Highlights

• Level of Trust in Public Institutions: More than half of the respondents indicated they trust the Electoral Commission (57%), National Peace Council (64%), Law Courts (53%) and CHRAJ (60%) to deliver on their mandate. However, 53% do not trust District Assemblies to deliver on their mandate.
• Contact with Duty Bearers: Most of the respondents said they do not contact duty bearers [Members of Parliament (84%), district assembly officials (79%), Unit Committee member (75%) and Assembly representative (68%)] to share their views on pertinent development issues.
• Trust in the prosecutorial powers of the state: Even though 53% of the respondents trust the law courts, only 47% said they trust in the ability of the state to prosecute cases in the law courts. A significant 45% did not trust the state at all or trusted them a little to prosecute cases.
• Willingness of Women to Accept Leadership Position: In a country with few women in leadership position, it is encouraging to note that 54% of women respondents were willing to accept a leadership role in a political party if offered them. While an overwhelming majority of women in Upper West (85%) region were more willing to accept a leadership role in a political party only 47% of women in the Eastern region were willing to do so.
• 73% of the women interviewed said they were willing to accept a leadership role in a private sector organization, with the rate particularly high in the Northern region (91%). Moreover, 70% of the women respondents indicated that they were willing to accept leadership role in a public sector organisation.
• Payment of Bribe: A significant majority (80%) of respondents who reported having contacted a service provider in the past 12 months said they did not pay a bribe.