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Department of Social Developments (GH-DSW)

List Type: secondary

How to use

The code for this list is
GH-DSW. When you have located the organization you wish to identify in this list, you should either:

Enter it in an identifier database field prefixed with GH-DSW.

GH-DSW-[ IDENTIFIER ]

Examples

              
GH-DSW-258

Alternatively, use it within a two-part identifier, with GH-DSW as the 'scheme', and the identifier you have located as the 'identifier' field.

Description

All NGOs wishing to operate in Ghana must first register with the General Registrar's Office, and then apply for NGO status from the Department of Social Welfare (DSW). NGOs are then issued with a certificate that contains their registration number.

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"The Social Welfare Department is the regulator of NGOs in Ghana and is therefore mandated to issue certificates of recognition to organizations to operate as NGOs. " [1]

[1] http://g-lishfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/HOW-TO-START-AN-NGO-IN-GHANA.pdf

Coverage: GH

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