When the Bosomtwe District Assembly completed all arrangements to commence the construction of a 6 unit classroom block at Apinkra, the community breathe a sigh of relief. Teaching and learning activities have been hampered by the deplorable state of an old classroom block in the community for years. The situation was so dire that the school always closes in the event of a downpour. Some children who have been relocated have to commute under unfavorable conditions to bordering communities to access education. 

When the STAR Ghana supported project ‘promoting citizens’ participation, inclusion and accountable local governance’ began in the district, the classroom project at Apinkra was selected as one of the capital projects to be monitored under the project. The project was implemented by Centre for the Development of people (CEDEP), a Civil Society Organization (CSO) in Ashanti region. Through the project intervention, capacities of selected community volunteers were built to monitor the project and regularly engaged the Assembly on any issues identified. The community volunteers had two objectives. One was to ensure project quality and the other was to facilitate the timely completion and commissioning of the project for use.

As a trained Community Development Monitor (CDM) in the Sekyere East District, Yaa Donkor filed her nomination to vie for an Assembly member in the Ahensan electoral area when nominations were opened for the 2019 District Level Elections. Previously, she was a unit committee member and also the leader of the CHPS compound monitoring committee formed at Ahensan under the GSAM project. Yaa and her team were very influential in engaging the District Assembly during the Construction of the CHPS compound using community scorecards. The CHPS project has since been completed and in use. 

Yaa Donkor participated in capacity building activities under the project that enhanced her leadership and advocacy skills and knowledge about the Local Governance System. She featured in a documentary on the impact of the GSAM project in Sekyere East and was also part of a panel discussion on Nhyira FM (104.5) during a GSAM Radio programme. She was later selected as one of the active citizens who took part in a workshop to develop GAS II scorecards based on findings from the performance audit.