ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was prepared by the National African Peer Review Mechanism – Governing Council (NAPRM-GC) under the overall leadership and guidance of Rev. Prof. Samuel Kwasi Adjepong, the Chairperson of the Council. Information for the report was provided by Ministers and Chief Executives from the following ministries, departments and agencies: Finance and Economic Planning, Education, Health, Local Government & Rural Development, Communication, Energy, Women and Children Affairs, Roads and Highways, Trade and Industry, Chieftaincy and Culture, Bank of Ghana, Transport, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prison Service, Ghana Statistical Service, National Procurement Authority, Internal Audit Service, Audit Service, National Labour Commission, Community Water and Sanitation Agency, Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit, National Commission on Civic Education, National Identification Authority, Ghana Standards Board, National Health Insurance Scheme, Ghana School Feeding Programme, Local Government Service Secretariat, National Insurance Commission, Export Development & Investment Fund and Ghana AIDS Commission. The report benefitted from a national validation held at Erata Hotel in Accra on 14 June 2012 at which participants made useful suggestions and recommendations which enriched the final report. Participants at the validation workshop comprised a broad range of stakeholders including representatives of the institutions listed above and civil society organizations (Third World Network, Ghana Anti Corruption Coalition, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Ghana Trades Union Congress, Ghana Chamber of Mines). Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 xi