Annual Work Plan – representation and participation



-9677401098552015-2016 WORK PLAN CONSOLIDATING REPRESENTATIONAND PARTICIPATION IN GHANA443230552450UNDP Strategic Plan Outcome 2:Citizens expectations for voice, development, the rule for law and accountability are met by strong systems of democratic governanceUNDP Strategic Plan Output 2.1:Parliaments, constitution making bodies and electoral institutions enabled to perform core functions for improved accountability, participation and representation, including for peaceful transitionsUNDAF Outcome 10:Key national institutions of democracy are effective, accountable, gender responsive and promote peace, inclusive governance, human security with focus on vulnerable groups, by 2016UNDAF Output(s) 10.1/10.2:Governance institutions operate within a decentralized enabling environment and promote inclusive, accountable and transparent governance; mechanisms in place for participation of women and vulnerable groups in decision making processesImplementing Partner:Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC)NarrativeThe 2015-2016 Representation and Participation WP is in full alignment with the 2012-2016 UNDAF and reflects the priorities of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA). The WP builds on previous UNDP initiatives to enhance accountability, transparency and oversight capacities of duty-bearers at the local government level, to promote increased public confidence and participation in the 2016 elections, and to promote the increased participation of women and youth in decision making processes. During the two year period, efforts will be made to support the social accountability process in local governance, targeted electoral reform efforts, administration of governance assessments to improve data quality and availability, and the enactment of constitutional reforms. In addition, HIV and health challenges of marginalised persons including Persons living with HIV will be addressed. Finally, this WP seeks to build on earlier investments to promote the increased participation of women and youth in decision making processes and to enable marginalised persons and groups to engage with and demand accountability from the duty bearers. Conscious that Ghana lags behind the sub-region in the percentage of elected women representatives, this WP will seek to address some of the critical bottlenecks in partnership with key stakeholders.Responsible Parties:UNDP, Local Government Network (LOGNET), Constitutional Review Implementation Committee (CRIC), Ghana Aids Commission (GAC), Electoral Commission (EC), Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Africa Peer Review Mechanism – Ghana (APRM Ghana), Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Department of Gender (DoG) of MoGCSP, CSOs-1524001543685Programme Period: 2015-2016 Atlas Project ID: 00081762Intervention Title: Consolidating Representation and Participation in GhanaDuration: 2 years00Programme Period: 2015-2016 Atlas Project ID: 00081762Intervention Title: Consolidating Representation and Participation in GhanaDuration: 2 years33909001543685Estimated annualised budget 2015: US$1,452,300Estimated annualised budget 2016: US$1,967,300Allocated Resources: $850,000Other: $700,000Unfunded: US$1,869,60000Estimated annualised budget 2015: US$1,452,300Estimated annualised budget 2016: US$1,967,300Allocated Resources: $850,000Other: $700,000Unfunded: US$1,869,600 428625339090Agreed by the Executing Agency:_____________________________________________On ______________Chief Director, Ministry of Finance (MOF)Agreed by Implementing Partner: __________________________________________________On ________________ Executive Secretary, Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC)Agreed by UNDP: __________________________________________________On ________________Country Director, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)00Agreed by the Executing Agency:_____________________________________________On ______________Chief Director, Ministry of Finance (MOF)Agreed by Implementing Partner: __________________________________________________On ________________ Executive Secretary, Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC)Agreed by UNDP: __________________________________________________On ________________Country Director, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)I: SITUATION ANALYSISOver the last two decades, Ghana has enjoyed relatively stable and deepening democratic governance. Six successful elections in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 have strengthened the effectiveness of key national institutions such as the Electoral Commission, the National Peace Council, the National Media Commission and the National Commission for Civic Education. The successful transfer of power from one opposing political party to the other in 2001 and in 2009 without any major incidents being recorded are testaments to the growing democratic credential of the country. The smooth transfer of power within the incumbent government after the death of the sitting president in July 2012 crowned Ghana's commitment to thrive as a democratic state. In spite of these accolades, there exists significant polarization of political power which translates into the ‘winner-takes-all’ syndrome being practised in the country. This problem has affected economic governance and the deployment of qualified personnel to manage key positions in state institutions. Additionally, there still remain a number of critical challenges that require urgent resolution to deepen and sustain the progress made. These include: power imbalance among the arms of government, inadequate responsiveness to civil society and private sector initiatives in the governance process, insufficient public ownership of, and participation in governance process, limited awareness, advocacy and enforcement of rights and responsibilities, perception of corruption in the public sector, and insufficient engagement of arms of government and other governance institutions with the general public. Other factors include resource disparity undermining the role of different arms of government; and low representation of women, youth and other marginalised groups in decision making processes.Enhancing Representation and public participation Ghana has a distinctive tradition of ideology-based political parties not evident in many other African countries. This tradition has been reflected in all democratic governments since independence, and has persisted through military dictatorships in an informal wayRelative to other African countries, Ghana has experienced several general elections (1951, 1954 and 1956, 1960, 1969 and 1979) and three referenda (1964, 1978 and 1992). The referendum of 1992 adopted the constitution that founded the Fourth Republic of Ghana, a country now characterized by growing stability and relative political maturity. The 2000 elections reflected an emerging alternative trend in African politics, with opposition parties winning the election and the ruling party accepting the verdict. The Fourth Republic can boast a stable two-party system, with three to four minor parties struggling for representation with limited success.There have been no serious violations of the principles of free and fair elections during the last five elections from 1996 to 2012. Ghana has shown encouraging progress regarding the entrenchment of multiparty democracy and electoral efficiency and in 2008; irregularities were limited to a few incidents of electoral violence and intimidation. As a testament to this, during the 2008 elections, while the presidential election result was initially challenged by the NPP and its presidential candidate, they eventually ceded to the long-serving and steadfast Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) and an unequivocal statement from international observers, and power was handed over to the NDC.The Presidential Election Petition case in the Supreme Court in 2013 was therefore a test case for this fledgling democracy as the first-time results of presidential elections were challenged in the courts of law, by the main opposition party. The eight month protracted legal tussle upheld the validity of incumbent party as the winner of the 2012 presidential elections. The verdict of the Supreme Court on the 2012 elections unearthed significant administrative and legislative infractions in Ghana’s electoral system that need to be addressed, despite the fact that the process leading to the verdict and the aftermath reactions did not record any significant conflict and political violence. Subsequent to these reform propositions from the judiciary, the Electoral Commission of Ghana invited political parties and civil society groups to submit additional proposals for consideration to which the stakeholder speedily obliged. However the steps to initiate these reforms are yet to be communicated publicly. Interestingly, the Governance and Peace Polls (GaP Polls) conducted at the end of 2014 revealed that slim majority (54%) of citizens trust the EC to deliver on its mandate. This coupled with the slightly ruffled image of the EC as a result of the 2013 Presidential Election Petition sets the stage for imminent reforms to increase the confidence of the electorate in the election management body of the country. In 2010, Ghana initiated the constitution review process which seeks to address some of the inadequacies with the balance of institutional power. After the nationwide consultation to receive recommendations from citizens, a comprehensive report was submitted to the Presidency that resulted in the issuance of a Government White paper on the proposals. A Constitution Review Implementation Committee (CRIC) was set up by the Presidency in 2013 to coordinate the implementation of the reform proposals. After over one year of drafting the legislative provisions for review, CRIC’s activities were halted in July 2014 as a result of a legal suit in the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the process implemented till date. The implementation process till date has been supported by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), European Union (EU) and UNDP. Strengthening the Social Accountability in Local GovernanceAs active members of the democratization process, Ghanaians have the responsibility of holding their leaders to account as well as helping to improve the mechanisms by which citizens hold their leaders accountable. Recent studies reveal that citizens are willing to pay more taxes for more and better government services. Sadly, citizens responded that basic information on tax collection and what the government does with tax revenues are difficult to access. Thus, there exist the opportunity to harness citizens’ willingness to pay to generate more revenue from taxation by undertaking tax sector reforms coupled with the delivery of efficient and quality public service. In capitalizing on the willingness to pay taxes, government must remember that it will be called upon by citizens to give an account of its stewardship as suggested by the regression results where demand for accountability from public office holders is significantly influenced by whether one pays income and self-employed taxes or not. Increased transparency in the use of public resources and other government initiatives involves ensuring that citizens have easy access to information, which also showed a positive impact on the demand for accountability (though not statistically significant).Other results of recent studiesalso reveal that as national literacy rate improves, citizens become more aware of their rights and are able to ask public officials to account for their stewardship. Thus, aside from encouraging and improving education policies, facilities and the content of our formal education system, there is also the need for comprehensive civic education at all levels to encourage effective citizens’ participation in the democratic process, with particular focus on females, to bridge the gap between males and females demand for accountability. Also, the civic responsibility of demanding accountability from leaders should be inculcated into citizens at a young age as the regression results of the survey showed that older people tend to demand accountability much more than young folks. Indeed, citizens express the willingness to participate in meetings at the community level, but there appears to be limited spaces for such engagement although the Local Government Act (Act 462) supports the organization of community-based forums.Current affairs in Ghana in the recent past has centered on issues revolving around the political economy of the country. Key amongst these issues however is the subject matter of corruption, particularly by government actors at both the central and local levels. Corruption and limited administrative capacity continue to pose the biggest challenges, exemplified in unduly long legal procedures. The Afrobarometer Survey 2014 mirrors public opinion with regard to corruption with 75% of citizens saying that corruption has increased over the past year. The Public Procurement Act of 2003 is one of the instruments developed to promote transparency and accountability in Ghana. However, the transparency of the public procurement system is as questionable as the monitoring of codes of conduct and similar provisions. With the influx of oil revenue, the Public Procurement Act of 2003 has become more important, as it is still one of the most comprehensive legal regulations in Africa in regard to the administration of public tenders, although it is not always implemented to the letter resulting in consequences such as payments of numerous judgement debts which are draining the public purse.These are evidence of a general lack of accountability, abuse of office and financial malfeasance by the duty bearers. The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has over the years, consistently unraveled gross misappropriation and pilfering of public funds by public officials. These issues are of great concern to citizens resulting in the low levels of trust in some public officials to effectively carry out their mandate without financial influence. Supporting Governance Assessments to improve data availabilityAs the primary UN Agency charged with the mandate of leading the global development agenda, UNDP is expected to help countries grow sustainably and democratically out of poverty. The capacity to measure the changes being realized within countries is therefore vital to this process. Although significant progress has been made within the current UN programming cycle towards the development of SMART indicators in the area of peace and governance, there still remain real gaps in data for effective governance decision making. Flowing from the famous quote that “you cannot change what you cannot measure”, UNDP in recent years has supported national entities to periodically assess various governance and peace indicators. The principal objective of this initiative was to produce new data as well as tracking data on existing indicators. Thus surveys such as the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)’s national peer review governance assessment and the Governance and Peace Polls (GaP Poll) run by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) have been supported by UNDP in response to production of accurate and reliable data for effective planning and implementation of governance developmental projects. Improving Gender EqualityWomen constitute more than half of Ghana’s population; 51.2%, this means that, without their participation in the public discourse or decision making process, it would be difficult for Ghana to achieve sustainable development. Women in Ghana have played significant roles (though with low numbers) in the governance process of Ghana right from Independence till date; these stem from low recognition of gender equity in public sector, lack of gender responsive budgeting, inadequate representation and participation of women in public life and governance, and insufficient candidature of females in elections among others.The Ghanaian constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender and gives equal standing to both males and females. Moreover, Ghana has ratified international and regional declarations, conventions, protocols and initiatives such as the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Protocol on the rights of African women and the African Women’s Decade among others aimed at promoting the rights and empowerment of women. Despite efforts by stakeholders, women’s representation and participation at all levels of decision making in Ghana continues to be low. For example there are only 29 women in the 275 legislature of Ghana, constituting 10.5% a slight improvement compared to the previous parliament which had only 8.3% of women out of the 230 members, but woefully behind the MDG indicator of minimum 30% representation of women in National Parliament. In 2012, women parliamentary candidates constituted only 10.1%, a reduction compared to the 2008 elections when they were 10.7%. The story is not different at the local Assembly level, when only 7% of women got elected into the local Assemblies during the 2010 elections, a reduction from 10.10% in 2006.The Constitution of Ghana guarantees all persons the opportunity to participate in decision-making at every level. In District Assemblies, 70 percent of the members are elected and 30 percent are appointed. In local level governance the Government of Ghana issued a directive in 1998 according to which reserved 30% of the appointed seats of assemblies for women. This directive has however not been effectively implemented, although relatively insignificant progress has been recorded. In 2002 for example, women constituted only 5% of elected assembly members. In addition, only 6 out of 18 cabinet Ministers currently are women and only 18 out of 216 district Assembly Chief Executives are women.Politics is considered to be men’s realm. For example, a