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Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub)

The Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub) is an online knowledge platform that facilitates the sharing of high-quality information on African parliaments, and contributes to strengthening the capacities of parliamentary monitoring organizations (PMOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) through interactive learning to effectively promote parliamentary development in Africa.

GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANA
2021

Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network (APMON)

The Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network (APMON) is a network of non-governmental organizations and coalitions of civil society organizations that monitors the work of and/or regularly engages national, subnational, and regional parliaments across Africa.

GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANA
2021

Civil Society Public Finance Management Course

APMON is launching the “Civil Society- Public Finance Management (PFM) e-Course” for parliamentary monitoring organizations to strengthen their understanding and advocacy on parliaments’ role in PFM, debt transparency and accountability.

GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANA

Africa Open Parliament Index (OPI)

The Index will enable civil society to work together with national and regional parliaments to identify systemic challenges to achieving parliamentary openness and to co-create reforms that will strengthen the capacity of parliaments to enhance their openness.

GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANA
2022

Eye On Corruption

Eye on Corruption App is a mobile application which allows people to report/submit a corruption related complaint to the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC).

Ghana
apps

Africa Digital Rights Hub

Promoting research & capacity building on digital rights in Africa

Accra

Penplusbytes

Established on the 18th of July 2001, Penplusbytes is a not-for-profit organization driving change through innovations in three key areas: using new digital technologies to enable good governance and accountability, new media and innovations, and driving oversight for effective utilisation of mining, oil and gas revenue and resources.

Ghana
2001

UNICEF StartUp Lab Ghana

UNICEF StartUp Lab is an accelerator programme for impactful businesses working to advance the SDGs for children and young people. The programme is led by UNICEF in Ghana, supported by KOICA and implemented by MEST Africa.

Ghana
United Nations, youth

The Social Media Tracking Centre

The monitoring of mainstream media (TV, radio, newspapers) has become the general norm in Africa. However, social media trends are harder to track and must be taken into account too. Penplusbytes therefore developed what it calls the Social Media Tracking Centre (SMTC).

Ghana