STRUCTURE
The Ghana SRHR Alliance for young people is governed by a Board Policy Manual (Constitution of the Alliance). The organization has functional structures including the National Governing Board (NGB), Youth Advisory Board (YAB), Technical Working Group and Secretariat.
National Governing Board (NGB)
The Ghana SRHR Alliance is led by a six (6) member National Governing Body made up of the heads of all founding member organizations and three youth representatives. The National Governing Body (NGB) is the highest decision-making body of the GH Alliance with responsibility for strategic and policy direction as well as financial oversight and governance issues of the Alliance with the secretary being the Executive Secretary.
National Secretariat
The national secretariat is headed by the Executive Secretary and supported by the Finance and Administrative Manager, Partnership and Advocacy Manager, Resource Mobilization, Research and Learning Manager. The Secretariat is supported by four Working Teams with each Team having one representative from each member organization.
Technical Working Group
There are different technical working groups and teams to support on the coordination and deepen member relations and work. These Working Teams are Programme Management Team, PMEL/OR Team, Advocacy / Communication Team, and Resource Mobilization Team.
HISTORY
The GH Alliance was formed in 2013 in Ghana following the opportunity for the eight CSOs which were working separately, to jointly implement a three-year SRHR Programme called Access, Services and Knowledge (ASK) Programme between 2013 and 2015. The willingness on the part of these already well-known individual organizations to work together and the cooperation that prevailed reflected their desire to achieve more and add value to their work.
The formation of this Alliance was also to a large extent made possible through the motivation, inspiration, financial and technical assistance of the Northern Alliance at the time, made up of International Non-Governmental Organizations from the Netherlands and UK. Three of these organizations worked directly and closely with all the GH Alliance Partners. Simavi worked with NORSAAC, HFFG, PHSN, Simli AiD and Savanna Signatures. Dance4life with Curious Minds and Theatre for Social Change. IPPF which was already mothering PPAG continued to work closely together. Therefore Simavi, dance4life and IPPF directly inspired and motivated these Ghanaian CSOs to form the GH Alliance. Rutgers WPF which was the Lead of the Northern Alliance together with AMREF Flying Doctors, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, STOP AIDS NOW! Now known aidsfonds, also provided many forms of assistance through Simavi, dance4life and IPPF towards the formation of the GH Alliance.
By the end of the ASK Programme the GH Alliance was alive. Partners appreciated their membership and belongingness to the Alliance. The Ghana SRHR Alliance is legally registered as a company limited by guarantee by the eight founding organizations. The GH Alliance as it is known now, has a high functional perspective and has adequately involved young people in the promotion and championing of their SRHR. Also, the opportunity of effectively collaborating with other Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and Government agencies is being realized, thereby avoiding the situation in many organizations working in SRHR are still fragmented and working in silos with no opportunities to learn from one another and champion a unified and strong advocacy voice.
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
