The POS Foundation is a leading Human Rights Civil Society Organization in Ghana that focuses its activities in the areas of Human Rights Advocacy, Access to Justice, Law/Policy Reforms, Youth Development, Gender and Inclusion, Cross-border Trade, Research, and Social Accountability.
With a track record of successfully implemented projects, the organization has strategically positioned itself as a force to reckon with in many fields including working on projects in six (6) West African countries (Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire).
The POS Foundation facilitates the State-led Justice For All Program which seeks to adjudicate remand/pretrial cases to reduce prison overcrowding by setting up special mobile in-prison courts. The Foundation serves as the convenor of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review Civil Society Platform (UN UPR) in Ghana, with over 70 CSOs who write joint/shadow reports to the UN Human Rights Council for the State’s Human Rights Review under the UPR Mechanism.
The POS Foundation was established in 2005 by the Founder and Executive Director, Mr. Jonathan Osei Owusu, and is duly registered and certified under the laws of Ghana with recognition from various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in Ghana as well as Development Corporations and various Embassies/High Commissions.