study done in 2012 by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana) reported that 34% of men and 21% of women sampled agree that men make better political leaders than women, and should be elected rather than women. The strong socialization of men and women to see men as natural leaders and women as followers, can be attributed to patriarchy or male dominance which is a key aspect of the Ghanaian social system and the woman’s role and status are recognizably inferior to those of the man in almost all aspects of social, political and economic life. Custom, law and even religion have been used to rationalize and perpetuate these differential roles to the extent that women themselves seem to have accepted and internalized them. It is worth noting that the legal frameworks of the country gives equal opportunities for both men and women to register to vote, to exercise their franchise, and to stand to be elected for either as presidential candidates, members of Parliament or Assembly representatives in both local and national government structures.Though women are engaged to play important roles in the campaign and mobilization of support for political parties, they rarely occupy high level decision making positions in these organizations. Women’s decision making is largely restricted to social aspects of the family while men serve as the gatekeepers of power. It is common for political parties to consider ethnic, regional and religious background in the selection of nominees, gender rarely serves as a basis in the selection.These inequalities that result in the low participation of women can be attributed to traditional prejudices, beliefs and perceptions, gender discrimination, monetary requirements for running for political office and low levels of literacy. However, examples from other countries have shown that with the needed support and platforms, women are capable of making valuable contributions to development, poverty reduction, and to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).HIV Health and DevelopmentUNDP examines health not from a biomedical point of view but rather through the social, cultural and economic determinants of health. Thus, UNDP concentrates its efforts on helping countries tackle the underlying issues related to health and development by strengthening governance institutions and playing a convening role for partners and resources.Current HIV estimates show the adult prevalence at 1.37%, indicating that the epidemic in Ghana is very much a generalized one. The HIV population in Ghana is estimated at about 235,982 and about 60% of all those infected are women, clearly highlighting the gender dynamics in HIV transmission. Key populations such as female sex workers (FSW) and men who sleep with men (MSM) continue to have HIV prevalence above the national prevalence. The recent IBBS shows that the HIV prevalence for key populations (KP), FSW and MSM are 11.1% and 17.5% respectively. Over the years Ghana has succeeded in reducing adult HIV prevalence from 1.9% in 2009 to 1.37% in 2012.HIV prevalence in ante natal attendees which is used as a proxy for new infections have also been on the decline from a high prevalence of 3.6 in 2003 to 1.7 in 2012. These statistics reveal that even though successes have been achieved in reducing the overall national prevalence, there are sections of the population with HIV prevalence above the national prevalence. Further, bottlenecks related to human rights, stigma and discrimination and dwindling funds for HIV continues to plague uptake of HIV services. Currently over 70% of the funds for the national response is provided by external donors.The Global Commission on HIV an independent body, set up by the UNDP to examine links between the law and HIV responses observed that even though laws alone could not stop the spread of HIV, good laws could“widen access to prevention and health care services, improve the quality of treatment, enhance social support for people affected by the epidemic, protect human rights that are vital to survival and save the public money”. Currently, 123 countries have laws that prohibit discrimination of persons living with HIV, whereas about 112 countries provide some protection for persons deemed to be vulnerable to HIV.Ghana does not have a specific law on HIV and AIDS. Human right protection for KPs and persons living with HIV (PLHIV) are obtained from existing provisions such as the 1999 Constitution and the Patients Charter. To address this issue GAC and its partners have developed the HIV bill which is yet to be presented and adopted by parliament.The draft bill seeks to provide protection for PLHIV and KPs and enable them “unhindered access to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment care and support services”Data from 2008 Demographic and health survey showed that about 68% of women and 57% of men would not buy fresh food from a shopkeeper living with HIV. Overall, 89% of women and 81% of men aged 15-49 years do not show acceptable attitudes to persons living with HIV.This situation highlights the fact that addressing stigma and discrimination will be crucial in reaching 2020 treatment targets of ensuring that 90% target of all people with HIV know their status, 90% of all diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral and 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppressionA multi-sectorial approach to HIV defined as “mitigating the impacts of the epidemic on affected populations by employing an appropriate mix of health and non-health based interventions and involving a broad range of stakeholders in their design and implementation” would be key in consolidating the gains made in a reduction of HIV prevalence in Ghana. As highlighted in the National HIV/AIDS and STI policy, key ministries are expected to mainstream HIV responses into their core businesses and concerns. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) tool mandated by government is a good entry point for ensuring that issues related to HIV and gender are adequately covered in environmental assessments for large capital projects.II: PAST COOPERATION AND LESSONS LEARNEDEnhancing representation and public participation According to the Democracy Index 2011, even though sub-Saharan African elections have become a normal occurrence, with coups becoming less frequent, particularly in the 1990s, many elections are “rigged and incumbents often still refuse to accept defeat”.Elections in Ghana on the other hand are considered to be both free and fair but like several other countries in the region including South Africa, Mali and Botswana, the country is considered to fall short “of being a full democracy because of weaknesses in political participation and political culture” and is referred to as a flawed democracy.Several governance challenges need to be addressed, particularly with regard to the political process and women’s representation. Whereas the national elections have recorded success, the district level elections for decentralized governance continue to record poor participation. The political culture (politicization and polarization along party lines) poses challenges that are manifested in the areas of political party functioning, political competition, political participation, policymaking, power centralization, as well as socio-political and ethno-political relationships. This includes persistent problems regarding chieftaincy succession, conflict of roles between and among the arms of government and governance institutions, resource disparity, poor citizen participation in democratic processes, and perception of corruption in the public sector in addition to the likely economic, political and social distortions associated with oil production. Past assistance in this area in the last UNDAF cycle have included, building the capacities of the EC, the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) to promote the participation of all stakeholders in both the Parliamentary, Presidential and District Level elections in 2008 and 2012. In the current cycle, collaboration was focused on the EC, political parties and civil society groups towards the introduction, procurement and utilization of the biometric voting system, joint political party monitoring of elections to improve trust in the EC and mediate potential electoral conflicts.Past support has also been provided to women and vulnerable groups, as well as the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities to ensure the endorsement of the Domestic Violence and Disability Act, implementation of the Action Plan on Domestic Violence. Civil Society especially youth and women groups were supported to strengthen their participation in decision making especially female presidential and parliamentary candidates.Even though the Electoral Commission (EC) was supported in 2012 to switch to biometric voter registration and verification process, public confidence in the administration of elections by the EC has taken a nose dive in recent past especially during and after