Tackling rural poverty, together

Donors in Ghana agree on new ways to achieve the MDGs within Ghana's Poverty Reduction Strategy

On Thursday March 1, 2007 17 donors signed the Ghana Joint Assistance Strategy (G-JAS) in Accra.

The 17 donors are African Development Bank, CIDA, Danida, DFID, EC, France, Germany, IFAD, Italy, Japan, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, UN, USAID and World Bank.

The Joint Assistance Strategy sets out how all the different donors will work together in Ghana

• Donors who have signed it will provide around 95% of Ghana's ODA
• It outlines areas of focus and ways of working in order to tackle the challenges facing Ghana
• It regulates donor behaviour to ensure that the aid provided to Ghana is more effective
• As general budget support increases, donors will continue to provide support to civil society organisations so that they can hold their Government to account

How will everyone know if it has been effective?

The GJAS will be monitored at three levels:

• Impact of development assistance will be monitored using the strategy's results matrix
• The quality of the aid partnership will be monitored annually
• The performance of Government and Development Partners will be monitored by civil society and private sector through a mutual accountability framework

Read the full Ghana Joint Assistance Strategy…