Evaluation of Food Services Establishment inspections surveillance system in Greater Accra Region of Ghana, 2020

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“…All past eight elections have witnessed the active support and participation of CSOs whose diverse interventions have complemented the work of key election stakeholders such as the Electoral Commission (EC), the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), the security agencies, the National Peace Council (NPC) and the National Media Commission (NMC). The role of CSOs in the past eight elections has focused mainly on election observation, civic/voter education and peace promotion, violence monitoring, peace support interventions, media monitoring of hate speech and language use, as well as efforts around manifestos and media monitoring of mis/disinformation and fact-checking (Asante & Osei-Afful 2021).…”

“…However, there were a few parliamentary candidates who challenged the outcomes of their constituency elections results with some cases still pending in the courts. The Star Ghana Foundation notes that 'although the 2020 elections were generally peaceful, the incidence of violence at various phases of the electoral process means that a lot more still has to be done to sensitize citizens against electoral violence' (Asante & Osei-Afful 2021). Over the years, electoral violence has clearly become a growing concern which validates the need for CSO interventions to promote peaceful elections, especially in a nation that is viewed as a leading beacon of peace in West Africa.…”

“…CSO interventions in the 2020 elections mirrored traditional areas of support such as election observation, civic/voter education and peace promotion, violence monitoring, peace support interventions, and media monitoring of hate speech and language use (Asante & Osei-Afful 2021). Collectively, the interventions by CSOs such as the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), CDD, WANEP and CODEO, to name a few, fostered an environment of trust, synergy and motivation among voters, helping to promote peaceful elections.…”

“…A number of civil society organisations involved in election programming included IDEG, Civic Forum Initiative (CFI), CDD, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and Northern Sector On Action Awareness Centre (NORSAAC), among others. They utilised the power of their collective voice to wade into certain post-election developments which they believed had the potential to undermine national peace and security (Asante & Osei-Afful 2021).…”

Ensuring peaceful elections in Ghana: the role of Civil Society Organisations in the 2020 elections

“…All past eight elections have witnessed the active support and participation of CSOs whose diverse interventions have complemented the work of key election stakeholders such as the Electoral Commission (EC), the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), the security agencies, the National Peace Council (NPC) and the National Media Commission (NMC). The role of CSOs in the past eight elections has focused mainly on election observation, civic/voter education and peace promotion, violence monitoring, peace support interventions, media monitoring of hate speech and language use, as well as efforts around manifestos and media monitoring of mis/disinformation and fact-checking (Asante & Osei-Afful 2021).…”