the 2013 Presidential Election Petition process. These can be attributed to the revelations of administrative lapses in the collation, transmission and declaration of elections results by the EC as well as the capacity of EC’s temporary staff, judiciary, civil society, media and candidates’ polling agents. Thus, these lapses would be addressed by this Work Plan. Strengthening the Social Accountability in Local GovernanceSocial accountability is described as the” form of accountability which emerges from actions by citizens and civil society organization (CSOs) aimed at holding the state to account, as well as efforts by government and other actors (media, private sector, donors) to support these actions’ Social accountability is key in any democratic dispensation because it acts as checks and balances on the state by exposing instances of corruption, negligence and oversight which other forms of accountability are unlikely or unable to address adequately. It however goes beyond that because when harnessed properly social accountability can be instrumental in improving development outcomes of a state and in the achievement of the MDGs by improving the focus of public service delivery and emphasizing the needs of vulnerable groups in policy formulation and implementationSocial accountability can also help address the gender inequalities in the development process. Social accountability tools such as gender budgeting and gender-disaggregated participatory monitoring and evaluation do address gender issues in public policy.A 2007 UNDP-Ghana report pointed to limited voice and participation in local government on the part of rural communities, marginalized groups and youth. Indeed, many citizens at the local level are insufficiently informed about the duties of the departments, the staff and members of their Assemblies, Chief Executives, and even, Members of Parliament (MP). Nor are they sufficiently aware of their obligations to the Assemblies and its officials or MPs. Consequently, bottom-up grassroots demand for transparency, accountability and effective service delivery from these officeholders is extremely weak. In addition, local planning and decision-making on development interventions, budgetary allocations, tender and procurement among others, are often decided at the district level with very little or no inputs from beneficiary communities.The accountability gap at the district level has been reflected in several publications such as the audit reports on the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Assemblies (M/M/Das), tender and procurement irregularities reported by the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), research reports on District Assemblies (DAs) and DCE corruption, misapplication of funds and abuse of office reports by various independent monitoring organizations as well as the frequent media reports on corruption and misapplication of funds by M/M/DAs. The Ghana Round 5 Afrobarometer research accurately captured the perceptions of citizens as 68% of citizens had not contacted local government officials to demand accountability, 52% said their councillors never listen to them while 89% and 87% perceived some, most or all, M/M/DCEs and local councillors respectively to be corrupt.UNDP has over the past two years (2013-2014) collaborated with institutions such as the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the Centre for Democratic Development, (CDD), Local Governance Network (LOGNet), Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES Ghana), Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), and the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralization (IMCC) to contribute to the effective participation of citizen in local governance and demand for citizens’ rights and quality service delivery.These interventions were targeted at marginalized groups such as women, youth and Persons with Disabilities. Key results include the establishment of the Local Accountability Networks (LANets), the activation of the Public Relations and Complaints Committee of selected district assemblies and the empowerment of the marginalized groups to participate in district level planning and budgeting processes. Much as the local accountability systems are established, coordination, monitoring and consistent support are vital to assure that recommendations noted in the UNDP Civil Society Capacity to engage MMDAs are fully respected to assure effectiveness of social accountability on the demand side.Improving Gender EqualityThe 2012-2016 UNDAF establishes gender equality in governance as one of four governance-related outputs, thus elevating the issue for the UN to the highest programmatic level. To this end, agencies have been actively supporting women’s coalitions, which often include political parties, CSOs and the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection to pursue gender equality in governance. In spite of efforts made by various stakeholders to address the issue of gender equality; specifically the promotion of women’s participation in decision making, much has not been achieved. UNDP for example has supported in the past, advocacy efforts and capacity building initiatives for increasing women’s participation at the national and local levels. Series of dialogue and research has shown that legislation to address the inequality gap between men and women in decision making as well as advocacy that targets traditional authorities and religious leaders is the best option to addressing the problem; while ensuring that a multi sectorial approach is adopted by all public and private agencies to promoting gender equality in all sectors of the economy.Since Political parties in Ghana have a significant role to play in determining representation in the national Parliament, a key lesson learnt is that, they a principal stakeholder to work with in addressing the problem. There has been several calls for the enactment of an Affirmative Action legislation, the government heeded to the calls and currently has a bill drafted with consultations almost completed, also with the support of UNDP.HIV Health and DevelopmentIn spite of the great work done which has resulted in the gradual reduction of HIV prevalence over the years, critical challenges do exist. One key challenge is that of dwindling funds for HIV. Currently, 74% of all funds used for HIV prevention care and treatment are sourced from external sources and only about 18% of all HIV funds are from public funds in Ghana. The National HIV & AIDS Strategic Plan 2011-2015 requires that sustained funding is obtained to ensure its comprehensive implementation. In response to this, the Ghana AIDS Commission developed a Resource Mobilization Strategy in 2013 to guide the process of mobilizing sustained resources for the comprehensive implementation of the National HIV & AIDS Strategic Plan 2011-2015. Key among the strategies was to increase the domestic base of funding for HIV through the engagement of non-traditional financiers of the national HIV response especially the private sector. Stigma and discrimination continue to prevent the uptake of key HIV interventions. The National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan 2011-2015 has prioritized the identification of HIV-related stigma and discrimination and the strengthening of capacities of networks, associations and support groups of PLHIVs on HIV-related stigma and discrimination.Even though surveys like the DHS showed that there were high levels of stigma in Ghana, there was not enough data to clearly identify the kinds of stigma faced by (PLHIV) and the impact. Thus in 2014, the GAC undertook the PLHIV Stigma Index study, which is a joint initiative of the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+), The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS(ICW), The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The purpose of the index is to measure changing trends in stigma and discrimination as experienced by PLHIVs and strengthen the evidence base for advocacy, policy change and programmatic intervention. The Ghana AIDS Commission is in the process of developing an Anti-Stigma Strategy with an Advocacy and Communication Plan for Ghana using the findings from the Stigma Index Study.Helping stakeholders to appreciate the different dimensions of stigma faced by PLHIVs and implementing recommendations of the study would go a long way in helping to address issues of stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV. The lack of an overarching law to guide HIV policies and ensure that all HIV interventions operate under a solid legal framework still remains a key challenge. The Ghana AIDS Commission was legally established in 2002 by an ACT of parliament (The Ghana AIDS Commission Act 613, 2002). Following the new knowledge and advancements in area of HIV, the Ghana AIDS Commission has begun a process to revise Act 613 to make the commission’s work more efficient and effective and to reflect the emerging needs of the national HIV response. In 