The Cooperative Agency for Research and Development (CARD) is a duly registered, non-profit, non-political development organization committed to advancing gender equality, youth empowerment, social protection, leadership development, and community resilience across Ghana. CARD delivers its mandate through evidence-based programming, grassroots engagement, strategic partnerships, and robust accountability systems, with a particular focus on improving the lives of women, girls, and young people in vulnerable and underserved communities.
To demonstrate its unwavering commitment to transparency, integrity, and excellence in development practice, CARD maintains a comprehensive suite of operational, governance, programmatic, safeguarding, and compliance policies that are publicly accessible to donors, partners, regulators, and stakeholders. These documents clearly articulate CARD’s governance architecture, leadership mandates, accountability mechanisms, program implementation standards, financial and risk management systems, and its core organizational values of inclusiveness, professionalism, ethical conduct, and zero tolerance for misconduct.
CARD is firmly dedicated to upholding the highest standards of organizational credibility and donor confidence. All institutional policies and frameworks are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure alignment with national legal requirements, international development standards, donor compliance expectations, and recognized best practices in NGO governance and management. CARD believes that open access to its institutional frameworks is essential to strengthening trust, promoting effective collaboration, and ensuring the responsible stewardship of donor and community resources.
For purposes of public transparency, partner verification, and due diligence, CARD makes the following official documents and policies available:
All documents are accessible via the link below for verification, partnership assessment, and public accountability:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19EbRXysTbdT_kOuILud35kZ6Mc3J4Wi9/view?usp=sharing