[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1136, 205], "category": "Text", "text": "Ghana's loss in rankings in the 2021 Global Gender Gap report (117 out of 156 countries for 2021 and 107 out of 153 countries in 2020)."}, {"bbox": [97, 218, 1136, 457], "category": "Text", "text": "Additionally, while a majority of the Ghanaian population are under 25 years old, youth are not adequately represented or included in decision-making structures. Access to quality education and training, information and communication technology (ICT) and health care has a significant impact on the transitioning of youth into the workforce and their ability to contribute to society. Significant (and rising) youth unemployment only adds to feelings of exclusion and disillusionment among the young population – who are also the most vulnerable to radicalisation or involvement in criminal activities, especially in the poorer Northern regions of Ghana. Tackling the root causes of crime, understanding migration trends and creating opportunities for young citizens to participate in governance can empower them to make decisions that will positively affect their future and the future of Ghanaian society as a whole."}, {"bbox": [97, 469, 1136, 547], "category": "Text", "text": "The involvement of civil society, in particular women and youth organisations, in EU programming activities will therefore be crucial to address these challenges by ensuring that gender and youth issues are specifically targeted across EU actions."}, {"bbox": [97, 560, 1136, 641], "category": "Text", "text": "Business climate remains challenging for foreign investors in Ghana. There is a strong need to improve and strengthen an enabling environment, coupled with trade facilitation measures in order to attract private sector investment in many sectors."}, {"bbox": [97, 653, 1136, 783], "category": "Text", "text": "The key features of the Support Measures are flexibility and adaptability, in order to quickly address the needs that will emerge during the implementation of the Joint Programming. This will also contribute to EU coordination of Team Europe and other donor projects in Ghana, allowing the EU to play a leading role in consulting with local stakeholders and coordinating the donor community, thus raising its image as a reliable and active partner to Ghana."}, {"bbox": [97, 799, 1136, 854], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 877, 1136, 1013], "category": "Text", "text": "The key direct stakeholders of this project are the National and Local government authorities, as well as the target population of each of the proposed measures. Other stakeholders include the implementing agencies, service providers, non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations, private sector organisations, EU Member States agencies, and other EU institutions. The Support Measures Action will increase focus on ensuring that local capacity is built as projects are implemented."}, {"bbox": [97, 1024, 1136, 1290], "category": "Text", "text": "More specifically, civil society, including youth and women organisations, and local authorities will be directly involved in the design, implementation and associated monitoring process of the activities under this Action as relevant. The Support Measure Action will specifically support civil society and particularly women's centred organisations as rights holders, with a view to increase their participation in the formulation and implementation of government policies and programmes, strengthen their watchdog role and be a catalyst for development, as well as to participate in the implementation of EU cooperation programmes and contribute to the communication and visibility of these EU programmes. The Action will also strengthen civil society's advocacy role on gender-based violence, advancing equal participation in governance and decision making and other topics that address gender inequality gaps according with the Gender Action Plan III (2021-2025). The action will contribute to the Youth Action Plan (2022-2027 – adoption in September 2022)."}, {"bbox": [86, 1329, 607, 1363], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 1395, 511, 1428], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 1441, 1136, 1519], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to strengthen the partnership between the European Union and Ghana by providing assistance for the implementation of the Joint Programming and TEIs. Specific impact will be:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1533, 1136, 1642], "category": "Text", "text": "**Political and policy impact:** The Action will promote more inclusive and needs-based programming, by increasing participation of civil society, conducting policy dialogues, and focusing on strategic communication and cultural diplomacy. The implementation of age-disaggregated indicators (as already done for gender) in the Joint Programming and the development of dedicated initiatives for youth and women, alongside the thematic"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 15"}]