Advocacy Institute For over 20 years, the Advocacy Institute has helped social justice leaders in the U.S. and abroad work more effectively for change through training in advocacy skills, networking with other activists, and one-on-one coaching. We provide participants with tools and resources to: -Plan and implement successful advocacy campaigns -Manage and evaluate coalitions -Develop effective messaging for the media and key stakeholders -Build effective organizations -Ensure victories can be sustained in the long-run

	Business in Development Network (BiD) Business in Development (BiD) promotes poverty reduction through entrepreneurship in developing countries. We do this by engaging companies, NGOs and professionals. The BiD Network is the platform to make this happen.

	Centre for Budget Advocacy The Centre for Budget Advocacy (CBA) was established to support civil society organizations to appreciate and improve their understanding of and engage with the public budgets and the budgeting process as a means of claiming rights for and by the poor and promoting "good governance" and democracy.

	Chronic Poverty Research Centre CPRC is an international partnership of universities, research institutes and NGOs established in 2000 with initial funding from the UK's Department for International Development. The site includes working papers and reports, case studies, a "methods toolbox", and a searchable database.

Community Radio for development The impact of new information and communication tools on development has been a subject of extensive international debate. But while much of the debate has focused on the Internet, many development planners and practitioners have begun to realise that it is to traditional media, such as radio, that poor people are most likely to turn for access to information and voice More information. id21 invites you to participate in an email discussion on community radio for development. The discussion will focus on three topics: - The enabling environment, including policy frameworks, legislation, regulation, funding, technical aspects, advocacy and implementation strategies for media reform. - Sustainability, including financial, social and institutional aspects and the relationship between sustainability and social impact. - Assessing social impact, including measuring effectiveness and ensuring community participation. A report will be written summarising the debate, conclusions and recommendations. It will be available online and in hard-copy, free of charge in March 2006.

Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability (Citizenship DRC) The aim of the Citizenship DRC is to increase understanding of how to support the efforts of poor and marginalised groups to define and claim their rights. It works with a range of partners from a range of civil society organisations and research institutes to produce research in order to gain a critical understanding of the various issues surrounding new forms of citizenship, participation and accountability. The website contains a searchable database of its publications, and details of upcoming events related to its work

	DFIDs new Governance and Social Development Resource(GSDRC) The GSDRC provides access to the best thinking, research and training available in governance, conflict and social development. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the GSDRC aims to help reduce poverty by better informing policymaking and enhancing professional knowledge and competencies.

	Ghana Districts.come The Ghana District site has information on the activities in all the districts in the country.

	Ghana Lands and Forestry Policy Support Facility The Ghana Land and Forest Policy Support Facility (GLFPSF) aims to support and stimulate the processes of policy debate, discussion and formulation in the land and forest sectors within Ghana.

Ghana: Auditors urged to change approach President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana on Tuesday challenged auditors to fashion out multifaceted approaches to combat the nature of the threat posed by fraud and economic crime, which had the ability to erase gains made by government at improving public sector financial management.  "Whether we are talking domestically or internationally, the nature of the threat posed by fraud and economic crime is changing," he said in speech read for him by Finance and Economic Planning Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu at the opening of the Annual Internal Audit Forum in Accra.

Just Associates (JASS) Just Associates (JASS) is a global advocacy learning network seeking to promote human rights, equality and economic justice by strengthening the leaders, strategies and impact of organizations that share our vision.JASS works with international and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), trade unions, advocacy coalitions and grassroots groups involved in a range of justice and rights issues such as education for all, gender and racial equality, jobs, corruption and land.

	Livelihoods Connect A portal covering detailed analysis, discussion, papers and reviews of livelihoods concepts and issues.

Logolink - Learning Initiative on Citizen Participation and Local Governance LogoLink is a global network of practitioners from civil society organisations, research institutions and governments working to deepen democracy through greater citizen participation in local governance. LogoLink encourages learning from field-based innovations and expressions of democracy which contribute to social justice.

	Management Accounting for non-governmental organisations Mango exists to help aid agencies and NGOs to work more effectively and help strengthen their financial management by providing: - financial training for NGO staff; - finance staff to work with NGOs; - publications, including our free Guide; - professional networking opportunities; - consultancy services.

	Mande A site for M&E resources

Manual on the Right to Water and Sanitation There is growing interest in the contributions of human rights to efforts to extend access to water and sanitation, but little practical information is available at present on how this can be achieved. The Manual on the Right to Water and Sanitation is designed to assist policy makers and practitioners in implementing the human right to water and sanitation.

	Monitoring and Evaluation News A news service focusing on developments in monitoring and evaluation methods relevant to development projects and programmes with social development objectives.

Monitoring Tools - Citizen Satisfaction Report Card Citizens’ Satisfaction Survey – Report Card is a tool developed by UN-HABITAT to assist in surveying whether citizens are satisfied with their city in the main areas addressed by the Habitat Agenda: access to housing and basic services, transport and mobility, education and learning, health and safety, social inclusion, gender equality, air and water quality, waste management, employment and income, information and communication, participation and civic engagement, and in the local government. The results collected through citizens’ ratings are converted into a "report card" on the city.

	OneWorld.Net OneWorld is the world's favourite and fastest-growing civil society network online, support people's media to help build a more just global society.

	Pambazuka News: weekly electronic newsletter on social justice in Africa Pambazuka News (Pambazuka means arise or awaken in Kiswahili) is a tool for progressive social change in Africa. Pambazuka News is produced by Fahamu, an organisation that uses information and communication technologies to serve the needs of organisations and social movements that aspire to progressive social change.

	Participatory Mapping ToolKit and Website A website that provides information on participatory mapping of land areas, participatory GIS, for land use, collaborative natural resource, community, resource conflict mapping.

	The African Women's Development and Communication Network(FEMNET) This is an advocacy programme which supports the Campaign for the Ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.

	The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice ("the Commission") exists to enhance the scale of good governance, democracy, integrity, peace and social development by promoting, protecting and enforcing fundamental human rights and freedoms and administrative justice for all persons in Ghana.

	The Pan-African Parliament The PAP was established in March 2004, by Article 17 of The Constitutive Act of the African Union, as one of the nine Organs provided for in the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community signed in Abuja , Nigeria , in 1991 Lists Members from Ghana.

	The Parliamentary Centre in Africa Good governance is necessary for sustainable development in Africa and elsewhere. Multilateral and bilateral donors, now recognize that all elements of governance – accountability, transparency, and participation – are essential for sustainable development. These elements do not exist in isolation, but have a complex relationship.

	Third World Network Africa TWN Africa is a Non Governmental Organisation which carries out Research and Advocacy on issues of social and economic policy that advances the needs and interests of peoples of African and other third world countries (especially marginalized social groups), a fair distribution of world's resources, and forms of development which are sustainable and fulfil human needs.

	Voice for accountability: Citizens, the state and realistic governance When do citizens' voices and demands result in improved state responsiveness, transparency and accountability?  First, when the citizenry is active in shaping policy priorities and demanding greater openness and responsiveness from the state.

	West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) WACSI was established by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa to enhance the capacity of civil society in the region. The Institute was set up in an attempt to bridge the institutional and operational gaps identified in civil society.

	World Bank - Social Development This is a page on the World Bank's website on social development.Social Development is about transforming societies by understanding the social context of the country as well as the needs and priorities of poor people. It has featured articles on community driven development, conflict prevention and reconstruction, participation and civic engagement group etc.