2012, UNDP supported GAC to hold a policy dialogue that brought together ‘representatives from government, judiciary, law enforcement, parliamentarians and the GAC, to engage meaningfully with civil society and affected populations on rights-based issues related to the country’s HIV and AIDS response. The dialogue also provided a platform to discuss what was known about the revised proposed HIV and AIDS Bill and how it could effectively improve the legal environment in Ghana. Work has continued since the dialogue and there is currently a GAC Bill awaiting parliamentary approval. The Ghana AIDS Commission Bill when passed will reduce the membership of its Board from 47 to 17 to facilitate efficiency and effectiveness, include new policies relevant to protecting the rights of PLHIV i.e. HIV Prevention and Control Law and include new policies relevant to sustaining the national response i.e.an HIV Fund. This bill also contains provision for the protection of human and legal rights for PLHIVs and KPs and would provide great impetus to the HIV work by ensuring access to prevention and lifesaving treatment and care servicesFinally the issues related to integration of HIV into already existing policies is key if we are to ensure sustainability and coverage of HIV services. A good tool for integration is the environmental impact assessment (EIAs) process which is mandated by law. There is currently a lot of interest around EIAs due to the rapidly expanding oil and gas sector and increasing infrastructural boom in Ghana. In November 2014, UNDP CO in partnership with the UNDP regional service center initiated consultations with key stakeholders in the EIA process in Ghana. The next phase is to identify gaps in the current EIA process and develop capacity building support for the adequate integration of HIV and gender issues in the environmental impact assessment process.Role of UNDPThe UNDP Ghana Governance Programme has over the years helped build the capacities of key national governance institutions, enhanced the country's governance process and engaged citizens in democratic processes, ensuring access to justice and human rights and nurturing conflict prevention mechanisms.UNDP’s 2011 Assessment of Development Results (ADR) report recognized UNDP`s contributions in strengthening national governance institutions (Parliament, the Judiciary, Justice System and the Electoral Commission) and establishing new frameworks for the consolidation of peace, including the National Peace Council and Ghana National Commission on Small Arms. The ADR also noted UNDP’s support to election-related activities by facilitating preventive advocacy and mediation through the National Peace Council, establishment of fast track courts to resolve election disputes and technical support to Electoral Commission for electronic capturing of results. The Government’s trust and confidence in UNDP was also evident in the request to coordinate donor assistance to the Constitutional Review Process. Under the representation and participation component of the Governance Programme, the capacities of the Electoral Commission (EC) and National Commission on Civil Education (NCCE) were strengthened to promote the participation of all stakeholders in the Parliamentary, Presidential and District Level elections in 2008 and 2010. In collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MoLGRD), public education on the new Decentralization Policy and Action Plan was carried out to enhance awareness. Educational programmes have been held in collaboration with the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) and Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) to promote transparency, accountability and anti-corruption, the Corruption Monitoring Index was also launched by the GACC and the National Africa Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council. UNDP also provided support to the review of the constitution through the work of the Constitutional Review Commission and strengthening the role of Parliament through initiatives such as the Speaker of Parliament Breakfast meeting.However, fundamental needs to be addressed include incoherence or even contradictions in sectorial approaches to social accountability, particularly the need to stimulate popular participation in local governance; and streamlining relationships with traditional authorities (Government of Ghana, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Draft Decentralization Policy Framework, Accelerating Decentralization and Local Governance for National Development, April 2010).Initiatives in the previous UNDAF cycle synergized efforts of state and non-state institutions to support decentralization, electoral reform and other governance processes. Interventions mainstreamed the gender dimension into all aspects of the good governance agenda and the need for greater opportunities for participation and representation of women and vulnerable groups in public affairs was highlighted. In spite of the gains made in Ghana’s democratic dispensation, there are still challenges that require concerted, strategic and collaborative interventions in order to achieve gender equality in decision-making processes. Among the challenges are insufficient representation and participation of women and other vulnerable groups in dialogue processes, especially at the district and community levels. In the past, support has been provided to women and vulnerable groups, as well as the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) to ensure the endorsement of the Domestic Violence Act and Disability Act, implementation of the Action Plan on Domestic Violence and the development of the strategic and communication plans for the NCPD. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have also been supported through the establishment of the Civil Society’s Resource Centre to strengthen their participation in decision-making. UNDP’s 2011 ADR identified areas for improvement in the forthcoming Governance Programme, including the need for deepening support for decentralized governance; shifting emphasis from poverty reduction to inclusive growth and private sector development; deepening efforts to achieve gender equality; developing clear exit strategies that lead to national ownership and sustainability, and; strengthening communication, M&E and knowledge and information management functions. Some of the lessons learned from previous programmes include the need for more coordination and synergies among the various clusters in the governance programme, in addition to more collaboration/information with UN agencies to avoid duplication of efforts. There is also a need to ensure that peace building is mainstreamed into all components, particularly the participation and representation in governance and justice initiatives. Again, there is the need to develop appropriate exit strategies in collaboration with national partners to ensure the sustainability of programmes. Finally, the capacities of national partners in programme management and UNDP’s programme policies, rules and regulations should be enhanced in order to ensure more timely and adequate delivery of outputs.III: STRATEGYUNDP’s new corporate strategy seeks to“help countries achieve the simultaneous eradication of poverty and significant reduction of inequalities and exclusion”. Implicit in this goal is the need to support all individuals including excluded groups, youth, and women to be part of the democratic process. Bearing in mind the engagement principles of the new strategic plan, elements to ensure national ownership and capacity, voice and participation and gender equality and women empowerment have been carefully woven into this workplan. Thus, the issue of gender equality is not treated in isolation but rather mainstreamed in all the activities undertaken to ensure that both males and females are adequately reached with all the proposed interventions.Further, the UNCT and GOG agreed in the UNDAF (2012-16) that the governance outcome to be pursued was “Key national institutions of democracy are effective, accountable, gender responsive, and promote peace, inclusive governance, human security with focus on vulnerable groups, by 2016.” On this basis, the priority governance outputs for the UNDAF (2012-16) were established as: a) inclusive, accountable and transparent governance, b) active participation of women and vulnerable groups in decision making processes, c) justice sector institutions functional and responsive, and d) national peace architecture institutionalised and functional. These four outputs reflect the six governance thematic areas of decentralization, transparency and accountability, representation and participation, access to justice, gender equality, and conflict prevention.The UNDP Governance Programme’s work plan is based on the following theory of change as follows: “Institutional performance can be improved by simultaneously building the capacity of citizens and institutions to partner with each other.? By prioritising those aspects that