Apply In-Person:

1. To Registration of a community based organization in Ghana, the applicant must go to the non-Profit Organization secretariat contact link
2. Organize yourselves in a group to form a community based organization.
3. Draft the CBO’s constitution
   • A constitution is the CBO’s guide. Once this has been drafted and approved, every member should get a copy which they sign and commit to the terms and conditions.
   • The constitution identifies the CBO’s mission, goals, and objectives.
4. Hold meeting to Elect CBO’s officials and to seeking registration.
   • The three most important slots to be filled are the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.
   • It’s important to have these positions occupied for accountability and organisation purposes of the CBO.
   • Roles under these titles should also be defined, written down, and put in a document (preferably the constitution) so that every official understands and agrees to their scope of their work.
   • It is important that the office of the secretary must know how to read and write.
   • The minutes of the meeting seeking registration and showing elected officials are to be attached to the application forms.
5. Visit the non-Profit Organization secretariat and the applicant must obtain the application form.
6. Applicant must fill all the information in the application form.
7. Please make sure that the applicant has all the documents that are listed down the “Required Document” section of this page.
8. Minutes of the meeting seeking registration and showing elected officials MUST be attached to the Application form.
9. List of members duly signed with Name/Position/ID No. and Signatures MUST be attached to the Application form.
10. The Application form MUST be accompanied by the CBOs BY-LAWS/ RULES/ CONSTITUTION.
11. The Application form MUST be accompanied by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) where CBO is formed through amalgamation (i.e. where several groups come together to form an umbrella organization).
12. Attach the all documents to the forms before submission application to the authority.
13. Pay the Approved Registration fee of GHS.5, 000/= and lodge the application at the office of the Social Protection officer.
14. It takes 5 days to be registered. If approved, an acknowledgment of registration is issued by the Respective Office.

• Minutes of the meeting seeking registration and showing elected officials MUST be attached to the Application form.
• List of members duly signed with Name/Position/ID No. and Signatures MUST be attached to the Application form.
• The Application form MUST be accompanied by the CBOs BY-LAWS/ RULES/ CONSTITUTION.
• The Application form MUST be accompanied by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) where CBO is formed through amalgamation (i.e. where several groups come together to form an umbrella organization).
• Registration fees receipt.

Non-Profit Organization secretariat
Address: HR23+JQ Accra, Ghana
Contact: +233302684536
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• Organized groups in Ghana seeking registration as community based organization are eligible to make the application.

• Pay the Approved Registration fee of GHS.5, 000/=

• The registration certificate valid is for 1 year. Then, the certificate has to be renewed annually.

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• 5 working days is processed from Social Protection officer.
• 2 weeks if processes from the Sub county Offices.

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• Name of the applicant
• Contact information
• Basic Information of the Community Based Organization (CBO)
• Official Meetings
• Membership of the CBO
• Management Committee
• CBO Project Objectives
• Activities of the CBO a) Type of activity(ies)
• Future Plans/Activities (if any)
• Assistance from the Government/Other Organization(s)

• The registration gives the community-based organization (CBO) formal recognition and listed by in the government records.
• This allows the CBO to legally carry out its activities in Ghana.

• A community-based organization (CBO) is a registered non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization.
• Within community-based organizations (CBOs), there are many variations in terms of size and organizational structure. Some community-based organization (CBOs) with a written constitution and directors are formally registered and incorporated. Others are much smaller and informal, are registered by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
• Some of the activities commonly carried out through CBO’s include are
  • Business
  • Community project
  • Crop farming
  • Cultural/traditional activities
  • Environment Conservation
  • Financial services
  • Fishery
  • Health care
  • livestock rearing
  • Poultry keeping
  • Skills development
  • Tourism
  • Youth empowerment
  • Merry-go-round
  • Table banking

• Legally registering of the CBO gives the CBO powers to transact business in its name.
• The CBO certificate of registration is used when obtaining grants and loans from the government and micro-financial institutions.

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