| Sr. # | Role | Activity Overview | Time Period | Lead Institution & Partners | Support Institutions |
| 1 | Guest Lecturer, Short-term training programmes | Facilitated 2 capacity dev’t sessions for senior civil/public servants to appreciate the Economic Development and Planning Processes of Ghana to enhance their knowledgeand skills in public service admin. & mgt. in Ghana. |
2024 | School of Public Service & Governance
(SPSG), GIMPA |
Civil &
Public Services |
| Facilitated a session for Bishops & Diocesan staff invited from 18 Catholic Dioceses across the regions of Ghana. The objective was to train the Bishops & Diocesan staff to appreciate the “Current Development Landscape of Ghana: Opportunities, Challenges and Strategic Priorities for National Development” |
2024 | CARITAS
Ghana / GNAT Hostel, Accra |
Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference | ||
| Facilitated a session on sustainability in global healthcare: Role of National Development Plans in emergency health crisis responses for seminary students invited across the globe. The topic was etched from the Universal Health and Welfare coverage theme (SDG3.8): towards post COVID-19 Responses; Challenges, Key strategies; and Role of Health and Religious Institutions within Global contexts. |
2024 | Wisconsin University College/
E. P. University College & Seminary in Ghana |
Institute for Science & Diaconic Management (ICDM) Univ.
of Bielefeld, Germany |
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| Facilitated a session in accounting skills for Parliamentary Service staff of Ghana who are non-Accountants; and a session in M&E skills for staff of M&E Department of the Ho Teaching Hospital. The training was initiated by the Organisation Development (OD) Institute, a tertiary institution accredited by the National Accreditation Board
(NAB) affiliated to the University of Cape Coast (UCC). |
2022-2024 | OD Institute, Kwabenya, Accra/ University of Lobourough, Uk | Parliamentary Training Institute (PTI) / Ho Teaching Hospital | ||
| Facilitated a session for 30 young emerging evaluators under the Youth in Impact Assessment (YIA) programme of Ghana Monitoring & Evaluation (GMEF) to learn evaluation techniques at the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management, Siedong Dombo (SD)
Univ. of Business and Integrated Dev’t Studies (UBIDS). |
2023 | SD UBIDS Wa, UWR/ GMEF | Participatory Development Associates | ||
| 2 | Panel discussant- Fireside Chat event on the Accra Power Quality and Reliability Dataset Release | The Grid Watch Accra Dataset’s consists of high-resolution endpoint voltage and frequency measurements collected by nLine over five years in Accra, Ghana. The data-set provides a unique opportunity to analyze the impact of these infrastructure investments on power reliability and quality at an unprecedented scale and resolution. The data-set reveals unprecedented insights into power reliability and quality in a major urban center during a period of significant infrastructure investment. It can help inform policy decisions, evaluate infrastructure investments, and contribute to filling critical gaps in information for researchers, economists, data scientists, and other stakeholders working to improve grid reliability and performance in similar contexts. This data was collected as part of the University of California, Berkeley and Mathematica Policy Research independent evaluations of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Ghana Power Compact. The project aimed to increase electricity access and reliability through targeted investments in low-voltage
line bifurcation, adding new transformers to low-voltage grid network and splitting existing low-voltage lines. |
2024 | National Development Planning Commission (NDPC)
nLine Ghana nLine Inc. Global University of California, Berkeley and Mathematica Policy Research independent evaluations of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Ghana Power Compact |
nLine’s GridWatch Accra Dataset Release Event
Marriott Hotel, Accra |
| 3 | Panel discussant – 7TH Edition: Evidence to Action (E2A) – “Resilience and Climate change adaptation” | The 7th Evidence to Action (E2A) Conference 2024 provided a platform for discussing innovative research and evidence on climate change and its impact on Sub-Saharan Africa. The conference focused on identifying practical solutions and strategies to address the challenges posed by environmental degradation in the Africa region by bringing together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders. Reviewed abstracts, thematic papers, and proposals on climate change and adaptation for discussions at technical sessions. The conference fostered collaboration towards a sustainable resilient future for Sub-Saharan Africa. | 2024 | NDPC/
International Center for Evaluation Development (ICED)/ GMEF |
Institute of Social, Statistical & Economic Research (ISSER),
University of Ghana, Legon |
| 4 | Panel discussant – addressing the role of the media & political parties in developing political manifestos | The panel discussion addressed the role of evidence in developing political manifestos, challenges like data access and finding the right expertise and resources. It highlighted cultural and ideological barriers, the need to balance political values, and ensuring evidence quality and impartiality. The panel further emphasised systematic evidence use, actionable steps for establishing research units/think tanks within parties and recommendations for continued dialogue and to deepen collaboration beyond the capacity building workshop. | 2024 | Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA)/
Development Impact West Africa (DIWA) |
