ in Colombia related to developing a democracy app. Moreover, building on the 2016 Innovation symposium, an expert network will be set-up that will link academia, civic-tech practitioners and politicians to focus on new forms of representative democracy and the role of political parties in this. Political actors are defined as the combined main target group of the Strategic Partnership: - (representatives of) political parties - politicians - (Members of) Parliament and its Committees - Other elected representatives at local levels. NIMD will primarily focus on political parties.
PUBLIC POLICY DECISIONS BETTER REFLECT CIVIC INPUT Public policy decisions better reflect civic input
Advancing Partnerships for Improved Learning (APIL) Activity (Ghana):  Low-cost private schools (LCPS) have emerged as a viable model to provide improved quality and school choice for marginalized communities where quality public schools are lacking. The USG, through USAID, will use FY 2023 funds to implement the Advancing Partnerships for Improved Learning (APIL) Activity to improve learning outcomes for students and financing options for low-cost private schools in northern Ghana.  FY 2023 funds will be used to build the business skills of LCPSs to better manage resources and will promote their long-term business sustainability and enable them to expand services to more children from marginalized communities. This support will enable proprietors, teachers, communities, financial organizations, professional networks, and the GOG to improve education quality and increase private sector investment in low-cost schools. FY 2023 funds will also be used to improve the quality of instruction in LCPSs by increasing teacher certification, providing access to in-service training, and implementing other service-delivery improvements...The APIL Activity will use FY 2023 funds to strengthen the linkages between LCPSs, the MOE and its supporting agencies and departments, and professional networks of LCPSs to gather, disseminate, and implement evidence-based best practices to improve quality education delivery in LCPSs..
Ghana Water and Sanitation (WatSan) Project The Ghana Water and Sanitation (WatSan) Project is intended to achieve one Intermediate Result of the USAID/Ghana Health Program Strategic Objective 7: IR 4: Water supply and sanitation improved and other infectious diseases decreased and to contribute toward two Intermediate Results in the Education Sector Plan Strategic Objective 8: IR 1: Increased educational opportunities for girls in underserved areas; and IR 4: Increased community advocacy for and contribution to quality education. The Ghana WatSan Project will achieve these results by supporting improved access to safe and adequate water supply infrastructure for households, clinics and schools, increasing access to basic sanitation facilities for households, clinics and schools, and promoting complementary hygiene practices to maximize the health impact from this improved infrastructure.
Ghana Partnership for Accountable Governance in Education (PAGE) Program Ghana Partnership for Accountable Governance in Education (PAGE) Program
Feed the Future Ghana Fisheries Recovery Activity (GFRA) (Ghana):  The fisheries ecosystem is vital for the Ghanaian people's livelihoods and nutrition. The sustainable productivity and profitability of wild fisheries are endangered by inadequate fishing policies, poor fisheries management, and the lack of participatory decision-making by beneficiaries of the fisheries resources in coastal communities. The small pelagic fisheries (sardines, mackerel, and anchovies) are under threat of collapse, with catches having dropped to about 10 percent of the maximum annual yield. The primary causes of this decline include mismanagement and a lack of enforced regulations that have resulted in overfishing, as well as rampant illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. A collapse will mean the loss of livelihoods of about 10 percent of the country's population involved in the sector. .The GFRA will collaborate with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission to promote sustainable and equitable fishing to reverse the declining trend of fish resources and enhance the socio-economic conditions of fishing communities in coastal areas. The Activity will integrate research, governance, livelihoods and resource management to mitigate threats and grow this important economical, dietary, and environmental resource. It will also involve Women's economic future and resilience and reduce the risks of child labor and labor trafficking in the fishing sector through awareness-raising, policy change, and improving livelihoods. Following a vulnerability assessment, GFRA developed a comprehensive GBV strategy that centers on prevention, targeting fishing communities and constituents to raise public awareness. GFRA will develop complementary materials and roll-out extensive social and behavior change communication interventions for engendering anti-GBV actions..Adaptation funds will be used to integrate research, governance, alternative livelihoods and resource management to adapt to a warming climate...
