Management of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) met with officers from Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local chapter for Transparency International (TI) on 25th July, 2022 at the office of the Director-General.
The purpose of the meeting was to formally introduce to the Agency, a new Project titled ‘Inclusive Service Delivery Africa (ISDA)’ and to seek the support of the Agency in its successful implementation.
ISDA is a four-year project which seeks to improve access to education and healthcare services for women, girls and other groups at risk of discrimination in Africa by addressing potential and corruption related barriers. The Project is being implemented by Transparency International (TI) in five (5) African countries; DR Congo, Madagascar, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and Ghana with funding support from Global Affairs Canada.
The meeting deliberated on the best practice to adopt and sought guidance on the implementation processes for Ghana. The Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) are the key stakeholders for the country.
Twelve (12) districts in three (3) Regions; Greater Accra, Central Region and Upper East Region have been identified as the key implementation areas.
The desired outcome of the project is to see:
- Effective action being taken by public institutions to close gender related corruption loop holes and address vulnerabilities in education and health sectors in relation to women, girls and other vulnerable groups who are discriminated against.
- Increased engagement of citizens, especially women and girls at risk of discrimination to demand accountability from duty bearer in the delivery of education and health care services
- Increased recognition among stakeholders at both regional and national levels to main stream gender information, anti-corruption measures into the delivery of education and health services.
- Improve knowledge of government officials to detect and address corruption vulnerability and loop holes.
- Enhance institutional capacities
- Increased awareness among stake holders
The Director-General shared on activities being embarked on at the Agency to curb corruption in the country.
