Month: October 2024

Demonstrate more leadership in fighting Galamsey – ISODEC tells Gov’t

The Executive Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) Mr Sam Danse has reiterated the call on government to demonstrate more leadership in its efforts to address the illegal mining (Galamsey) conundrum in the country. Even though the government has put some measures in place to try and address the Galamsey menace, Mr Danse […]
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Gov’t must declare a state of emergency over Ghana’s water bodies and forest reserves-CSOs

Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) have continued to mount pressure on the government of Ghana to as a matter of urgency declare a state of emergency over Ghana’s water bodies and forest reserves and implement strict measures to halt mining activities in protected areas.     In a communiqué issued after a Convening on Environment, Mineral Exploitation, and Energy […]
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ISODEC, GFI train investigative Journalists on Illicit Financial Flows

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) in collaboration with the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) have organised a one day intensive training on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) for investigative Journalists from Ghana and other West African Countries. Some Nigerian journalists participated in the training via Zoom. Other Journalists from Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso registered to […]
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Safeguard the environment for future generations- CSOs to gov’t

A convening of Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) working in the areas of environment and natural resources has ended in Accra with a clarion call on government to find a balance between resource extraction and protecting the environment for future generations. The meeting, held on the theme, “Environment, Natural Resource and Energy Transition, “was purposed to take stock and […]
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