Final Deployment and Roll Out of Case Tracking System Over 360-Day Period

This final report summarizes the achievements and outcomes of the Ghana Case Tracking System (CTS) Activity, and how it supported the Government of Ghana’s ability to effectively investigate and prosecute criminal acts. It also enhanced the tracking criminal cases from their introduction into the system to their prosecution, trial, and sentencing in the courts, and…

Cracking the Case to Strengthen Haiti’s Judicial System

In Haiti, obtaining judicial records is a daunting task. In one jurisdiction, a prosecutor may need a case file essential for a trial but be unable to find the documents due to inconsistent filing systems. Elsewhere, a clerk may charge illegal fees to retrieve otherwise “lost” case files, thereby reducing trust in the legal process.…

Final Report: Digital Liberia and Electronic Government Activity

The Digital Liberia and Electronic Government Activity (Digital Liberia) is funded by the USAID Global Development, in collaboration with USAID/Liberia. The program built on the momentum started both before and during the Ebola crisis to strengthen the Government of Liberia’s (GOL) information and communications technology capacity and improve connectivity to better prepare the GOL to…

The Work You May Not Know You’re Doing and How To Do It Better

Author’s Note: We drafted this blog post and scheduled it to publish before the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests for justice and reform. Our original intention was to highlight the importance of security sector reform (SSR) work for international development programs. We believe that the recent events in the United States related…

Formalization of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Colombia: A Proposal for Improving Environmental, Social, and Economic Performance in a Post-Conflict Scenario

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is an important economic activity in many rural areas, with a long tradition in Colombia. High rates of informality undermine governance, security, and legal economies, and cause significant environmental and social impacts. As the government of Colombia consolidates post-conflict conditions, the United States and Switzerland are providing assistance through…