Ghana - Register International Non-Governmental Organisation (Foreign NGO)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Register International Non-Governmental Organisation (Foreign NGO) in Ghana, the applicant must go to the Registrar General Department or non-Profit Organization secretariat.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following link or link
3. Applicants provide 3 business/ organization name for search for availability of a name.
4. Processing fee of GHS 1000 is charged for the name search and reservation.
5. To reserve the available name, the applicant has to obtain an Application for Reservation of Name from the relevant department.
6. Once a name has been approved, it is reserved for a period of sixty (60) days.
7. Fill in the name reservation form as required and submit it for the process of reserving the company name.
8. When the name has been reserved, the applicant can proceed to apply for registering the organization.
9. Visit the non-Profit Organization secretariat and the applicant must obtain the application form.
10. Applicant must fill all the information in the application form.
11. Please make sure that the applicant has all the documents that are listed down the “Required Document” section of this page.
12. Minutes of the meeting seeking registration and showing elected officials must be attached to the Application form.
13. List of members duly signed with Name/Position/ID Number and Signatures must be attached to the Application form.
14. Attach all the documents to the forms before submission of application to the authority.
15. Pay the Approved Registration fee of GHS.5, 000/= and lodge the application at the office of the Social Protection officer.
16. Applicant should then proceed to pay the applicable application fees. A Processing fee of GHS. 16,000 is charged for national NGOs and GHS.30,000 for International NGOs and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
17. It takes 30 days to be registered. If approved, an acknowledgement of registration is issued by the Respective Office.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Certificates of incorporation and commencement of business.
• Application letter on the organization's official letterhead.
• An NGO profile form.
• Memorandum of understanding between the NGO and the Government.
• 4 copies of “the companies code”
• 4 copies of the “returns of particulars of the company under section 27 (i) of the companies code on incorporation
• Activity report
• Identity proof (if any)
• Passport (mandatory)
• Proof of evidence (electricity/ telephone/ mobile bill or bank statement)
• Registered office address proof (rent agreement if the premises is not owned by the company)
• Registration fees receipt.

Office Locations & Contacts

Non-Profit Organization secretariat
Address:
HR23+JQ Accra, Ghana
Digital Address: GA -110- 4673
Address:
Non - Profit Organization Secretariat
Ministries – Accra,
Ghana, 23321
Email: [email protected]
Contact number: +233302684536 or (+233) 362196905

Location: link
Website: link
Contact: link

Registrar General Department
Location: Accra
Address:
Department of social services in Accra, Ghana
Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana.
HQ2X+4X Accra, Ghana
Contact number +233 30 266 4691

Location: Link

Contact: link

GREATER ACCRA REGION
P.O. Box 118, Accra
Tel: +233 302 664 691-93
Fax: +233 302 662043
Email: [email protected]
Digital address: GA-143-4647

Contact: link

Eligibility

• • Organized groups in Ghana seeking registration as NGO based organization are eligible to make the application.

Fees

• Application fees GHS. 16,000 is charged for national NGOs and GHS.30, 000 for International NGOs.
• Pay the Approved Registration fee of GHS.5, 000
• Name search and reservation GHS 1,000

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• It takes 30 days to be registered.

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Instructions

•  Registered NGOs obtain legal status in order to enable them to interact at the official level, and among donors and other organizations.
• A registered NGO can also qualify for financial assistance from government agencies and local, national and international donors.

Required Information

• The name of the organization(at least 2 names for name search)
• The full names of the Executive Council Members, Subscribers and Secretary
• Address of company (digital address, building name, street name, House Number)
• Address of the Executive council members, Subscribers and Secretary.
• Tax Identification Number for Executive council members, Subscribers, Secretary.
• Residential address of Executive council members, Subscribers, Secretary.
• Passport biodata pages of Executive council members, Subscribers and Secretary (For TIN, where applicable)
• Name and address of Auditors
• Company Name
• Nature of Business (Give a brief description of the company's business activities
• Registered Office
• Digital Address
• House Number/Building or flat Name
• Street Name
• City
• District
• Region
• Principal Place of Business
• Digital Address
• House Number/Building or flat Name
• Street Name
• City
• District
• Region
• Other place of business if any
• Personal details of Executive Council Members, secretary and subscribers (nationality, date of birth, occupation, contact, email and residential address)
• Tax Identification Number of Executive Council Members, Secretary and Subscribers
• Auditor's details
• Company Name
• Personal details of the secretary (Name, Residential Address, Postal Address, Mobile Number and qualification)
• Signature
• Date

Need for the Document

• An NGO needs to be registered for it to carry out its objectives in Ghana. After registration, the NGO is given an operating permit, which allows them to operate in Ghana.

Information which might help

• The Non-Governmental Organizations Co-ordination Board is a State Corporation established by the Non-Governmental Organizations Co-ordination Act (Cap 19) of 1990. The Board has the responsibility of regulating and enabling the NGO sector in Ghana.

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