Ghana Developing Communities Association
Contact Information
- Postal Address *: P.O. Box TL 2211, Tamale
- Office Location: CM Block IV, Civic & Culture, Choggu Manayili, Tamale. GPS: 9.428484,-0.851407.
- Region *: Northern
- Country *: Ghana
- City *: Tamale
- Telephone *: +233501333867
- Fax : N/A
- Email *: gdcagh@gmail.com
- Website *: https://www.gdcaghana.org
Activities
- Vision *: An empowered and happy society in harmony with the environment
- Mission *: To empower citizens of deprived communities and the socially excluded in Ghana to work to achieve political, social and economic development and engage in sound environmental practices for sustainable living.
- Thematic Areas *: Economic Development / Développement Economique,Community Development / Développement Communautaire
- Target Group: Community / Communauté
- Key Objectives *: 1. To build a strong civil society'2. To promote access to quality education for all children and civic awareness, 3. to promote food and water security and enhanced capacity to build resilience to the impacts of climate change.
- Core Competencies *: Advocacy / Plaidoyer
- Government Engagement:
More Information
- Major or Current Achievements *: 1. Enhanced capacities of more than 600 CBOs, groups and local committees to undertake local development; 2. Faciliated citizens engagement with MMDAs, service providers and traditional authorities in more than 50 Districts in Ghana; 3. Provided more than 500 different types of infrastructure to communities.
- Functional Board *:
- Number of Board Members *: 7
- List Expertise of Board Members *: Public Administration, Accounting/Finance, Legal, Civil Society, Civic Education, Education and traditional authority.
- Organisational Strategic Plan *:
- Head of Organisation *: Osman Abdel Rahman
- Name of Contact Person *: Philip Gmabi
- Position of Contact Person *: Technical Adviser for Policy and Governance
- Number of Staff *: 65
- Number of Males *: 41
- Number of Females *: 24