The second approach involved the use of District APRM Oversight Committees to administer Citizen Report Cards at the local level. The Report Cards are standard questionnaires that addressed issues raised under the four thematic areas. The cards dealt with issues such as freedom of expression, access to justice, rights of women and children, security of life and property, access to public finance, access to education, health, water and sanitation, etc. They excluded issues that normally highly technical and require expert knowledge - inflation, exchange rate regimes, internal and external debt. Sample Size A minimum of three hundred questionnaires were administered in each of 40 districts. A total of 11,056 individuals participated in the District Governance Assessment Survey. The initial analysis of the questionnaires was undertaken at the district level. This was to enable local actors appreciate and monitor the developmental changes that were occurring at the district level. Respondents of the questionnaires were drawn from a wide variety of stakeholders including traditional authorities, youth groups, women groups, faith-based organizations, public sector, private sector, civil society organizations, among others. The third approach involved the documentation review and expert group interviews. The fourth approach was to present the draft report to a team of experts to critique the findings. Report Validation Process A one-day district validation exercise was conducted between November and December 2011 in twenty-four out of the 40 participating districts. At each of these validation workshops a minimum of 200 stakeholders were drawn from the public sector, private sector, civil society organizations, persons with disabilities, women groups, youth groups, faith-based organizations the Legislature, and the Judiciary. National Validation Exercise A national validation workshop was held on June 14, 2012 at Erata Hotel in Accra. Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 2