GIMPA Executive Conference Centre (GECC) |
| 5 | Resource Person, Agric. Credit Programme (ACP) | Facilitated Agricultural Value Chain activities from farm to fork i.e. (production, storage, marketing, processing, transportation, and exports) in Akpamu and Ahinkwa communities in the Yilo Krobo District under the ACP. |
2010 – 2025 | Kraban Support Foundation (FNGO)/
MiDA/MoF |
Akpamu Ahinkwa |
| 6 | Resource person, EPPC Business Development program | Training in reusable packaging in Ghana under the End Plastic Pollution Consortium (EPPC) on reuse systems, circular economy, legislation & how to make reuse work to cut plastic waste through up-and-midstream solutions like switching from single-use packaging to reusable alternatives for solutions along the plastic waste value chain i.e. to
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2024-2025 | Mckingtorch Africa/Kraban Supp’ Found’/ Okatabanman Community Information Centre | DANIDA Alumni Network
MSMEs in Africa & Latin America |
| 7 | Resource Person/ Panel discussant, Ghana CARES – Evaluability Assessment (Diagnostic assessment of participating Institutions) | The evaluability assessment was carried out as part of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s – Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC)’s series of country- led evaluations in (Ghana Burkina Faso, and Malawi ) to:
i) generate evaluative evidence on the performance and results of national policy responses in the context of COVID-19; ii) to provide valuable lessons for future global crises around the implementation of complex, multi-sectoral policy responses; and iii) to improve collaboration among financing and implementing partners to support collective learning and optimise the use of evaluative evidence. |
2022-2023 | NDPC / Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) | ILO, ITC, Turin, Italy, Accra-Ghana |
| 8 | Member, Health & Health related SDGs Think Thank Group | While SDG 3 explicitly centres on health, the interconnected nature of sustainable development mandates a holistic perspective. SDG 1 serves as the foundational pillar for sustainable development, aiming to eradicate poverty in all its forms and also addresses access to basic services, including healthcare, for those in poverty, recognizing the inextricable link between financial well-being and health outcomes. SDG 2 propels the vision of a world where hunger is eradicated, and all individuals have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. SDG 6, Clean Water and Sanitation, indirectly contribute to health by addressing fundamental determinants of well-being. To advance healthy lives for all people, it is imperative to recognize the synergies between them. The aforementioned reasons have led to the establishment of the Health and Health related SDGs (HHSDGs) Think Tank in Ghana. The HHSDGs in Ghana comprise a national-level multi-disciplinary, autonomous, independent and inclusive Think Tank to facilitate, promote and create the momentum needed to build effective multi-sectoral strategies to address the challenges hindering progress to achieving the HHSDGs in Ghana. The Think Tank is expected to help develop evidence, contribute to public discussions and foster new strategies and actions to accelerate progress. It will explore what is feasible and achievable within the Ghanaian context. The idea for the formation of the Group was to use outputs from these activities to create awareness and drive government’s momentum to act to promote actions and strategies required to achieve the set targets. | 2023-2025 | NDPC/ Consultancy Unit UCC | Membership from other CSOs |
| 9 | Resource Person, CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods | The initiative piloted fish cage farming in four small dams in the North-East Region, where community youth groups received training and funding support to start their own fish businesses. The pilot sites were Langbinsi, Nalerigu, Nasoni, and Tombu in the East Mamprusi and Chereponi districts. The youth groups are expected to use the profits from the first cycle of fish production to invest in the next cycles, creating a sustainable and scalable model. The four communities stocked small local reservoirs with 48,000 fingerlings of the Akosombo strain of Nile tilapia, as part of a pilot project involving the country’s Fisheries Commission, CSIR-Water Research Institute and the Aquatic Foods Initiative of CGIAR. The Tilapia fingerlings were sourced from the CSIR, Water Research Institute in Tamale. The work supports Ghana’s Aquaculture Development Plan emphasising the aquaculture value chain from pond to plate which aims to increase prodn. of farmed fish from 90,000 tonnes to 210,000 tonnes by 2027. |
2022 – 2025 | NDPC/ IWMI/ CSIR/ MoFAD/ GIMPA/ | 4 MMDAs & 5 dam sites: Chereponi Tambou Walewale Nalerigu Limgbinsi |
| 10 | Resource Person, Ghana Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Platform | Visited IDAN Company Ltd + Feed the Future International a Strategic Agriculture Partnership initiative funded by USAID for maize, soyabean, groundnt, rice + Drought resistant + Resilient crops eg pineapples and Climate Smart Agriculture practices + Fintech + VSLA + IPM integration of Ostracised (witches) women + Fulbis +youth +women into the agronomy practises. At Nanton District – Visited Nanton Health Centre – Incinerator for waste mgt & disposal + mechanised borehole + toilet facility under the WASH 4 Health project. Visited Nanton Kurugu Community Water System – Pump House+Storage Tank+Metered Public Standard pipe + Household Stand pipe. Sorugu Sanerigu CHPS – Water System + Toilet; Boakurugu – ODF community. RING at Yendi & Mion. | 2024 | NDPC/
USAID Offices Accra & Tamale |
