CHAPTER
2
METHODOLOGY
In
keeping
with
the
APRM
principle
of
ownership
and
civil
society
participation,
the
NAPRM-‐GC
adopted
an
open
and
participatory
approach
in
collecting
and
collating
data
and
information
for
the
preparation
of
the
Third
Annual
Progress
Report.
This
approach
was
to
further
deepen
civil
society
involvement
in
the
APRM
process
and
thereby
improve
ownership
of
the
process
amongst
the
Ghanaian
community.
As
with
previous
reports,
the
Governing
Council
adopted
a
four-‐pronged
participatory
approach
in
collecting
and
collating
data
and
information
for
the
preparation
of
this
Report.
The
first
approach
was
to
request
far
data
from
public
sector
actors
–
Ministries,
Departments
and
Agencies
(MDAs).
MDAs
were
required
to
report
on
progress
made
in
implementing
specific
actions
raised
in
the
National
Programme
of
Action
(NPOA)
that
fell
under
their
purview.
MDAs
were
required
to
indicate
for
each
issue:
1. Progress
made
in
implementing
the
recommendations
2. Challenges
and
constraints
they
face
in
implementation
3. The
way
forward/remarks
The
second
approach
involved
the
use
of
District
APRM
Oversight
Committees
to
administer
Citizen
Report
Cards
to
citizens
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
are
not
in
the
public
domain
–
inflation,
exchange
rate
regimes,
internal
and
external
debt.
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