Partners: mc2h Foundation; Global Fund for Children Period: 2026 – Country of operation: Ghana Category: Education & Literacy, Community Development, Evidence Generation (MERL), Policy Analysis & Advocacy Project Snapshot The Ghana Community-Led Development (CLD) Collaborative is a multi-partner initiative aimed at strengthening community-driven approaches to education and literacy. Rooted in the belief that sustainable…
Partners: Global Plastic Action Partnership Period: 2026 – Country of operation: Ghana Category: Climate, Community Development, Employment, Evidence Generation (MERL), Policy Analysis & Advocacy Project Snapshot The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) is a multi-stakeholder platform established in 2018 by the World Economic Forum to accelerate coordinated, evidence-driven solutions to plastic pollution. Through National…
Partner: Government of Ghana; IFAD Period: 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Community Development Project Snapshot: Participatory Development Associates (PDA) supported the Rural Enterprise Programme (REP) in its Pre-Completion Survey, in partnership with Radix Consult Limited, to assess the programme’s impact on improving the livelihoods and incomes of rural poor micro and small entrepreneurs (MSEs). The Rural Enterprise…
Partners: Beyond Beans Period: 2025 – Country of operation: Cocoa-growing regions, Ghana Category: Community development, Cocoa Sector Project Snapshot In Ghana, the Nestlé Income Accelerator Programme (IAP) focuses on improving the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families through the formation and restructuring of VSLA groups. The programme also advances regenerative agriculture practices and promotes income diversification,…
Partner: Tony’s Chocolonely Period: 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Community Development Project Snapshot: Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is partnering with Tony’s Chocolonely to implement a Tree Tagging Survey in the Eastern and Ahafo Regions of Ghana, aimed at tagging all the trees of farmers within Tony’s supply chain. This initiative will provide accurate data to support traceability,…
Partners: Beyond Beans Period: 2025 – Country of Operation: Côte D’Ivoire Category: Community Development, Cocoa Sector Project Snapshot The Nestlé Income Accelerator Programme (IAP) is an initiative aimed at improving the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families in Côte D’Ivoire while advancing regenerative agriculture practices. In collaboration with Beyond Beans, PDA has been instrumental in forming 87…
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Partner: Tony’s Chocolonely Period: 2025 Country of operation: Ghana; Cote d’Ivoire Category: Cocoa Sector, Community Development Project Snapshot: Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is supporting Tony’s Chocolonely in conducting a farmer survey across Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, engaging 1,303 cocoa farmers. The survey seeks to better understand the living conditions of cocoa farmers and address critical issues such as…
PDA is part of an ITAD UK-led consortium conducting an independent 5-year evaluation of the MV Project in Northern Ghana using mixed methods. PDA undertook the qualitative components of the evaluation using Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) and Reality Check approaches. This evaluation builds on, expands, and validates the MV project’s own M&E data from both the MV site and a selected comparison site.
PDA was contracted to conduct a comprehensive community burns survey across 7 regions in Ghana (Northern, Upper East, Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, Volta, Central, and Greater Accra). The survey aimed to collect data on the incidence, knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding burns, with the goal of informing the development of targeted advocacy and educational materials by InterBurns