7 of 17 MMDAs, zones of influence Tamale, Sorugu- Sagnerigu, Boakurugu, Savelugu, Nanton, Kalba, Yendi, Mion |
| 11 | Resource Person, Regional Dissemination of District Multi- dimensional Poverty Index Report | The multidimensional poverty index reports are not just numbers and charts; they are a comprehensive representation of the challenges and opportunities within our 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). These reports provide a nuanced understanding of poverty, looking beyond income to consider various factors that affect the well-being of our people. This multidimensional approach allows us to identify specific areas that require targeted interventions, thereby enabling us to craft solutions that are both effective and sustainable. | 2024 | NDPC/
Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) |
RCC & MMDAs in Upper East Region / |
| 12 | Transitional Coordinator, MiDA Post Power Sector Compact II Activities | National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) signed an agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and subsequently submitted a budget to the Office of the President for the post Compact M&E activities based on a Post-Compact M&E Plan that served as a guide for MCC and NDPC, the GoG designated entity. The Post-Compact M&E Plan picked up from where the final version of the Ghana Power Compact M&E Plan left off, with updates to the evaluation plan and new roles and responsibilities for Post-Compact M&E activities. The plan was jointly managed by OoP, NDPC and MCC. | 2022-2024 | NDPC /
Office of the President (OoP) |
MCC/
MiDA/ MoF |
| 13 | Resource Person, SEA M&E
Framework for Mole National Park |
‘Sustainability’ in the context of Ghana’s development entails integrating three pivotal strands for incubation to ensure resilience namely: the socio-cultural, economic, and natural resources into policies, plans and programmes. In addition, Ghana has identified institutional development as a fourth strand in recognition of the important role strong and efficient institutions play in the delivery of sustainable development outcomes. These four pillars serve as the anchor for development planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation at all levels. Ghana has found the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) tools to be an important instrument for mainstreaming sustainability which provides useful insights and lessons for policy coherence and synergies. The concept SEA has evolved strongly in association with the achievements of sustainability practices with cumulative effects that provide a broader environmental vision, early consideration of environmental issues, and in anticipation of environmental impact. Facilitated a planning workshop for mainstreaming biodiversity practices into District/Municipal Plans for the sustainable management of the Mole National Park. |
2022 – 2023 | NDPC/ GWS/
European Union |
Conference Hall, Mole National Park Damongo |
| 14 | Resource Person, Resilient Agriculture and Climate Change – (REACH)
project |
The Resilience Against Climate Change (REACH) Project was implemented in the Joint Programme Area (JPA) of the EU Ghana Agricultural Programme (EU GAP) (In total 14 districts: 11 districts of Upper West, 2 districts in Savannah Region and 1 district in North East Region). It is tasked to build resilience against the effects of climate change in rural communities based on a community action planning approach. The project explores an approach which builds on the participant identification of adaptation measures which are further mapped out in a land use plan. In the process adaptation actions will be Prioritised by communities and would be considered in the Medium Term Development Plans (MTDP) of the responsible Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs). The approach of the REACH Project builds on the two existing planning systems in Ghana, which are presently being implemented separately. The project seeks to unearth areas of synergies among various regulations, guidelines, and practices to generate a methodology that contributes to those development and spatial planning process of MMDAs to develop Community Action Plans based on community land use maps. The Community Action Plans prepared would contribute to the development planning from the community upwards and can serve as an input to the preparation of MTDPs while the developed Land Use Plans contribute to the spatial planning as an input to the preparation structure and local plans. Those plans, in the remit of regulations from NDPC and LUSPA, shall include measures contributing to climate
resilience, sustainability of rural livelihoods and conservation agriculture practices. |
2022 –2023 | NDPC/
Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH |
Dellagio Hotel,Wa Sigru |
| 15 | Resource Person Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site (KLCRS) | Major livelihood activities found in KLCRS are fishing, farming, and mangrove harvesting as well as salt mining to mention but a few. The biodiversity of KLCRS is, however, undergoing threats from natural and anthropogenic sources including sea erosion and over exploitation of resources. The most effective and sustainable option reducing the rate of biodiversity loss in coastal wetlands such as KLCRS is to mitigate pressures on biodiversity through modification of their underlying socioeconomic drivers. Being a complex system, that provides critical services to a wide range of biological organisms as well as its riparian communities, the Centre for Coastal Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) launched a research project to assess the effects of ecosystem-based livelihoods on the complex.
