The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) District Citizen Monitoring Teams in Ghana’s Western Region conducted independent social audits on 14 public infrastructure projects across eight participating districts — including Sekondi-Takoradi, Effia-Kwesimintsim, Nzema East, Ahanta West, Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mpohor, Wassa East, and Shama — to evaluate project quality and assess their impact on beneficiary communities. The audit findings, presented at a dissemination event in Takoradi, highlighted key issues such as inadequate disability-friendly access in public infrastructure delivery, underscoring the need for local authorities to better integrate the needs of marginalized groups into project implementation. The monitoring teams, composed of traditional leaders, women and youth groups, persons with disabilities, media, civil society actors, and the National Commission for Civic Education, presented their findings to stakeholders including the Western Regional Coordinating Council, district officials, and the CoST Multi-Stakeholder Group. These activities were preceded by eight district-level capacity-building sessions on Ghana’s legal framework for public project information disclosure and social accountability tools, aimed at empowering communities to play a more active role in holding project implementers to account and fostering stronger transparency and accountability in local infrastructure governance. CREDIT: MASAHUDU ANKIILU (africaneyereport.com)