Ghana - Renewal Registration of a Community Based Organization

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Renewal Registration of a community based organization in Ghana, the applicant must go to the non-Profit Organization secretariat
2. Information related to the MOGCSP and the License authority can be obtained from the “Office locations and contacts” section of this page contact link
3. Visit the non-Profit Organization secretariat and the applicant must obtain the application form.
4. Applicant must fill all the information in the application form.
5. Please make sure that the applicant has all the documents that are listed down the “Required Document” section of this page.
6. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
7. Attach all the documents to the forms before submission application to the authority.
8. It takes 5 days to be registered. If approved, an acknowledgment of registration is issued by the Respective Office.
9. Attach all the documents to the forms before submission application to the authority.
10. Pay the Approved Registration Renewal fee of GHS.500/= and lodge the Renewal Application at the office.
11. It takes 2 working days for the Renewal to be approved and a Certificate of Renewed Registration will be issued by the MOGCSP Office.

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Required Documents

• 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.

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
Phone: (+233) 362196905
Email: [email protected]
Contact Number: +233302684536
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Eligibility

• Registered Community Based Organizations with a registration certificate that is about to lose its validity.

Fees

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

Validity

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

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes 2 days.

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Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Registration details of the CBO
• 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)

Need for the Document

• 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.

Information which might help

• 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
• After Registration, the Group/Community Project Must adhere to the following;
  • Renew the Certificate Annually.
  • Submit Quarterly Progress Reports to the Registering Authority
  • Allow accessibility of records to the registering authority upon request or when demanded to do so.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• 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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