USAID Social Marketing and Private Sector Activity (Ghana):  USAID will support the Ghana Health Service to increase access to modern contraceptives using social marketing and private sector engagement. The activity will help create a sustainable market for family planning products through the Total Market Approach, and strengthen collaboration across sectors for family planning service delivery. The activity will integrate Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) services into the private sector, and strengthen healthcare workers' skills in counseling and services provision. This activity will promote behavior change interventions to facilitate the uptake and use of quality products and services. In collaboration with USAID's Ghana Fisheries Recovery Activity, this activity will expand access to underserved fishing communities where adolescent pregnancies are common, mainly along the coast of Ghana. The activity focuses on the GEEA Fund priority two, which seeks to expand care to women through the private sector, whose economic and caregiving needs are too often overlooked in existing care infrastructure. This activity will also strengthen the data collection and analysis capacities of social marketing organizations and use data-driven insights and evidence from operational studies to inform program design, implementation, and evaluation. .The activity will continue to work with the local private sector to make available chlorhexidine gel, ORS+ Zinc co-packaged tablets and standardized clean delivery kits across specific geographic areas with barriers to care. These interventions will lead to increased access to and utilization of quality reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services through the private sector and improve the overall sustainability of the National Family Planning program resulting in improved maternal and child health outcomes. ..
Construction and Rehabilitation of Schools Construction and equipping of schools, toilets and district education offices and for conducting substantial completion inspection of school facilities constructed by the USAID TAP program
Performance Evaluation of the Partnership for Accountable Governance in Education (PAGE) Project Performance Evaluation of the Partnership for Accountable Governance in Education (PAGE) Project
Natural-Resource Based Enterprises in the Western Region Natural-Resource Based Enterprises in the Western Region
People for Health (Ghana):  People for Health reinforces civil society organizations'  leadership and their ability to mobilize community organizations and community members to advocate for better and equitable services, promote accountability in the use of health resources, and maximize the responsiveness of health service providers. With FY 2019 funds, the activity will strengthen the role of civil society by training and equipping local non-governmental organizations in community mobilization, citizenship engagement, and evidence-based advocacy skills for effective tracking of government health resources in the areas of family planning; water, sanitation and hygiene; malaria; nutrition; and HIV.. .
Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support Service (METSS) II (Ghana):  To measure the performance of Ghana's Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) II, FY 2019 funds will be used to extend the Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support Service (METSS II). This funding will allow METSS II to conduct a GFSS zone of influence (ZOI) baseline survey, which will establish current conditions in the ZOI and provide a basis against which to set and measure progress toward five-year targets as the GFSS begins. A GFSS ZOI end line survey will also be conducted to determine whether statistically significant change has occurred since USAID established baselines in 2012 and whether population-based indicator targets were met. METSS II will continue to assist USAID/Ghana's Economic Growth Office, its implementing partners, and the Government of Ghana in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, research, knowledge management, and capacity building so they can learn from the results of their activities and incorporate successful interventions into their programming.
Ghana Central Ministry Support (CMS) Program Ghana Central Ministry Support (CMS) Program
RING II Support for the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development The purpose of the Resilience in Northern Ghana (RING) II - Systems Strengthening activity is to strengthen service delivery systems to attain measurable improvements in the nutrition and resilience of vulnerable populations in northern Ghana, particularly reproductive-aged women and children under five years old.
FY 2010 ASHA Award - Ashesi University Foundation/Ashesi University FY 2010 ASHA Award - Ashesi University Foundation/Ashesi University
GHSSS FAR IL with Ghana Health Service The Government-to-Government (G2G) agreement will support the Ghana Health Service to improve the quality of primary health care delivery at community health facilities (CHPS) and health centers.
Promoting Malaria Prevention and Treatment (ProMPT) URC worked with Ghanas National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to strengthen malaria prevention and control and expand successful malaria interventions nationwide. ProMPTs key strategies included: Strengthening health systems at the national, regional, and district level; Improving provider competence and quality of care; Increasing civil society engagement through community leaders, volunteers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and various types of communication; Ensuring country ownership and leadership; and Fostering coordination among the NMCP, partners, and donors supporting the NMCP.
