EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
1.0
INTRODUCTION
This
report
presents
the
findings
of
the
Participatory
Monitoring
and
Evaluation
(PM&E)
undertaken
during
the
preparation
of
the
Third
Annual
Progress
Report
on
the
implementation
of
Ghana’s
national
Programme
of
Action.
The
report
is
in
fulfillment
of
the
African
Peer
Review
Mechanism
(APRM)
reporting
requirements
that
oblige
countries
that
have
successfully
undergone
the
review
process
to
submit
bi-‐annual
progress
reports
to
the
African
Peer
Review
(APR)
Secretariat
in
South
Africa.
The
progress
reports
provide
a
basis
for
assessing
the
implementation
of
programmes
and
policies
aimed
at
addressing
the
recommendations
made
in
the
Country
Review
Report
and
National
Programme
of
Action
(NPOA).
The
PM&E
affords
the
citizenry
an
opportunity
to
be
part
of
the
assessment
of
the
progress
of
implementation
of
the
NPOA.
2.0
MAIN
ACHIEVEMENTS
2.1
Democracy
and
Good
Political
Governance
2.1.1
The
National
Lands
Commission
has
been
reconstituted
and
inaugurated
to
deal
with
the
numerous
challenges
facing
the
land
sector.
A
pilot
project
for
the
customary
boundary
demarcation
and
survey
of
stool
lands
has
begun
in
the
Wassa
Amenfi
Traditional
Area.
A
one-‐stop-‐shop
for
land
registration
has
been
established
at
Madina
in
Accra.
2.1.2
The
focus
of
the
Ghana
Police
Service
is
now
on
forming
strategic
partnerships
with
the
public
(community
policing)
in
the
fight
against
crime.
The
Ghana
Prison
Service
is
also
changing
focus
to
become
more
of
a
correctional
service
that
focuses
on
reformation
and
rehabilitation.
2.1.3
The
National
Identification
Authority
(NIA)
has
trained
personnel
to
man
the
Mass
Registration
Work
Station
(MRSW).
The
mass
registration
exercise
has
been
piloted
in
the
Central
and
Western
regions.
2.1.4
Ghana
goes
to
the
polls
to
elect
both
a
President
and
Members
of
Parliament
on
December
7,
2008.
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