enhance political processes, strengthened partnerships will lead to improved service delivery and human development, increasing public participation and confidence in political processes.? In summary, more and better partnerships will lead to better governance.”The 2015-2016 WP on Representation and Participation (R&P) is based on the premise that:Change can be created through a symbiotic relationship between national policy, legislation and implementation, where women are embedded in decision making at all levels of government and partnerships enshrine principles of transparency, responsiveness and inclusivity. In other words, emphasis is on building the capacities of rights-holders and duty-bearers to partner effectively with women included at every stage of decision making process. Specifically, this WP will support the strategy contained in the Theory of Change by Strengthening the capacity of governance institutions to perform effectively, for credible and acceptable elections, improved participation of women, youth, and other vulnerable groups in the decision making processes and promotion of transparent and accountable governance at the national and local level for sustainable human development.To this end, the WP will build the capacities of citizens and institutions at the local level, to effectively partner with each other in pursuing the thematic goals of social accountability, constitution reform, electoral support, gender equality, governance assessments, and HIV, health and development. These partnerships will be manifested in the multi-sectorial work being done in the area of social accountability, in the strengthening of the electoral process, and in coalitions that aim for gender equality in decision-making, for example. In order to maintain the existing peace, security and stability for sustainable national development, after the first election in an oil economy - and under middle-income country status - UNDP will continue to adopt a comprehensive electoral cycle approach to support elections.A strong focus has been placed on building an electoral system that is broadly supported; this should be a continuous process instead of one-stop, periodic election-year support and includes facilitating progressive institutional reforms, enhancing participation of civil society and key stakeholders as well as capacity development interventions to key stakeholders.UNDP’s engagement in electoral assistance over the coming two years, which will be the second phase of the electoral cycle, is essential. UNDP can build the kind of trust and rapport with government and other political actors that ensure that when a crisis emerges or a conflict occurs, the organization is well placed to serve as a technically capable, neutral interlocutor with the various parties. Synergies will be explored between this intervention and UNDP’s Joint Party Support and Strengthening (J-PASS) project as well as cognate interventions by other development partners.The work of UNDP’s Governance Unit over the next programming period will be organized around six thematic areas (representation and participation, gender equality, HIV health and development, transparency and accountability, access to justice and conflict prevention). The first three of these thematic areas are the subject of this AWP and, together with additional AWPs on Transparency and Accountability (inclusive of Access to Justice) and Conflict Prevention, comprise the three main vehicles for addressing UNDAF Outcome 10. This AWP has been developed with key national governance institutions and civil society organizations to promote national ownership and sustainability of interventions. Implementation of this AWP will be based on previous programme experiences to ensure efficiency. This Work Plan focuses on the national priorities of deepening the country’s democratic process by promoting inclusive participation and representation.The programme strategy rests on the causality analysis where immediate, underlying and root causes of problems or issues in different aspects of governance are identified and various activities plan for implementation to achieve desired changes. The four broad focus areas are:Institutional and organizational (administrative, legal and regulatory) reforms within key governance institutions for improved democratic governance realized Provide support to implementation of constitutional reforms. This entails finalization of the respective bills for the referendum and parliamentary approval, management of all processes to assure the conduct of a referendum, the development of a media engagement strategy, the development of jingles and message intended to ignite citizens’ response and participation in the referendum and general support to the CRIC. Enhance the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation capacities of key governance institutions. This will consist of the provision of technical support for institutional reforms aimed at increasing public trust and institutional performance of the EC. Specific interventions will include a comprehensive assessment of the EC towards the development of corporate strategic plan, and communication strategy as well capacity building for judiciary, polling staff candidates’ agents and marginalized groups.Capacity for efficiency, transparency and accountability in public affairs and public financial resources management at local governance level is improvedEnhance the social accountability, transparency and public policy oversight role of civil society and government actors. This subcomponent comprise the development and implementation of a National Policy Framework on Popular Participation, support for the activation of the Complaints Committee (PRCC) of the District Assemblies, and the empowerment of persons with disabilities (PWD)s and local level officials for inclusive decision making and advocacy on disability instruments. Others include the strengthening of accountability and transparency at the local level to enhance quality service delivery and development, as well as the assessment of structures at the local level for youth engagement and deepening of youth capacities to track district budget implementation for improved development.Mobilise Citizens, CSOs and government stakeholders at the local level to dialogue on transparency and accountability issues. These include the enhancement of citizens participation in the District Governance Assessment, and the conduct of Governance and Peace Polls (GaP Poll)Political parties, civil society and other stakeholders develop platforms to promote the increased participation of women and vulnerable groups in governancePromote initiatives to increase women’s political participation. This subcomponent entails advocacy support for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill and gender mainstreaming into the policy planning and implementation activities of the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs). Others are the development of a corporate strategic plan for Gender Ministry and capacity building and support female candidates to participate in the 2016 parliamentary elections.Strengthen existing national responses for HIV and promote multi-sectorial approach to HIV issuesSupport for the passage of the GAC Act to amend the existing legislation and consolidate related HIV laws into one legislative instrument to facilitate coordination and provide sound legal basis for HIV national response.GAC Resource mobilization strategy which seeks among others to provide sustainable funding for HIV response from domestic sources to complement external funding.Support for Anti –stigma and discrimination drive and stigma index in a bid to provide a baseline for the country which also helps to measure the impact/progress of all interventions in the area.Build capacity of national institutions involved in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) to incorporate HIV and Health issues in their work and monitor mitigation activities prescribed in the EIA process.IV: MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTSContext:Ghana's aid architecture is currently operating under Ghana's Shared Growth and Development Agenda. Most Bilateral and Multilateral partner are organized in Sector Working Groups reflecting the Governments Development Priorities and the development partners’ own division of labour with "lead" and "active participation" roles.The United Nations have also aligned their development assistance to the Governments priorities and formalized it in a United Nations Development Assistance Framework. As a DaO self-starter country each UNDAF outcome (11 in total) is led by one UN Agency which participates actively or as lead in a respective Sector Working Group. The UNDAF is jointly monitored by the UN and the MoF on an annual basis. The lead agency for each UNDAF outcome is responsible to provide regular progress up-dates to sector working groups and will as such coordinate and convene the various UN agencies and Implementing Partners working under