Performance Accountability Activity (Ghana):  The lack of transparency in budgets and expenditures, poor citizen participation in monitoring and assessing the performance of public officials, and a worsening polarization in political decision making hinder the quality and efficiency of service delivery in Ghana. The collective impact of these challenges is pervasive corruption, non-responsiveness of public service institutions, and a weakening of public trust in the governance both at the national and sub-national levels...USAID's Performance Accountability Activity (PAA) will support an integrated, cross-sector accountable governance activity to strengthen civil society oversight of and feedback into government performance in public service delivery. It will also support the government, especially at the local level, and public service providers to be more responsive to citizen demands in delivering quality essential services. Through stronger accountability mechanisms, this activity will ensure better adherence of public service providers to quality standards, and citizen participation in strengthening programs. PAA will target the education, health, governance, agriculture, fisheries and water and sanitation sectors using behavior-led approaches. Key interventions will include: training citizens to independently monitor and evaluate individual service delivery projects; training and recognition events for public service providers to strengthen professionalism and adherence to performance standards; and engaging district citizens in meetings with local policy leaders and service providers to improve the quality of service delivery. Investment in these interventions will improve government's responsiveness to citizens' needs, ensure better quality of public services, and strengthen public trust in government effectiveness...
Anticorruption Project Contribution to GIZ (Ghana):  .USAID will continue its support to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Ghana's Parliament to improve accountability in the public sector and reduce corruption. The four-year activity, implemented through a project contribution grant to Deutsche Gesellschaft f&uuml;r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), targets grand and petty corruption within the public sphere. Through capacity building interventions, the activity supports the PAC to comprehensively scrutinize the Auditor General's reports on the financial performance of public institutions, identify malfeasance by persons in public office, hold public hearings and demand follow-up on recommendations. The activity supports interventions to improve the effectiveness of the PAC's Secretariat in providing technical and administrative support to PAC members. The project will strengthen the PAC's institutional capacity and improve synergies with other key state institutions to ensure follow-up on recommendations....
FY 2013 ASHA Award - Ashesi University Foundation/Ashesi University FY 2013 ASHA Award - Ashesi University Foundation/Ashesi University
Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Support Services Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Support Services
TAP IQC Task Order for Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Consultant TAP IQC Task Order for Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Consultant
PIO Grant to UNICEF to provide support to the Ministry and Department of Social Welfare to design and operationalize a Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) system for the Livelihoods Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) program The recipient shall provide support to the Ministry and Department of Social Welfare to design and operationalize a Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) system for the Livelihoods Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) program.  Capacities for DSW employees, as well as members of District Assemblies, LEAP Implementation Committees, and community members in 100 districts on monitoring and evaluation of the LEAP cash transfer will be strengthened.
Quality & Access to Basic Education Supports the following illustrative program-funded costs: salaries of US, FSN, and TCN and other staff such as PSCs, RSSAs, PASAs, CASUs working for the US Government managing, administering, and supporting programs and their program-funded benefits such as housing, travel, transportation, education allowances etc; institutional contractors that provide such staff, rent, IT services, the program-funded share of utilities, staff training costs and the cost of developing and administering training programs, equipment and supplies, ICASS, vehicle fuel and maintenance, maintenance contracts, janitorial services, operational unit web page development and maintenance, outreach such as publications and the cost of their preparation (including staff costs), and technical assistance to ensure USG compliance with regulations.
WEATHERING THE STORM: IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY THROUGH ACCURATE WEATHER FORECASTS. weather is the most significant cause of crop yield loss for smallholder farmers. yet in sub-saharan africa, 54 percent of surface weather stations and 71 percent of upper-air weather stations do not report accurate data that farmers can use to make decisions about their land. meanwhile, climate change has disrupted weather patterns that smallholder farmers have relied on for generations. as weather becomes less predictable, farmers need more accurate information about rainfall and fast-developing storms, as well as advice on the best times to plant seeds and apply fertilizer and other inputs. to improve farmer crop yields and income, a weather forcasting company developed accurate, actionable weather forecasts that provide highly localized tropical weather patterns. the forecasts are delivered on a  text message service, which has two million subscribers and a 97 percent retention rate. farmers pay as little as $0.04 per forecast message to receive information that influences key decisions during the growing season. in nigeria,  a new business-to-business-to-consumer (b2b2c) model to reach farmers who could benefit from improved weather forecasting and related information in new markets will be tested.
