Ghana: Inadequate Funding Stalls Women, Peace and Security Plan - - FOSDA

What the report says

FOSDA is urging Ghana to assign dedicated funding to its National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, saying weak financing has slowed implementation. The appeal came from FOSDA Director Dorothy Barnes at a stakeholder validation meeting in Accra on Tuesday, where government institutions, security agencies and civil society groups reviewed the final evaluation of FOSDA’s monitoring of the second national action plan, known as GHANAP II.

According to the Ghanaian Times report distributed by AllAfrica, Barnes said progress had been uneven: only three of the plan’s 46 activities had been fully completed, while others were partially delivered, limited or not implemented. She argued that institutions had often depended on donor support or diverted resources from other programmes because there was no dedicated budget line for the plan. She also said that Ghana had advanced on gender equality, peace and security, but that this progress needed to be backed by practical implementation.

Barnes said the next phase of the agenda should be more focused, measurable and properly resourced as Ghana prepares a third action plan. She also highlighted gaps in support services for survivors of gender-based violence, including shelters and psychosocial care. A Canadian diplomatic representative at the meeting welcomed the work done under GHANAP II and said sustained collaboration would be important for future programming and accountability.