TEERE

18/04/2026

folowing the successes chalke by thecommunity of practice (COP) at the district levelof the bolgtanga East assembly.it became Evidence thatthere would be effective development outcomestht addressses priority needs of the people if their voices are incorporated in deciion making. for this reasona consultative meting was organisded to establish locl cpter of the community of practice at the grassroot levelto strengthen substructuresand enhance good governance.the community of practice is an initiative under the evidence for development project supported by CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Developmentwith funding from"" and flora hewlet foundation.the meting brought together ientified key stskeholders from the localevel including unitcommittee persons, assembly men and women representatives of menyouth an women groupsand development partnersthese stakeholders represent the substructures but lacks cordination an harmony for effective governananaceat the local levelThis reason underscores the need to establish the Cop at the local level

26/12/2025

22/12/2025

“Aside local structures like unit committees, citizens can walk into the office of the Public Relations and Complaints Committee (PRCC) of the district assembly to report or seek information for quality services” - Hon. Norbert, Pressiding Member for BolgatangaEastDistrictAssembly. Thanks to CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Development, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
project Bolga East

18/12/2025

Following the establishment of the local Community of Ptactice (CoP) in the 3 zones of the Bolgatanga East District Assembly, a radio programme was held to discuss the functions of the CoP in each of the zone. The CoP will coordinate and mobilise the citizenry around developmental interventions that addresses their priority needs. The radio programme hosted the 3 focal persons from the 3 zones to create awareness about the existence of the CoP. This activity falls under the Evidence for Development Project with support from CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Development and funded by William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

GIZ Ghana
CSO Platform on SDGs Ghana

01/12/2025

“We can not deliver effective health services without community participation and citizens evidence. That is why we strengthen community health committees designing scorecards and action plans to feed into the district health plans”- Mariama Mahama, District Director of Health Services, Bolga East, Member E4D Community of Practice.
CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Development funded by @ William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

10/10/2025

Following the advocacy and the efforts of the Community of Practice (CoP) about the lack of equipment for the laboratory theatre, a philanthropist who wants to remain anonymous donated some equipment to support health delivery in the Bolgatanga East District Assembly. The CoP is an intersectoral platform established by the Evidence for Development (E4D) project to promote Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM) at the Assembly. The project is financed by William and Flora Hewlett Foundation with support from CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Development
CSO Platform on SDGs Ghana
Monitoring and evaluation Forum

02/07/2024

The Evidence for Development (E4D) Annual Partners Meeting offered the CoP the platform to reflect on 2023 activities and further discussed our strategic goals for 2024. It was a platform of cross fertilisation of ideas to enhance project delivery as Bolgatanga East CoP prepares to undertake monitoring and evaluation on some priority projects in the District. Watch out for the evidence product coming soon
CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Development
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
CSO Platform on SDGs Ghana
Monitoring and evaluation Forum

27/04/2024

The Community of Practice (CoP) working hard at institutionalising data use in decision making held a radio discussion to sensitise the community on the upcoming data collection exercise. For the assembly to make effective decisions for equitable development, we need to harvest citizens opinions about the accessibility and quality of service delivery in the District. The phone-ins session had a number of citizens who expressed their excitement for the initiative. The project which is Evidence for Development is sponsored by William and Flora Hewlett Foundation with support from CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Development

23/04/2024

The Community of Practice (CoP) at Bolgatanga East District Assembly continued its series of engagement at institutionalising evidence use. The CoP is at the stage of producing evidence product to inform, educate and make policy decision. The CoP met to prepare for monitoring and data collection exercise
CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Development
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

18/01/2024

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“If a development team is to become self-sustaining, quality needs to be taken on by the group as a whole and not owned by just one person or one small group.” --- Emily Webber

24/11/2023

Its been a 3-day Monitoring and Evaluation capacity building with the aim of improving the quality of evidence generation to improve social developmental outcomes. The training particularly focused on how to use technology for data collection, analysis and report writing. This training comes under the Evidence for Development (E4D) project.
CDD-Ghana - Ghana Center for Democratic Development
Africa Evidence Network
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
GIZ Ghana
CSO Platform on SDGs Ghana