PDA was responsible for planning and facilitating the stakeholder consultation workshops, coordinating with various fisheries sector stakeholders, and synthesizing their inputs to guide policy and development plan finalization.
PDA conducted a baseline study for CARE International’s Agriculture and Natural Resources portfolio, focusing on the AFS and FNR programmes. The study established the status of programme areas and identified capacity gaps, serving as a critical reference point for future interventions and monitoring progress.
PDA is part of a consortium of four organizations, led by Action Aid International Ghana, managing a five-year programme that aims to enhance citizens’ engagement with the state on social, political, economic, cultural, and civil rights issues. The initiative, known as the Civil Society Rights and Voice Initiative (RAVI), focuses on empowering civil society to engage effectively with governmental processes. PDA’s specific responsibility was the capacity building of grant partner organizations.
PDA co-facilitated both the Civil Society Annual Natural Resource and Environment Parallel Review meeting and the second consultative forum under KASA—the civil society component of the NREG programme. The initiative brought together diverse CSOs to synthesize their perspectives on natural resource and environmental governance and service delivery, providing an alternative review process to complement government-led sector reviews
PDA led the consultation phase for the ODI and Partners Governance and Transparency Fund Programme, aimed at strengthening citizen demand for good governance through evidence-based approaches. This involved conducting individual interviews and coordinating a 2-day multi-stakeholder workshop with government organizations, donors, and civil society representatives to gather diverse insights on governance challenges and solutions.
PDA coordinated the planning workshop in Accra in October 2007 as part of a global EBPDN project. This workshop brought together representatives from various organizations to generate the terms of reference for a national-level research study on the effectiveness of Japanese aid in Ghana. The research, undertaken between December 2007 and March 2008, was motivated by Japan’s upcoming role as host and chair of the 2008 G8 meeting. The evidence generated was later integrated into a global synthesis report to influence policy outcomes at the TICAD and G8 meetings.
PDA served as a listed service provider for the Business Advocacy Challenge Fund (BUSAC 1), offering technical support and consultancy services to business associations seeking to implement advocacy actions. The project supported four associations in addressing key sector challenges through tailored advocacy proposals, ultimately enhancing stakeholder dialogue and policy engagement.
For a 6-country survey commissioned by DFID, PDA managed the Ghana component by identifying 50 top-level “well informed people” across five stakeholder groups (government, parliament, civil service, civil society, and private sector). The survey used a structured questionnaire administered online, with the aim of capturing perceptions on the effectiveness of multilateral organizations.
The Voices from the Land Project was implemented under CARE International’s Security in Land Tenure Project (SLATE). This pilot initiative focused on examining land access challenges faced by poor land users through a comprehensive literature review and community-level dialogues. Pilot activities were conducted in two districts in the Greater Accra region and two in the Upper West, in collaboration with partner organization CIKOD. The project aimed to support national civil society advocacy, ensuring that Ghana’s land policy incorporates mechanisms for equitable security of land tenure.
PDA provided the Team Leader for this pilot project aimed at increasing civil society involvement in forestry policy decisions. Working with FRR in the UK, PDA assumed in-country management responsibility for CSF, supporting a Fund Administrator who hosted the CSF Coordinator. The facility targeted grassroots organisations within three Forest Districts in Ghana—Kade, Sunyani, and Asankragua—to mobilise marginalised groups through capacity building in advocacy, negotiation, communication, and lobbying skills. Additionally, the project focused on enhancing accountability and transparency within the forest sector across government, industry, and civil society.
