About us.

Community Focus Foundation Ghana (CFF-Ghana) is an independent development oriented Civil Society Organization (CSO) established to promote participatory governance, social justice and inclusive economic growth in all facets of our social lives.

Our Mission is to empower local communities to harness available resources (human, materials and financial) of the society for the sustained socio-economic growth of Ghana. Our Vision is Ghana where the governance architecture prioritizes development to the benefit of all citizens.

Major Program Focus Areas.

Citizens’ Participation and Accountability (CiPA) Program: Citizens Participation and Accountability (CiPA) program is a strategic intervention designed to influence public policy and promote government accountability and transparency through advocacy engagements utilizing Policy Forums, Stakeholder Dialogues, traditional and social media platforms to inform and empower citizens to have a greater say and demand accountability from the ruling class and duty bearers on how state resources are utilized to the benefit of all. Since its inception a decade ago, CFF-Ghana has and continues to make tremendous contributions in influencing national and global policies.

OTHER THEMATIC AREAS.

Sustainable Justice, Peace & Security Program

CFF-Ghana works toward collective efforts to strengthen consensus and promote access to justice, judicial accountability, and strict enforcement of laws to ensure justice for all. Our Sustainable Justice, Peace & Security Programme also seeks to collectively mobilize and advocate for the use of inclusive security mechanisms to prevent conflicts, violent extremism, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity among others with the view of building a just, fair and peaceful societies.

Institutional Strengthening & Impact

CFF-Ghana’s Institutional Strengthening & Impact Programme focus on how well government is delivering quality services in all areas including education, energy, water, sanitation, and healthcare delivery among others to the benefit of all citizens through evaluation (research). Our Institutional Strengthening & Impact work also cover advocating for increase institutional credibility, and integrity of processes of democratic representation including elections and election observation at local and national levels. This priority programme is driven by empirical data to enhancing good governance at all levels of development. It includes the strategy of developing and utilizing Governance Performance Index (GPI) aimed at measuring the quality of public service and how responsive they are to the needs of

Climate Change, Sustainable Energy & Environmental Governance.

At CFF-Ghana, one of our priority programme intervention areas are Climate Change, Sustainable Energy and Environmental Governance. We advocate using cutting-edge research to ensure that governments put citizens at the center of their sustainability plans, financing and policies towards a green transformation including enhancing energyefficiency, reducing carbon emissions, promoting sustainable use of natural resources, minimizing environmental pollution, and increasing citizens participation. Our advocacy also aims to ensure local and international laws on climate, sustainable energy and environment are effectively implemented to strengthen resilience and increased impacts of green transformation in Ghana and beyond with the view of contributing towards the achievement of the United Nation’s Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our Projects…

CFF-Ghana’s projects are guided by its vision. We work with diverse sector players including local and international partners to advocate and ensure state policies are inclusive and address the needs of all. Our projects over the years cover youth development, inclusive education, climate change, energy, health, good governance, human rights, social protection, technology, nutrition, agriculture, food security, gender equality, electoral integrity and peace & security among others