The United States government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a five-year Performance Accountability Activity (PAA) in the Volta Region.

The activity supports local organizations, women and youth groups, and traditional and religious leaders to advocate for improved public service delivery.

It also equips service providers to be more responsive to citizens' demands for quality essential
services, particularly in basic education, health, water and sanitation, agriculture, and fisheries.

PAA is being implemented by Democracy International (DI) in close collaboration with the government of Ghana partners and local Civil Society Organisations, including the Global Action for Women Empowerment (GLOWA) and the Africa Disability Institute (ADI). GLOWA and ADI are the sub-awardees, leading activity implementation in the Volta and Oti Regions.

Speaking at the launch in Ho, the PAA Deputy Chief of Party, Linda Ofori-Kwafo underscored the
project's core objectives, indicating "the project will enhance the capacity of government partners including sector agencies, district assemblies, CSOs, and community-based organizations, to implement behaviour-led capacity-building and institutional strengthening interventions."

During the activity launch, GLOWA and ADI also facilitated a regional sensitization workshop
to introduce the project to key stakeholders including representatives from Regional Coordinating Councils, Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies, CSOs, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations and influential leaders.