This pillar will focus on the increasing the accountability of CSOs to their constituents and to Ghanaians as part of measures to improve legitimacy, rootedness and sustainability. Issues to focus on under this pillar may include

• • Peer review mechanism(s). This will involve setting up processes that enhance the transparency, accountability and responsiveness of members who sign up to it. Members will be peer reviewed against a set of principles and benchmarks. Such peer review mechanisms help in demonstrating to donors, regulators and general public CSOs’ accountability to agreed standards and principles. Participation in the peer review will be voluntary
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  • CSOs signing on to theInternational Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). Signing on to IATI, which is a global initiative to improve the transparency of development and humanitarian resources to address poverty and inequalities. The GCSF will help members sign on to and implement the IATI processes to enhance their fundraising efforts and their local and international legitimacy.
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  • National CSOs Day. This will involve the institution of a National CSOs Week to highlight the work of CSOs in Ghana’s development, dispel or address myths and misperceptions and provide platforms for members to account for their work.
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  • Other related work initiated by the WG