one UNDAF.UNDP is leading three UNDAF outcomes, that is Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change, Political Governance and Evidence based Policy Planning and Budgeting which corresponds to its internal programme structure with a "Governance Cluster", an "Inclusive Growth Cluster" and a "Sustainable Development Cluster.Management Arrangements 2014-2016To enable UNDP to substantively feed into the sector working groups, it is imperative to gather relevant information and data on those three outcomes from the work of other UN agencies and their partners as well as from its own work with its implementing partners. Consequently, for effective coordination and implementation, and to avoid parallel reporting structures, the following management arrangements will be in place for the new programming cycle:There will be internal UNDP quarterly review meetings (3) which are expected to generate the required information at the technical level on programme implementation, and also provide MoF with up to date information on programmes. It is expected that the outputs from these internal quarterly meeting will feed into the bi-annual review (mid-year meeting) with UNDP and IPs. This meeting will ultimately inform decision makers at an annual high-level breakfast meeting to be held at year end between UNDP and IPs. Definitions and Accountabilities of Implementing Partner and Responsible PartyAs stated in Financial Regulation 27.02 of the UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules, an Implementing Partner is “the entity to which the Administrator has entrusted the implementation of UNDP assistance specified in a signed document along with the assumption of full responsibility and accountability for the effective use of UNDP resources and the delivery of outputs, as set forth in such document.” By signing a project document an implementing partner enters into an agreement with UNDP to manage the project and achieve the results defined in the relevant documents. The accountability of an implementing partner is to: -- Report, fairly and accurately, on project progress against agreed work plans in accordance with the reporting schedule and formats included in the project agreement;- Maintain documentation and evidence that describes the proper and prudent use of project resources in conformity to the project agreement and in accordance with applicable regulations and procedures. This documentation will be available on request to project monitors (project assurance role) and designated auditors.As stated in the Financial Regulation 17.01 of the UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules, an implementing partner may enter into agreements with other organizations and entities, known as responsible partners, who may provide goods and services to the project, carry out project activities and produce project outputs. Responsible parties are accountable directly to the implementing partner.A Responsible Party is defined as an entity that has been selected to act on behalf of the implementing partner on the basis of a written agreement or contract to purchase good or provide services using the project budget. In addition, the responsible party may manage the use of these goods and services to carry out project activities and produce outputs. All responsible parties are directly accountable to the implementing partner in accordance with the terms of their agreement or contract with the implementing partner. Implementing partners use responsible parties in order to take advantage of their specialized skills, to mitigate risk and to relieve administrative burdens.For the Representation and Participation (R&P) WorkPlan (WP) 2015-2016, an eight-member project Steering Committee (SC), chaired by UNDP, will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and quality assurance to the implementation of the WP (also referred to as a Project). The SC will meet bi-annually (twice yearly) to serve as a forum where information regarding Project’s activities and results are shared. The members of SC will comprise representatives of the following institutions:Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation;Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Local Government and Rural DevelopmentMinistry of Health;National Youth AuthorityParliamentary Select Committee on Subsidiary LegislationCivil Society Representative V: MONITORING AND EVALUATIONAt a minimum, on an annual basis, the following monitoring activities should be carried out in accordance with UNDP Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP)On a quarterly basis, project progress reports shall be submitted to MoF through UNDP. (Quarterly targets will be stated in the individual concept notes for each planned activity in this WP)An Issue Log shall be activated in Atlas and updated to facilitate tracking and resolution of potential problems or requests for changeA risk log shall be activated and regularly updated by reviewing the external environment that may affect the AWP implementation.A project Lesson-learned log shall be activated and regularly updated to ensure on-going learning and adaptation within the organization, and to facilitate the preparation of the lesson-learned report at the end of the projectA monitoring schedule plan shall be activated in Atlas and updated to track key management actions/eventsAnnual Reviews (2013 and 2014): An annual review shall be conducted during the fourth quarter of the year or soon after, to assess the performance of AWP and appraise the Annual Work Plan for the following year.Field Visits: A representative from the UNDP office and the IP should visit each project at least once a year. Field visits serve the purpose of results validation and should provide latest information on progress for annual reporting preparation. Field visits should be documented through brief and action-oriented reports submitted within the week of return to the office.VI: AUDIT CLAUSEThe Project will be audited in accordance with UNDP Programme and Operation Policies and Procedures (POPP) and would cover the following areas: review of work plans, progress reports, project resources, project budget, project expenditure, project delivery, recruitment, operational and financial closing of projects (if applicable) and disposal or transfer of assets.VII: RISKS AND ASSUMPTIONSReforms and policy development processes will take some time to get underway after the installation of the new government in early 2013. UNDP is itself undergoing a process of internal transformation with a view to strengthening its human resource base and business processes. Capacity building for staff involved in the delivery of this AWP, at both the Implementing Partner and UNDP levels, will be needed.Management of risks: Efforts to improve gender equality will require innovative approaches that learn from past lessons, both successes and failures. This WP, more than most, requires that UNDP and its partners successfully navigate the politics behind the issues. A conscientious pursuit of the Governance Concept Paper and its Theory of Change will help mitigate many risks associated with this, the largest of the three governance WPs over the period 2015-16.VIII: LEGAL CONTEXTThis document together with the UNDAP signed by the Government and UNDP which is incorporated by reference constitute together a Project Document as referred to in the SBAA [or other appropriate governing agreement] and all UNDAP provisions apply to this document.Consistent with the Article III of the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement, the responsibility for the safety and security of the implementing partner’s custody rests with the implementing partner. The implementing partner shall:put in place an appropriate security plan and maintain the security plan, taking into account the security situation in the country where the project is being carried;assume all risks and liabilities related to the implementing partner’s security, and full implementation of the security planUNDP reserves the right to verify whether such a plan is in place, and to suggest modifications to the plan when necessary. Failure to maintain and implement an appropriate security plan as required hereunder shall be deemed a beech of the agreementThe implementing partner agrees to undertake all reasonable efforts to ensure that none of the UNDP funds received pursuant of the AWP are used to provide support to individuals or entities associated with terrorism and that the recipients of any amounts provided by UNDP hereunder do not appear on the list maintained by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999). 