Ghana evokes sharply contrasting pictures: a forerunner and model of international development, mired in uncertainties linked to global developments and dynamic political and social forces; a robust and thus contentious democracy in an increasingly troubled region where democratic institutions seem to flag. This document aims to serve as a prelude and backdrop to explorations of how deeper engagement with the spectrum of religious and non-religious perspectives might support actions to strengthen community and social solidarity and citizen welfare. It begins with a brief review of the official development policy framework in Ghana, then looks to the country’s richly complex religious landscape, both tempered by an open-eyed awareness of historic and contemporary tensions and gaps between “official” and more nuanced understandings of these landscapes.
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