{"id":2263,"date":"2023-07-18T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/?p=2263"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:38:38","slug":"elementor-2263","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/elementor-2263\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Sector Associations Commit to Developing Operational and Financial Management Capacities Leveraging the Proposed USAID-funded CLOSA Project Learning Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2263\" class=\"elementor elementor-2263\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf78799 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf78799\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2a5f5b\" data-id=\"e2a5f5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f89a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Private Sector Associations Commit to Developing Operational and Financial Management Capacities Leveraging the Proposed USAID-funded CLOSA Project Learning Sessions<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-698ef56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"698ef56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e05d63f\" data-id=\"e05d63f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5589f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5589f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/zxc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2237\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/zxc.jpg 466w, https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/zxc-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5af608 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5af608\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c72dd8\" data-id=\"6c72dd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fbb673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fbb673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In June, ten (10) selected private sector associations (PSAs) in Ghana sat down with the Country Engagement Manager for CLOSA to review their financial management assessment (FMA) results. After the debrief sessions, the PSAs agreed with the findings and demonstrated enthusiasm and readiness to challenge the status quo by developing their operational and financial management capacities leveraging support from the CLOSA project.<\/p><p>Prior to these debrief sessions, the Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF), developed and deployed a financial management assessment (FMA) toolkit to assess the current performance of PSAs across Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal with a focus on five (5) main pillars shown below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a073dab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a073dab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7cbff\" data-id=\"3a7cbff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0330882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0330882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FMA Framework: PSA Performance Parameters<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec5714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eec5714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma-1024x386.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2238\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma.png 1255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4a2d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4a2d91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a1b5aa\" data-id=\"9a1b5aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8f945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc8f945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The objectives of the assessment were to:<\/p><ul><li>Understand the key practices within the private sector associations across focus sectors and countries;<\/li><li>Understand the underlying challenges; and<\/li><li>Utilize the findings to develop tailored remedial actions that, when implemented collaboratively with the PSAs, could improve their operations and enable them to achieve financial sustainability.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Some key findings from the financial management assessments in Ghana include:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Insights on Foundational Parameters<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Financial and Operational Systems<\/strong><\/p><p>The findings revealed that all the PSAs had documented financial policies and procedures, while only 18 percent had mastered the basic budgeting process, aligning their budgets to strategic plans. 81 percent of PSAs had little or no documented internal controls and balances. Initial results signify room for improvement across both metrics, which are key development objectives of the CLOSA project.<\/p><p><strong>Governance and Accountability<\/strong><\/p><p>All PSAs included within the FMA were legally registered with the Registrar General\u2019s Department and were aware of their tax status. 72 percent of the associations fully complied with tax obligations and labor laws as well as statutory audits and reporting requirements, while 27 percent occasionally complied with the identified laws and reporting requirements. Additionally, although the PSAs were aware of their tax status, local labour laws as well as statutory audit and reporting requirements, they were not compliant. 45 percent had documented operational policies and procedures, 63 percent had documented most of their travel policies compliant to donor requirement, less than 50 percent of the association had comprehensive personnel policies.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Insights on Growth Parameters<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Value Proposition<\/strong><\/p><p>With respect to commercial viability, 9 percent of the PSAs were not viable. 64 percent were moderately viable while 27 percent were highly viable with a large membership size and a clear description of the association\u2019s value proposition to attract and retain new members. These associations offered a wide range of services to their members that are peculiar to their needs. They also organized forum engagements for interaction with members, which enabled them to collect membership fees that adequately covered association&#8217;s operational and program costs.