Aside from enhancing the understanding of the interactions between the social and ecological system of KLCRS, the project explored alternative ways for conserving the resources to ensure human welfare. It sought to emphasize the collaborative management of KLCRS through community empowerment by promoting a sense of ownership among riparian communities and their districts and municipalities. The project was also aimed at providing a common platform for all stakeholder groups to proffer solutions to the emerging degradation in KLCRS and promote institutional involvement for knowledge-based management. The project further identified the pressures that result from the livelihood activities as well as the contributory drivers of biodiversity loss and its socio-economic impact on KLCRS. The project also sought to identify concrete opportunities for the operationalisation of its findings through policy reviews as well as liaise with the district/municipal assemblies to review their medium-term plans as well as their by-laws. |
2022-2023 | NDPC/AceCor, UCC | Aborigines Hotel, Keta
Pempamsie Hotel, Cape Coast |
| 16 | Resource Person, Market Oriented Agriculture Project – (MOAP) | MMDAs are planning authorities at the district level as prescribed by Section 82 of Act 936. In relation to planning functions, the MMDAs are required to prepare District Medium-Term Development Plans in a manner prescribed by NDPC. MMDAs are to carry out studies on development planning matters in the district including economic, social, cultural, spatial, environmental, sectoral and human settlement issues and policies, and mobilise human and physical resources for development in the district. MMDAs are also required to monitor and evaluate their districts development plans and report in a prescribed format to the NDPC through the RCCs. Sub-District Structures Sub- District structures are subordinate bodies of MMDAs serving as rallying point of local enthusiasm in support of the development objectives of District Assemblies. The Unit and Area councils are required to prepare Local and Area Plans as input for the preparation of medium-term development plans, mobilise resources for development as well as monitor and evaluate implementation. Area Councils and Unit committees in particular played the role of mobilising the communities for public hearings, education, communal labour for implementation of development plans, raising revenue and ensuring environmental cleanliness, facilitating registration of births and deaths, providing data, monitoring and evaluating community development plans. The Committees are also requested to prepare Community Action Plans to inform the District Medium Term Development Plan (DMTDP). These action plans also form the basis for Area Council Plans and also provide a guide to the lowest level of activities that can be mobilized and implemented at the lowest level. The capacity to undertake the above thoroughly by District Planning and Coordination Units (DPCUs) in particular is limited, due to several factors particularly technical and financial. MOAP NW area of interest is however agriculture and provide support to this process through the department of agriculture. The synchronization of these processes for the development of 2022-2025 MTDP requires technical support from development planning experts who can carefully guide the districts/municipals align all necessary guidelines and ensure participatory development of the new MTDP within the context of Agribiz’ strategy. This assignment therefore provided capacity support to key DA staff (Planning and Coordinating Unit – DPCU members, representatives of sub-district structures-area councils and unit committees) and the Departments of Agriculture in the development of the 2022-2025 MTDP for the 14 Agribiz targeted districts. The specific objectives of the assignment include:
● To review the current MTDP and develop comprehensive structure and framework (guidelines) for the new MTDP of each of the 14 Agribis targeted Assemblies and their Agricultural Departments based on the new NDPC guidelines for the preparation of the 2022-2025 MTDPs ● To Participate in the preparation and validation workshop of the 14 targeted Agribiz Assembly MTDP aimed at facilitating to ensure that inputs (Agribiz “integrated business models that stimulate community and other private investment into infrastructure, production and service provision”) particularly from the sub structures are adequately incorporated