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This provision must be included in all sub-contract or sub-agreements entered into under the AWP.The UNDP Resident Representative and Country Director in Ghana are authorized to effect writing the following types of revisions to this AWP, provided that he/she has verified the agreement thereto and is assured that the other signatories to the AWP have no objection to the proposed changes:Revision of or addition to any of the annexes to the AWP;Revisions, which do not involve significant changes in the immediate objective, outputs or activities of the project, but are caused by the rearrangement of the inputs already to or by cost increases due to inflation;Mandatory annual revisions which re-phase the delivery of the agreed project inputs or increase expert or other costs due to inflation or take into account agency expenditure flexibility; andInclusion of additional annexes and attachments only as set out here in this AWPAnnual Work Plan – representation and participation Total Budget:US$3,419,600:2015 total = $1,452,300, 2016 total =$1,967,300KEY RESULTS, BASELINES, ASSOCIATED INDICATORS AND TARGETSLIST OF ACTIVITIES FOR RESULTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIONSRP20152016Funding SourceBudget DescriptionUNDAF OUTPUT 10.1 GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS OPERATE WITHIN A DECENTRALIZED, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVE, ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCEKEY RESULT 10.1.1Institutional and organizational (administrative, legal and regulatory) reforms within key governance institutions for improved democratic governance realized Baseline 1.1.1: No known % of voter population currently demonstrating knowledge of the proposed constitutional amendments recommended by constitution Review Report (TBD: to be determined by Gap Poll). Indicator 1.1.1: % of total voter population having some knowledge in the proposed constitutional amendments recommended by constitution Review Report Target 1.1.1: 40% (NB target will be appropriately adjusted when baseline is determined by GAP Poll ) of voter population have some knowledge in the proposed constitutional amendments recommended by the Constitution Review Report by 2016 (source GAP Poll 2016) Baseline 1.1.2:At 2014 end,54% of citizens trust the Electoral Commission to deliver on its mandate (Source: GaP Poll November 2014 Survey Report)Indicator 1.1.3: Percentage of citizens that express “A lot” or “Somewhat” level of trust in the Electoral Commission to deliver on its mandate. (Source: GaP Poll)(gender disaggregated data)Target 1.1.3: 60% of citizens trust the Electoral Commission to deliver on its mandate by the end of 2016Implementation of Constitutional ReformsSupport to implement constitution reviewCRIC400,000800,000TRACEU/DANIDAConsultants, materials production, meeting costsEnhance the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation capacities of key governance institutionsProvide technical support for Institutional Reforms of the Electoral Commission (comprehensive assessment, strategic plan development, communication strategy, capacity building) to increase public trust and institutional performanceEC120,000400,000TRACConsultants, materials production, meetingsSUBTOTAL520,0001,200,000KEY RESULT 10.1.3Capacity for efficiency, transparency and accountability in public affairs and public financial resources management at local governance level is improvedBaseline 1.3.1: No national policy on Popular Participation within the Decentralisation Policy Framework exists. (Source: Report of Joint Sector Review of Decentralisation in Ghana for 2014)Indicator 1.3.1: Percentage of completion of Popular Participation policy development (Source: Report of Joint Sector Review of Decentralisation in Ghana for 2016)Target 1.3.1: National policy on Popular Participation in Local Governance 100% developed and validated by end-2016Baseline 1.3.2: 76% of citizens had not contacted any district assembly official in the past twelve (12) months to discuss an important issue by end-2014 (GaP Poll November 2014 Survey Report) Indicator 1.3.2: Percentage of citizens contacting district assembly officials to demand accountability (gender disaggregated data)Target 1.3.2: Baseline reduced to 70% by end-2016Baseline 1.3.3: At least 12,000 citizens participated in governance assessments in 2014 (Source: GaP Poll and District Governance Assessment)Indicator 1.3.3: Number of citizens successfully participating in periodic nationwide governance assessment exercises (gender disaggregated data)Target 1.3.3:A total of 25,000 citizens participating in nationwide governance assessments by end of 2016Enhance the social accountability, transparency and public policy oversight role of civil society and government actorsDevelop National Policy Framework on Popular Participation and Support the activation of the Public Relations &Complaints Committee (PRCC) of the District AssembliesIMCC80,00040,000TRACConsultants, travel, meetingsEmpower PWDs and local level officials for inclusive decision making and advocacy on disability instrumentsLOGNET40,00040,000TRACConsultants, meetingsStrengthen accountability and transparency at the local level to enhance quality service delivery and development GACC80,00040,000TRACConsultants, meetingsAssess structures at the local level for youth engagement and Deepen youth capacities to track district budget implementation for improved developmentYBF50,00040,000TRACConsultants, meetingsMobilize Citizens, CSOs and government stakeholders at the local level to dialogue on transparency and accountability issuesEnhancing citizens participation in the District Governance AssessmentAPRM100,00080,000TRACConsultantsConduct the Governance and Peace Polls (Gap Poll)CDD70,00070,000TRACConsultantsSUBTOTAL$420,000$310,000KEY RESULTS, BASELINES, ASSOCIATED INDICATORS AND TARGETSLIST OF ACTIVITIES FOR RESULTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIONSRP20152016Funding SourceBudget DescriptionOUTPUT 10.2: MECHANISMS ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN AND VULNERABLE GROUPS ARE INFORMED ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN DECISION MAKING PROCESSESKEY RESULT 10.2.1Political parties, civil society and other stakeholders develop platforms to promote the increased participation of women and vulnerable groups in governanceBaseline 10.2.1: UNDP supported three (3) women empowerment initiatives in 2014. (UNDP’s Annual Report)Indicator 10.2.1: Number of women empowerment initiatives supported by 2016 Target 10.2.1: Six (6) initiatives established and/or supported to promote women’s participation in decision-making processes by 2016Baseline 10.2.2: Absence of baseline on HIV related stigmain Ghana (GAC Annual Report for 2014)Indicator 10.2.2: Baseline on HIV related stigma available informs policyTarget 10.2.2: Developed baseline on HIV related stigma and discrimination by 2016Promote initiatives to increase women’s political participationSupport advocacy for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill and gender mainstreaming into the policy planning and implementation activities of the MDAs and MMDAsDoG 70,000 60,000TRACConsultants, travel, meetingsDevelopment of a corporate strategic plan for Gender MinistryMoGCSP100,000 20,000TRACConsultants, Build capacity and support female candidates to participate in the 2016 parliamentary electionsCSO 40,000100,000TRACConsultants, meetingsStrengthen National HIV Responses Support advocacy for the passage of the GAC BillGAC20,000 10,000TRAC/ UBRAFConsultants, meetingsTechnical assistance for the implementation of recommendations of the PLHIV stigma indexGAC40,000 20,000UBRAF/ TRACConsultants, meetingsProvide technical assistance for the resource mobilization strategy of GACGAC20,000 10,000UBRAF/ TRACConsultant, TravelmeetingsSupport the Integration of HIV into Environmental AssessmentsCSO10,000 10,000TRACConsultants, meetingsSUBTOTAL$300,000$230,000BASELINES, INDICATORS AND TARGETSPLANNED ACTIVITIESRESPONSIBLE PARTYPLANNED BUDGETList activity results and associated actions 20152016Funding SourceBudget DescriptionOUTPUT 10. RP. Support?: Cross Cutting support to enable the implementation of this AWP provided 10.RP.1 – Capacity of IP and RPs to implement this AWP is strengthenedAWP management support (including staff capacity building, logistical costs, other payments)Staff costsNecessary training for related project staff undertakenPlanning and implementation meetings heldLogistics and administrative costsUNDP$50,000$20,000$10,000$ 5,000$50,000$20,000$10,000$ 5,000TRACTraining and meeting costs, staff hire10.RP.2 – AdvocacyKnowledge management and communication capacity supportedPromotional and knowledge products developed and distributedLocal and foreign visitors hostedMedia engagements facilitatedUNDP$7,000$10,000 $8,000$12,000$10,000 $8,000TRACMaterials production, consultants, travel meetings 10.RP.3 – Monitoring and Evaluation of activities undertakenIP Coordination and Monitoring undertakenField visits undertakenEvaluators hiredReview meetingsIMCCUNDPUNDPUNDP$10,000$10,000$20,000$10,000$10,000$10,000$15,000$10,000TRACConsultants, travel and meetings10.RP.4 – Audit fees$10,000$10,000TRAC10.RP.5 – Direct Project Costing (DPC) : 3%$42,300$57,300SUBTOTAL$212,300$217,300GRAND TOTAL$1,452,300$1,967,300 ................
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