WASH for Health (Ghana):  USAID "WASH for Health" supports the Government of Ghana to effectively plan, design, and manage the construction of water and sanitation facilities in six regions. Eight-five percent of Ghanaians lack access to improved sanitation, contributing to disease and poor nutrition in the country. Using fiscal year 2018 funds, USAID will continue supporting community participation and ownership of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities. The Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach engages and mobilizes communities through social and behavior change communication. Assistance will support the drilling and rehabilitation of mechanical and manual boreholes, the construction of small-town water systems, and the introduction of rainwater harvesting in community-based health facilities, clinics, and schools. USAID will continue supporting the CLTS approach by increasing the reach of Duraplast, USAID created Digni-Loo latrine. This public-private partnership aligns with Ghana's "Beyond Aid" vision by engaging local manufacturers, and ensures country ownership and sustainability while offering a quality, low cost sanitation option. Further, USAID will leverage partnerships with Rotary International and the Coca-Cola Company to construct additional boreholes and create small-town water schemes. The range of interventions through this activity contributes to the elimination of open defecation and promotes hygiene and handwashing, thus preventing the spread of waterborne diseases. .. .
Enhancing WASH (Ghana):  The USG, through USAID, will use FY 2023 funds to increase access to sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services by strengthening governance and finance; expanding WASH services to health facilities, communities, and households; improving private sector engagement; and accelerating the adoption of key WASH behaviors. The activity will target 30 districts with lower WASH achievement metrics in the five northern regions and the Oti region, including the 17 northern Ghana districts that comprise the Feed the Future Zone of Influence. The activity will partner with the GOG to improve WASH sector governance and leverage public/private sector partnerships to increase access and use of basic water sanitation services and promote the adoption of key hygiene behaviors. The activity will also advance WASH coverage for schools and health care facilities, including interventions in menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) for targeted populations. The activity will strengthen the GOG's COVID-19 pandemic response by supporting interventions for priority populations while promoting WASH and Infection Prevention Control (IPC) initiatives. The activity facilitates partnerships with central government ministries and sub-national structures including Municipal and District Assemblies, and the private sector. The activity, which aligns with the Global Water Strategy High Priority Country Plan, will also work with partners to ensure sustainable financing, promote strong decentralized governance and management, and encourage community participation and ownership of WASH services. The activity will expand care infrastructure and value domestic work of women.
KAB - USAID Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) IL with Ghana Health KAB - USAID Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) IL with Ghana Health
Strengthening HIV/AIDS Response Partnership and Evidenced-based Response (SHARPER) The Strengthening HIV/AIDS Response Partnership for an Evidenced-based Response (SHARPER) project is a three and a half year initiative designed to reduce HIV transmission among Ghanas most-at-risk populations (MARPs), people living with HIV (PLHIV), and the sexual partners of both groups. The project operates in 41 high HIV prevalence districts across Ghana and aims to reach 178,000 individuals at risk of or living with HIV with key health behavior messages and improved access to health services.
KAB - USAID Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) IL with the Kpandai Dist Assembly KAB - USAID Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) Implementation Letter with the Kpandai Dist Assembly
FY 2016 ASHA Award - Ashesi University Foundation/Ashesi University FY 2016 ASHA Award - Ashesi University Foundation/Ashesi University
USAID Partnership for Education: Evaluating Systems (Ghana):  USAID Partnership for Education: Evaluating Systems supports the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ghana Education Service's (GES) literacy and numeracy activities by strengthening the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system that assesses and reports on education achievement. Activities include strengthening the basic education M&E system, advancing the quality of basic education research, and conducting critical assessments and studies. With FY 2017 funds, the activity will implement an M&E capacity development strategy with MOE and GES; provide tools, technology, and training to improve the Education Management Information System (EMIS); support basic education sector research; and conduct midline and endline assessments of reading and math learning achievement.