The Special Rapporteur invited individuals who work on or experience poverty in Ghana, non-governmental organisations, activists, and scholars to provide input for the preparation of his visit. Submissions addressed topics such as:

• The nature of poverty and inequality in Ghana, including prevalence, distribution etc.
• What are the major challenges confronting those living in poverty in Ghana?
• What are the most severe human rights-related problems that people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Ghana experience? Please provide examples.
• How does poverty in Ghana intersect with civil and political rights, as well as with economic, social and cultural rights? Please provide examples.
• What role do the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, as well as multi-national or domestic corporations play in relation to poverty alleviation?
• What regions, districts, cities, or municipalities in Ghana should the Special Rapporteur visit given the severity of problems relating to the intersection of poverty and human rights?
• Which individuals and organisations should the Special Rapporteur meet with during his country visit to Ghana?

The inputs received are listed below:

• Amnesty International Ghana
• CEPEHRG
• Challenging Heights
• Cocoa360
• Consortium for Street Children
• Healthy Villages, Inc.
• Human Rights Advocacy Centre
• Human Rights Watch Ghana
• Kwame Botchway
• Legal Resource Centre
• Media Centre for Social Justice
• Rex Osei Sarpong
• The Eban Centre for Human Trafficking Studies