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Ghana: Fufu, Soccer and Fact-checking

Ghana: Fufu, Soccer and Fact-checking

  • February 1, 2021
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Noah Dameh is the program director at Radio Ada, a community radio station in the small town of Ada on…

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Penplusbytes set to deploy #GhanaElections 2020 Early Warning System

Penplusbytes set to deploy #GhanaElections 2020 Early Warning System

  • December 4, 2020
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COVID-19 has to a large extent moved Ghana’s elections campaign from the usual mass rallies and offline canvassing channels to…

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Penplusbytes Launches 2020 Media And Information Literacy Week

Penplusbytes Launches 2020 Media And Information Literacy Week

  • October 24, 2020
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Under the auspices of UNESCO, Penplusbytes and its partners have launched the 2020 Global Media and Information Literacy Week Celebration…

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Penplusbytes leads partners to mark 2020 Global Media and Information Literacy week in Ghana

Penplusbytes leads partners to mark 2020 Global Media and Information Literacy week in Ghana

  • October 23, 2020
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The Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week is commemorated annually in October and is a major occasion for stakeholders…

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PRESS STATEMENT ON PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2019 (ACT 989)

PRESS STATEMENT ON PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2019 (ACT 989)

  • September 3, 2020
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The Coalition on the Right to Information, Ghana (RTI Coalition) is troubled and disappointed with the kind of responses received…

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Penplusbytes validates citizens’ reports on government’s assurances for fishing landing sites and the railway sector

Penplusbytes validates citizens’ reports on government’s assurances for fishing landing sites and the railway sector

  • August 11, 2020
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Access to information is a key necessity for citizens to demand transparency and responsiveness from government and at the same…

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Insufficient Data On PWDs, A Threat To Inclusive Participation In Elections 2020

Insufficient Data On PWDs, A Threat To Inclusive Participation In Elections 2020

  • July 24, 2020
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Evidently, there is an absence of reliable data and tailor-made digital tools to aid persons with disabilities (PWDs) in exercising…

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Penplusbytes launches new Webinar Series focusing on Ghana’s Elections 2020

Penplusbytes launches new Webinar Series focusing on Ghana’s Elections 2020

  • July 21, 2020
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Penplusbytes has launched a webinar series to interrogate emerging issues in Ghana’s election 2020. The Webinar Series will look at…

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Promoting inclusive participation of PWDs and Vulnerable Groups in elections 2020

Promoting inclusive participation of PWDs and Vulnerable Groups in elections 2020

  • July 20, 2020
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By Joyce Hilda Efia Aboagye The marginalization of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) goes beyond the discrimination they face from society…

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Penplusbytes embarks on verification visits for Citizens’ reports on Government Assurances

Penplusbytes embarks on verification visits for Citizens’ reports on Government Assurances

  • July 15, 2020
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The engagement by the Committee on Government Assurances (CGA) with citizens at all levels to be their eyes on the…

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CSOs Statement on President Akuffo Addo’s Decision to force the Auditor General to take his accumulated leave

CSOs Statement on President Akuffo Addo’s Decision to force the Auditor General to take his accumulated leave

  • July 7, 2020
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Dated: 7th July 2020 It is with sadness, disappointment and extreme concern that we come to you today to share…

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CSOs Statement on President Akufo Addo’s Decision to force the Auditor General to take his ‘accumulated leave’

  • July 7, 2020
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Dated: 7th July, 2020 Members of the press, colleague leaders of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana, democracy and good…

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