A Rocha Ghana

Organization's name: A Rocha Ghana
Headquarters address  
Address: 4 Sabblah Link, North Legon- Accra


Ghana
Phone: +233200810144
Email: seth.appiah-kubi@arocha.org
Web site: www.ghana.arocha.org
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • De-mining
  • Development
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Financing for Development
  • Food
  • Habitat
  • Human Rights
  • Sustainable Development
  • Water
  • Women
  • Women/gender Equality
  • Youth

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Men and boys
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the environment

Public Administration:
  • Governance and Public Administration

Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Atmosphere
  • Biodiversity
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Desertification and Drought
  • Education
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Land management
  • Marine Resources
  • Mining
  • Oceans and seas
  • Partnerships
  • Poverty
  • Protecting and managing the natural resources
  • Sustainable development for Africa
  • Waste (solid)
  • Waste Management
Geographic scope: National
Country of activity:
  • Ghana
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1999
Year of registration (YYYY): 1999
Organizational structure: At the pinnacle of the organization's hierarchy lies the board of trustees, responsible for setting the strategic vision of the organization. Directly below the board is the management team, with the national director at its helm. Alongside the deputy national director, the management team consists of various program managers. The operational level follows, consisting of desk officers and project officers who report to the deputy national director, as well as the accounts team who report to the national director. As a governance structure, the organization's hierarchy also serves as its decision-making framework. The board of trustees convenes every quarter to address and approve the decisions made by the management team. Further, every five years, the board takes the lead in formulating a strategic plan to guide the organization's mission and activities for the subsequent five years.
Affiliation with NGO networks: Yes
Funding structure:
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Other sources
  • Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Indigenous people
  • Scientific and technological communities
  • Business and industry
  • Children and youth
  • Local authorities
  • Women
  • Non-governmental organization
  • Farmers
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: A Rocha Ghana has worked with UNESCO and UNDP Ghana in a Donor-Grantee partnership where both UNESCO and UNDP provided funding for the implementation of projects.
Affiliation with other organizations: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), CSO platform for SDGs in Ghana
Publications: N/A
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development: 		N/A

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations: Global Shea Alliance(GSA) Green Livelihood Alliance (GLA)
Publications: N/A
Purpose of the organization: GSA-to design, develop and deliver strategies that drive a competitive and sustainable shea industry worldwide and to improve the livelihood of rural African women and their communities. GLA-to ensure that tropical forests and landscapes are sustainably and inclusively governed to mitigate and adapt to climate change, fulfil human rights and safeguard local livelihoods.
Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: N/A
Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: N/A
A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: The governing body is derived from representation from the following organizations. Gaia Amazonas -Columbia IUCN-NL-Netherlands Miliedefensie-Netherlands NTFP-EP-Asia Sustainable Development Institute-Liberia Tropenbos International-Netherlands Fern-Brussels WECF International-Netherlands
Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: N/A

Forests

Major group affiliation: Non-governmental Orgnizations
Affiliation with other organizations: Global Shea Alliance(GSA) Green Livelihood Alliance (GLA)
Affiliation with UN bodies: UNCCD UN Global Compact CBD GCF
Publications: N/A
Statements or documents submitted
to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF): 		N/A