● To guide in the facilitation of multi-stakeholders meetings and public hearings across all zonal and area councils and at the district level. Particularly Support each of the 14 Agricultural Department to develop the MTDPs starting from the Area/Zonal council level with incorporation of emerging issues and develop implementation plan. The facilitation shall allow for the participation of Area and Zonal Councils, as well as all key stakeholders in the MTDP consultation process. |
2021-2022 | NDPC/ Professional Alliance for Development Actions (PRADA)
Consultancy/ UBIDS/ GiZ 1. Nadowli Municipality Assembly – – 2. 3. |
List of MMDAs in the Upper West Region included:
1. Wa Municipal 2. Wa East Dist 3. Wa West Dist 4. Sissala West Dist 5. Dafiama – Builsa–Issa Dist 6. Lawra Munici 7. Nandom Municipal 8. Lambussie District List of Districts in the Savannah Region included: 9. North Gonja 10. Sawla Tuna Kalba List of Districts in the North East Region included: 11. Mamprugu– Moagduri |
| 17 | Panel discussant | 2022 Strategic Planning Workshop | 2022 | NDPC/
CARE Ghana |
Aqua Safari
Resort H’l, Ada |
| 18 | Panel discussant- Forum, GSAM | Ghana Audit Service (GAS) Performance assessment of selected agricultural, education, health and governance infrastructure of 60 MMDAs in Ghana under the Ghana Social Accountability Mechanism (GSAM) project. | 2022 | NDPC/
CARE Ghana/ USAID |
Alisa Hotel, Accra |
| 19 | Resource Person, Biosphere Reserve & Ecosystem Services | Biosphere Reserves include terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems which are places that provide local solutions to global challenges. Ghana has three biosphere reserves: Bia Biosphere Reserve, Songor Ramsar Site and Biosphere Reserve, and the Lake Bosomtwe Biosphere Reserve. Facilitated the mainstreaming of MAN & Biosphere Reserve Concept and Ecosystems into the Medium-term plans of 11 District Assemblies including Ada East and West, Abuakwa South, Atiwa, Bia and Bosomtwe. Also co-authored the preparation of a handbook for mainstreaming ecological reserves meant for learning into national development planning has been launch with a call on all stakeholders to work towards addressing ecosystem management challenges. Known as Biosphere Reserves, they are sites for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and managing changes and interactions between social and ecological systems. The handbook was developed and published by the Ghana Man and the Biosphere (MAB) National Committee as part of efforts to ensure mainstreaming of the biosphere reserve concept into development planning as a basis for sustainable financing of
biosphere reserve activities. |
2018 – 2022 | NDPC/ EPA/ UNESCO | EPA Training Centre, Amasaman
Ada Sege |
| 20 | Disscussant, Post-Budget Workshops | A resource person for Parliament of Ghana for the Post-Budget workshops discussions for 2019; 2020; & 2021 under the theme: ‘Review of Sector Budgets – What to consider’. |
2018-2021 | NDPC/ MoF
Parliament of Ghana |
43 MDAs/
261 MMDAs |
| 21 | Resource person, Support for Decentralisat’ Reforms prog’ | Up-Scaling M&E skills training programme for staff of Planning, Statistical Service and Social Welfare Depts. of MMDAs to mainstream SDGs into District Medium-Term Development Plans (DMTDPs) in all 16 Regions under the GiZ’s Support for Decentralisat’ Reforms (SfDR) program. | 2018-2019 | NDPC/GiZ | 261 MMDAs |
| 22 | Student | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Environmental Science Focusing on environmental sustainability highlighting initiatives on projects focused on environmental conservation, sustainable practices, green technologies that intended to contribute to a greener future.Thesis topic: “A critique of a legislative instrument-National Development Planning System Regulations. Are they the panacea for the enforcement of compliance and consolidation of decentralised planning in Ghana?” |
2014 – 2018 | School of Science and Engineering Student Mundi Magazine | Atlantic International University, Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S.A |
