An Evaluation of Donor Funds to Stakeholders in the Fight against Modern Slavery. A Case Study of Lake Volta

Abstract

Stakeholders in the fight against modern slavery play a vital role in the socio-economic development of Ghana. Despite stakeholder’s important role in the fight against modern slavery, donors have been a major contributing force in the fight. This study identifies and discusses the funds received by stakeholders in the course of eliminating modern day slavery. The analysis first reviews the sources of funds for stakeholders by focusing on both external and internal sources. The study then discusses the methods stakeholders use to mobilize funds for their operations. Three methods were identified and they included proposal writing/grant, partnership and social enterprise. The study sought to determine how stakeholders working on the Lake Volta in Ghana finance their operations such as; investigation, rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration and monitoring etc. A survey research approach is adopted to evaluate donor funds to stakeholders in the fight against modern day slavery on the Lake Volta Issues such as huge financial gap between what is actually needed to eliminate the menace, stakeholder often than not fail to meet their revenue target for battling modern day slavery and government also fails to commit the right amount it intends to put into the fight against modern day slavery Some challenges facing stakeholders in the fight against modern slavery, is the methods used to mobilize funds. The study revealed that stakeholders obtained their funding mostly from external donors, governments through their embassies and agencies such Canadian High Commission, United Nation and UNICEF.