<\/p><p><strong>Sustainable Revenue Model<\/strong><\/p><p>Over 63 percent of PSAs had no business plan, documented funding strategies, estimated future resource needs, and had taken no steps in identifying additional strategic partnerships &#8211; locally or internationally. However, 27 percent of PSAs had some form of plan based on the analysis of their operations, thus they had been successful in bidding for resources from one or more sources with sufficient funds to support its activities and programs. Additionally, less than 10 percent of the PSA assessed were financially sustainable, and more than 50 percent were not sustainable even though they performed well in other indicators. This disparity is a pointer to the opportunities for improvement to shift PSA toward becoming more financially sustainable.<\/p><p>In his assessment of the overall feedback on the FMA during the debrief session, the president of the Federation of Associations of Ghanian Exporters (FAGE), (Davies Narh Korboe) stated:<\/p><p><em>\u201cI think the results of the assessment shared with us represent a true and fair picture of the current state of the federation and pave the way for the needed interventions by CLOSA to help FAGE become more financially sustainable and to be equipped to deliver on its mandate.\u201d <\/em><\/p><p>Reflecting on the lessons learned from the debrief sessions, the HSDF Country Engagement Manager for Ghana said:<\/p><p><em>\u201cGenerally, the sessions highlighted specific areas within the associations that require attention from the CLOSA project to enhance their financial performance. For me, the overarching lesson includes the importance of offering tailored solutions, as there are no silver bullet solutions for all associations; and fostering engagement and collaboration with the PSAs to co-create customized solutions that will ensure ownership and sustainability. Furthermore, the insights gained from the FMA debrief sessions will provide learning opportunities for the PSAs seeking to improve their operational and financial performance.<\/em><\/p><p>In her remarks on the overall success of the FMA debrief sessions, the CLOSA Project Director at HSDF stated:<\/p><p><em>\u201cWe are delighted to have completed the FMA debrief sessions in Ghana. The level of engagement of the selected PSAs during this exercise is also very commendable. More importantly, the insights gleaned from these assessments will help tailor our proposed solutions for enhancing the financial management capacities of these associations, which will in turn foster the development of a vibrant private sector ecosystem in West Africa.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>In conclusion, the completion of the FMA and debrief sessions marks an important milestone in the CLOSA project and lessons learned from these sessions will undoubtedly contribute to the long-term success and resilience of associations within the CLOSA network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb1a7ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb1a7ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd46ba5\" data-id=\"fd46ba5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec01539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec01539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/p><p>Going forward, the PSAs within the CLOSA network are expected to sign commitment letters as well as participate in the upcoming learning events across Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. These learning series will be fully funded by USAID Local Works and are designed to help address some of the challenges identified across all these countries with the goal of improving the commercial viability and financial sustainability of the associations.<\/p><p>For more information about the USAID-funded CLOSA project, please visit the CLOSA website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsdf.org.ng\/closa\">www.hsdf.org.ng\/closa<\/a>\u00a0or email us at closa@hsdf.org.ng<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-baae3ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"baae3ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf34cc\" data-id=\"acf34cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc164a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dc164a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2239\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma1.jpg 468w, https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma1-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">HSDF Country Engagement Manager for Ghana Presenting Findings from the FMA for Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) at the Association\u2019s National Secretariat, Ghana (Photo Credit - HSDF)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35da2d7\" data-id=\"35da2d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69282f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69282f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma2.jpg 468w, https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma2-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">FMA Debrief Session led by HSDF Country Engagement Manager at the Private Enterprise Federation (Photo Credit - HSDF)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af86ae2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af86ae2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7d848c\" data-id=\"a7d848c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a89aee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a89aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma3.jpg 468w, https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma3-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">FMA Debrief Session with Members of the Executive Council at the Federation of Associations of Ghanian Exporters (FAGE) Secretariat. Session led by HSDF Country Engagement Manager for Ghana (Photo Credit - HSDF)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7f3885\" data-id=\"f7f3885\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754891f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"754891f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma4.jpg 468w, https:\/\/hsdf.org.ng\/closa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fma4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">FMA Debrief Session with Members of the Executive Council at the FAGE Secretariat (Photo Credit - HSDF)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ba2e21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ba2e21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc49cb0\" data-id=\"bc49cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a321008\" data-id=\"a321008\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private Sector Associations Commit to Developing Operational and Financial Management Capacities Leveraging the Proposed USAID-funded CLOSA Project Learning Sessions In June, ten (10) selected private sector associations (PSAs) in Ghana sat down with the Country Engagement Manager for CLOSA to review their financial management assessment (FMA) results. 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