The leadership of the Ghana Institute of Planning (GIP) held an engagement with the Participation, Accountability and Integrity for a Resilient Democracy (PAIReD) Programme being implemented by GIZ Ghana on Wednesday, 31st January, 2024.
The purpose of the engagement was to discuss areas for collaboration, strengthen partnership and build a resilient working relationship between the Institute and GIZ. The collaboration marked a significant step towards leveraging data-driven strategies for enhancing local planning and governance, fostering civic participation, ensuring accountability, and promoting integrity in Ghana.
The PAIReD programme is one of the many programmes that Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, a global development agency dedicated to international cooperation for sustainable development is implementing with Ministry of Finance in Ghana.
Key highlights of the engagement include data-based local planning and Governance Solutions; Capacity Building Initiatives; Technology Integration for Civic Engagement and Participatory Planning; and Promoting Accountability and Integrity. Much emphasis was made on gender mainstreaming, reviewing digital tools, planning guidelines and processes for developing local plans or land-use plans including Structural Plans and Local Plans.
The representatives of GIZ were Ms. Laetitia Erny, Head of Component, Data management for Local Governance, PAIReD, Technical Advisors; Pln. John Simplicity Dogbey, Pln. Valentine Adolsum Anaba, and Pln. Kwaku Asante.
The GIP delegation was led by the President of the Institute, Pln. Percy Anaab Bukari (FGIP) with support from the Immediate Past President, Pln. Mohammed Alhassan Damba (FGIP); and the Second Vice President, Pln. Kofi Kekeli Amedzro; Pln. Jonathan Kwasi Azasoo, Technical Advisor, NDPC. Mr. Muhammed Buhari, Finance Administrator; and the Programme and Research Officer, Mr. Benjamin Osafo Addo Amoah, who are staff of the Institute were also present.
Date: 31st January, 2024
