"I take a clue from the community-based rehabilitation (CBR) guidelines 2004, which states that CBR is not sustainable unless it enjoys the direct involvement and support of government.

Mr Majisi made the call when he launched the 4th National Philanthropy Summit in Accra on Wednesday, which was organised by STAR Ghana Foundation and attended by a number of stakeholders in philanthropy across the country.

He said an annual budget provision at national, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies level to support development partners would be useful.

Mr Majisi said mutual partnership and well-documented partnership agreements must be reached between government and the stakeholders in philanthropy, while putting in place proper documentation to track the contributions in addressing national policies and development initiatives by the partners. 

He appealed to NGOs to be more visible in deprived areas of the country rather than focusing on areas endowed with government services and interventions.

 He said the Oti Region was one of the areas in the country, that received minimal development in the area of road network, health services, education and potable water from government.

He said: "I am not making this appeal because I come from the Oti enclave, but as someone who has been involved in NGO work for a number of years and so always concerned and conscious about deprived people and what can be done to support.

He said there was the need for stakeholders in philanthropy to form partnerships with government and other institutions by collaborating and networking for the success of their activities.

"Today's programme reminds me of my 31 years of working with Sightsavers sponsored projects and the partnership that existed between Sightsavers, the funding agency and the government and for that matter the Krachi District Assembly was one of the key things that accounted for the success of the project," the MP said.

Mr Majisi said the Krachi Assembly had three districts, that had budget line for the Sightsavers project in their annual budget provisions and were involved in the fund development programme for the sustainability of the project.

He praised individuals and international donors for their continuous support of various socio-economic, cultural and political services and interventions, which otherwise could not have been attended by government.

"If government alone had the responsibility of pursuing our development initiatives, we wouldn't have come this far in our development agenda.

 Mr Majisi expressed gratitude to STAR Ghana Foundation for the organisation of the summit to find solutions to the changing face of philanthropy – the case of Ghana's philanthropy space, global philanthropy and emerging trends.