1. PRESENTATION AT
CFLI GRANT PARTNERS’
ROUND TABLE
FLORENCE DENNIS (MRS.)
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
29TH
FEBRUARY, 2012

2. ORDER OF PRESENTATION
Organizational Background
Project description
Implemented activities
Outcomes and prospective impact
Results of Collaboration with other CFLI recipients
Sustainability prospects
 Project implementation challenges & coping strategies
Opportunity areas
 Recommendations for future development intervention
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3. GHANA ANTI-CORRUPTION
COALITION
GACC is a cross sectoral grouping of
public private and CSOs which seeks
to coordinate the running of a wide
based platform capable of effectively
tackling corruption issues within
Ghana
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4. BACKGROUND TO PROJECT
Ghana the beacon of hope in Africa’s
democracy and expectations on Ghana in the
coming elections are high
GACC recognized the Youth as a key
stakeholder in promoting peaceful elections in
2012
Hence the engagement of the youth to promote
Integrity in Ghana’s Elections 2012
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5. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
To promote free, fair and
peaceful election in 2012
Educate the Youth:
On their role in building a
democratic nation
through credible elections
On the effects of
corruption on youth and
the need to promote
integrity among the youth
to serve their
communities
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6. Targeted Outcomes
The youth leaders understood
effects of lack of free and fair
elections and its impact on a
nation’s development
Equipped the youth to lead in
the efforts towards promotion
of credible election in 2012
Built capacity of youth to
initiate effective integrity
systems to serve their various
groups and communities
beyond the election period.
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7. Major Strategies
GACC adopted the following strategies to
enhance the project implementation:
Partnered with NCCE at National and Regional
level (in mobilisation of NCCE Civic Unions &
presentations on civic education)
Used participatory and learning and sharing
methods in the project implementation
Involved other Grantees in our activities
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8. Target Beneficiaries &
Geographic Focus
598 Youth directly benefited from the project
 Youth and youth groups selected from tertiary institutions
 Political youth groups
 Civil Society Organisation youth groups
 Student Representative Councils
 NCCE Civic Unions in tertiary institutions
 Religious youth group leaders
The project was implemented in Great Accra, Western, and
the 3 Northern Regions of Ghana
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9. Youth Groups Engaged
Greater Accra – 27 Groups Northern regions – 23 Groups
 Center for Employment for
Persons with Disabilities
 Strategic Youth Network for
Development
 Ashaima Governance Forum
 Political Youth Groups (TEIN,
TECSCOM, TESCHAT, etc)
 Society & Youth Development
 Elements of Change
 Nima Youth Development
 Youth Development Alliance
 Federation of Youth Clubs
 Conscam Nima Youth
 NCCE Civic Unions
Kumfong Youth Group
Guntingli Youth Group
Lovers of Democracy
Buwa Youth Association
Political Youth Groups (TEIN,
TECSCOM, TESCHAT, etc)
Malgu Youth Association
GYAM
NCCE Civic Unions
Damongo Catholic Diocesan
Youth Council
GNUPS
SRC
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10. Youth Groups Engaged
Western Region- 10
SEGREGATION YOUTH GROUPS
ENGAGED
Fairshare for Oil Communities
Concern Citizens of Jomoro
Young Men’s Moslems
Association
Yes Ghana
Youth Development Advocates
Young Men’s Association
Supreme Youth Club
Youngsters’ Club
Dixcove Youth Network
Political Youth Groups (TEIN,
TECSCOM, TESCHAT, etc)
SRC
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MALE - 453
FEMALE -145
PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED -7

11. Accra and Tamale Dialogues
Independent views &
understanding of
corruption and
accountability were
solicited
Their role in promoting
integrity in Ghana’s
election 2012 and beyond
were discussed
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12. Three Zonal Debates
340 Youth
participated in
debates organised
in Accra, Takoradi
& Tamale on the
motion:
“ Integrity is the
Bedrock of every
free and fair
election”
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14. DEBATORS RECEIVE CERTIFICATES
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15. Integrity Workshop
75 Youth Groups from all
the 5 Regions participate
Topics discussed included:
Building integrity system
within youth groups and
the State
Causes of Conflicts, Early
Warning signs and Conflict
prevention
Understanding basic
electoral processes
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16. Signing of Integrity Pact
GACC with the Youth
Groups developed simple
Integrity Pledge and a Pact
11 Youth Groups from
Accra signed on to the Pact
at the Press Centre
75 Youth and Media
participated
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17. RECITING
THE
INTEGRITY
PLEDGE
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18. DISPLAYING
THE SIGNED
INTEGRITY
PLEDGE
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19. Outcomes & Prospective Impact
Formed a core group of youth
groups to positively influence
their communities
Exemplary leaders, committed
to the values of Integrity
Agents of change guided by
the Pledge and Pact
Promoting free, fair and
peaceful before, during and
after Ghana’s 2012 elections
had been developed
• The building of national
integrity systems further boosted
by bringing on board the youth
to lead in promoting the concept
of integrity
• A core group of youth built to
educate their communities on
the causes of conflicts, early
warning conflict signals and
how to prevent it
• Action plans drawn for the
implementation of lessons learnt
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20. Collaboration with CFLI Recipients
SYPPA GHANEP
Worked with their Key
Participants throughout all the
activities and shared information
in the implementation
 Developed the Integrity Pledge
and Pact with inputs from their
Key participants
SYPPA educated our
stakeholders on mobilising the
youth towards peaceful elections
Worked with GHANEP’s key
youth groups that fell within
our project Regions
Presented a paper at one
GHANEP’s workshop :The
role of corruption in conflict
GHANEP presented a paper at
Integrity workshop on
Conflict and Peacebuilding
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21. Results of the collaboration
Cross –cutting issues that are all related to promoting
peaceful election were shared among the organisation
The recipients used their various platforms to promote
one another’s activities.
At the end a common message that aims at promoting
free, fair and peaceful election were sent to the targeted
beneficiaries and the general public as a whole
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22. Sustainability Prospects
• Experiences shared and action plans proposed by
participants is an indication that the project prospect for
sustainability is very high
• Monitor the Youth groups who signed on to the Pact and
hold them accountable
• Use the Youth Groups as Agents to Bridge the Gap among
Winners and Losers after the elections
• GACC hopes to facilitate the signing of the integrity Pact
in the other regions as well as extend the project
implementation to other regions and also widen the project
activities.
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23. Project Implementation Challenges
The major challenge was the limited duration of
activities implementation. Participants requested
for at least a minimum of two full residential days
to enable them cover topics under discussion
A remote challenge was late start of activities as a
result of lack of punctuality of the youth in
attending programmes. (A reflection of the Point
above)
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24. Opportunity Areas
The youth are now opening up to share issues that
concern their lives and future. They are willing to
avail themselves for knowledge and capacity to
take their future into their own hands. With a little
push, the youth would become in reality, the
agents of change we desire them to be. This
therefore create the opportunity for investing in
project which the would earn better results
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25. Recommendations
The need to scale up the project in the rest of the
regions for maximum impact
The quick integration of student political leaders into
governments and other higher state institution just
after school seem to be the booster for most student
youth, causing them to do anything at any cost to help
their political parties win power at all cost.
There is therefore the need to build their capacity in
the area of integrity beyond elections before they
“climb’ the political heights.
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26. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
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