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Policy Influencing

Networking/Coalition Building

Lobbying

Community Mobilisation

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We use Socio-Economic Baseline Data Collection

Our Experience

Research sponsored by Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), 2012
Research sponsored by ISODEC, 2014
Research supported by AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi, 2015.

Sub-National Mineral Revenue Management
Community Development Agreements in Ghana’s Mining Industry

Our Experience

A Case of Obuasi Municipality. Research sponsored by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), 2014
Research sponsored jointly by UNDP and Third World Network Africa (TWN – Africa), 2015

We don’t identify problems, we create solutions

Our Experience

Revenue/Impact Tracking in 6 Oil Producing Districts in Western Region, Research sponsored by Publish What You Pay (PWYP – Ghana), 2012
Status of President’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) Projects in Western Region. Research sponsored by ISODEC, 2015 and 2016

Centre for Social Impact Studies

The Centre for Social Impact Studies (CeSIS) was formed in January 2011 as a research and advocacy non-governmental organisation primarily focused on providing research backbone to Ghana’s extractive industry. The organisation is headquartered in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region with an office in Takoradi, the Western Regional capital that focuses on the oil and gas industry.
Our mission

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Sensitisation Workshops

Minesite Assessment Tool visit to Ashanti Region, Upper East Region, Western North Region, Eastern Region

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Active volunteers

At each of our meetings, there are at least 40% female attendance. Intentionally including a woman's voice in every meeting, we encouraged them to speak out and actively engage.

Approach, Intervane
and campaign for change

Using the MSAT to build the capacity of the locals especially the marginalized to lead their own advocacy.
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Our current focus

The causes we support over the years, we've been contributing
toward a range of worthy charities and causes.

Thematic Areas of Work

CeSIS works on the following thematic areas:
Mining (large scale mining and small scale mining)
Oil and Gas
Environment
Disability, Gender and Social Inclusion
Local Governance

Mining

60%

Oil and Gas

50%

Environment

80%

Disability, Gender and Social Inclusion

50%

Our next activities

Below are our activities for General Activism, Staff training and Meetings

Testing of data collection tools and actual field work on disability act research.

Testing of data collection tools and actual field work on disability act research by the Executive Director of Disability act research team on 1st-30th September

Analysis and final report of disability act research

Analysis and final report of disability act research by the Executive Director of Disability act research team on 1st-31st October

Meeting with Disabled Federation, stakeholders and news editors on research findings on disability act research

Meeting with Disabled Federation, stakeholders and news editors on research findings on disability act research by Management on 21st – 30th November

INTERNATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS

Prog. Officer, Communication Officer, Community mobilization Officer.

International Day of Democracy

Prog. Officer, Communication Officer, Community mobilization Officer.

International for Universal Access to Information

Prog. Officer, Communication Officer, Community mobilization Officer.

International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction

Prog. Officer, Communication Officer, Community mobilization Officer.

International of Rural Women

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Raise funds, volunteer and campaign for change

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General Staff meeting on Obuasi beyond mining agenda

General Staff meeting on Obuasi beyond mining agenda on 21st September by Management

Staff training on accounting and financial management system in CeSIS

Staff training on accounting and financial management system in CeSIS 24th September by Accountant

General Staff and selected board members meeting with Consultant on Strategic plan report

General Staff and selected board members meeting with Consultant on Strategic plan report on 3rd – 7th October by Management

We work to change public policies to improve lives

CeSIS seeks to achieve its objective through research and advocacy to influence policy change in favour of communities impacted by the operations of extractive companies
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