Taxation & the State of Africa Mining Vision Implementation - AMV
The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) as a policy framework designed by the African Union to ensure Africa utilizes its mineral resources strategically for broad-based and inclusive development.
The meeting was to facilitate awareness of the AMV framework among key stakeholders in the mineral sector.
In attendance were stakeholders from the following institutions.
1. Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
2. Minerals Commission
3. Ministry of Finance
4. Geological Survey Department
5. Mines Department
6. Lands Commission
7. Chamber of Mines
8. Environmental Protection Agency
9. Tax Justice Coalition-Ghana
10. Other CSOs
11. GEITI
ADISS Forum on Audit Recommendation Implementation in Ghana
The ADISS Forum on Audit Recommendation Implementation in Ghana happening at the Fiesta Royal hotel in Accra.
Date 20th August 2018
The Launch of Multi-Stakeholder Business Integrity Forum
This Multi-Stakeholder Forum seeks to facilitate engagements amongst business/private sector, state actors, and civil society to identify, protect and advocate for a corruption-free business environment in Ghana. Participants will include companies, business associations, civil society organisations, faith-based organisations and state actors such as the Registrar General, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Public Procurement Authority and the Auditor General's Office.
Venue: Fiesta Royale Hotel, Dzorwulu - Accra
Date: October 4, 2018
Time: 10:00am
Stakeholders Validation Meeting on the Review of the Africa Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
GII held a Stakeholders Validation Meeting on the Review of the Africa Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
In attendance were members of the press, the FIC, Civil society Organisations and Members of Parliament. Mr Charles Ayamdoo who is the
director for Anti-Corruption in CHRAJ was the consultant for the research to ascertain Ghana's progress in relation to the AU Convention.
Venue: Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Accra (Tentative)
Date: October 26, 2018
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
#RTIRedFriday
We the staff of Ghana Integrity Initiative stand with the RTI Media Coalition on this #RTIRedFriday Campaign. We went out in our numbers, distributed flyers and stickers to motorists in raising awareness on the Right To Information (RTI) Bill. Parliament must hear us. Enough is Enough.
Promoting Sustainable Tax Compliance for Development: the role of the private sector - BIF
The MSBIF will be two days of physical meetings. The event will bring together stakeholders including representatives from the private sector (Small, Medium – Large Scale Enterprises), relevant public sector institutions as well as some selected members of civil society including the media. The first day will be dedicated to Large scale or Corporate Private Sector Institutions and day two dedicated to Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs). An introductory session of the forum will comprise remarks and a session on critical issues of concern from previous forums (regional and national levels).
There will be three main sessions for each day of the forum; the first session will be a presentation by Ghana Revenue Authority focusing on tax compliance issues, followed by a panel discussion that brings together three (3) key representatives from the Public Sector, Private sector, and CSOs. An interactive session focusing on identified challenges that confront the business community in terms of tax compliance and others will ensue. The last session will provide a platform where the appropriate state agencies (Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, National Board for Small Scale Industries) respond and commit to addressing the identified challenges with timelines if feasible. Information gathered or data generated will be compiled and through GII’s ALAC, advocate for resolutions of the challenges from the appropriate state institutions.
Regional Media Engagement (Radio/TV) for GII/GRA/RGD, Sensitize the Private Sector/ Business Community on Business laws in Ghana
GII held three (3) regional (Volta, Eastern, and Upper East) Media Engagement in collaboration with the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The media engagement was aimed at enhancing awareness of the private sector actors on business laws and current developments within the two institutions vis-a-vis promoting transparency, accountability, integrity, ethical standards and compliance. The media discussions also focused on beneficial ownership and fiscal measures and policy in the 2021 budget statement.
The objectives for organizing this workshop was to:
- Promote awareness on GRA’s service delivery charters
- Promote awareness of the current tax policies per the 2021 Budget statement (including tax waivers)
- Raise awareness on the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS)
- Promote awareness on RGD’s service delivery charters including the efficient and effective administration of entities
- Raise awareness on the beneficial ownership register for the extractives and other high-risk sectors
- Discuss the challenges of promoting transparency, accountability and compliance during the Covid-19
roundtable discussion on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 (CPI) - “Corruption and Justice: Where Does Ghana Stand?” New Gallery Page
12th Annual Membership Meeting
Cross-section of GII Members during the 12th AMM held on the 22nd of February 2024.
Orientation workshop organized in the Greater Kumasi as part of the Land and Corruption in Africa (LCA) project.
On October 24th, an orientation workshop was organized in the Greater Kumasi area as part of the Land and Corruption in Africa (LCA) project. The event was attended by members of the Spatial Planning Committee (SPC) and Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) from selected Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). The workshop was a joint effort between Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the national chapter of Transparency International (TI), and the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA).
14th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa.
Mary Awelana Addah, the Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), participated and made a presentation on the Crucial Role of Non-State Actors in Anti-Corruption for Sustainable Development in Commonwealth Africa at the 14th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa. In her speech, she emphasized the crucial role of civil society organizations in the fight against corruption in Ghana.
POLICY DIALOGUE ON THE FORMULATION OF GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC LAND ALLOCATION IN GHANA
National expert dialogue on the guidelines on Large-scale Land-based Investment in Ghana
Civil Society Orientation Meeting on the Open Government Partnership
Civil Society Orientation Meeting on the Open Government Partnership
On Thursday, June 20th, 2024, the Ghana Integrity Initiative hosted a Civil Society Orientation Meeting on the Open Government Partnership (OGP) at the GII Conference Room. The event brought together 56 participants, both online via Zoom and in-person, to discuss Ghana’s Action Plan 2024-2028 (NAP 5).
Notable guests included Mr. Mukelani Dimba (Former OGP Global Chair), Mr. Tarik Nesh-Nash (Senior Regional Coordinator for Africa and the Middle East), and Thelma Ohene-Asiamah (Director of PSRS and Country Point of Contact for OGP). The meeting started with welcome remarks from Finance Manager Benedict Doh, followed by insightful presentations and extensive discussions on the OGP process in Ghana.
Participants agreed to create a WhatsApp group to share the OGP NAP document and enhance public sensitization efforts. The event underscored the importance of transparency and the collective effort needed to drive positive change. #GII #TransparencyMatters
GII VALIDATES CORRUPTION RISKS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
GII has held a hybrid validation meeting in Accra to present the findings of a Corruption Risks
Assessment (CRA) report to stakeholders to review, identify gaps and provide inputs towards the
finalization of the report and seek their inputs to finalize the report. The validation meeting was
held on Friday, June 28, 2024.
The CRA focused on the claims management process and supervision functions of the National
Health Insurance Scheme. It sought to collect views on corruption vulnerabilities and loopholes
in the scheme and assess how those corruption risks would impact on access to health service
delivery for women, girls and other vulnerable groups at risk of discrimination.
The study was undertaken in six Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDA) in
the southern and northern parts of Ghana. It forms part of GII’s Project titled ‘Inclusive Service
Delivery Africa (ISDA)’ which seeks to improve access to education and healthcare services for
women, girls and other groups at risk of discrimination in Africa by addressing potential and
corruption-related barriers. The project is being implemented by Transparency International (TI)
chapters in DR Congo, Madagascar, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Canada and Ghana with funding
support from Global Affairs Canada through Transparency International.
The Consultant Mr. Charles Ayamdoo presented the findings after which participants reviewed
and validated the findings.
Participants at the validation meeting were mainly respondents of the CRA from the six
MMDAs. Their inputs to the findings will help shape and finalize the report for onward
submission to relevant stakeholders, particularly policy makers.
