List of Abbreviations (Ghana)
A.
| AATUF | All African Trade Union Federation | Pan-African Trade Union Confederation |
| ABU | African Boxing Union | African boxing union |
| ABUGISS | Aburi Girls Secondary School | Girls high school in Aburi |
| ABUSCO | Abuakwa State College | state high school in Akim-Abuakwa |
| ACDC | Army Central Defense Committee | Central Defense Committee of the Ghanaian Land Forces |
| ACDR | Association of Committees for the Defense of the Revolution | |
| ACEP | Africa Center for Energy Policy | NGO for the control of the energy sector based in Accra |
| ACHISCO | Acherensua Senior High School | High school in Acherensua |
| ACI | African Culture Institute | African cultural institute |
| ACID | Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development | Ghanaian environmental protection project in the Jomoro District |
| ACONA | Asanteman Association of North America | US-Ghanaian pressure group |
| ACP | African Caribbean Pacific Countries | ACP countries |
| ACP | Action Congress Party | political party in Ghana |
| ACP | Assistant Commissioner of Police | Police rank in Ghana |
| ADB | African Development Bank | African Development Bank |
| ADB | Agricultural Development Bank | Bank in Ghana |
| ADC | Agricultural Development Corporation | Agricultural Development Society |
| ADF | Alliance of Democratic Forces | political party in Ghana |
| ADDRO | Anglican Diocesian Development and Relief Organization | Anglican Church Fellowship Aid and Development Organization |
| AEFG | Aid Effectivness Forum - Ghana | Ghana branch of an NGO for the fairer distribution of development aid money |
| AFAG | Alliance for Accountable Governance | government-critical interest group in Ghana |
| AFCAS | African Commission on Agricultural Statistics | African Agricultural Statistics Commission |
| AFCON | Africa Cup of Nations | African Cup of Nations |
| AFDB | African Development Bank | African Development Bank |
| AFDC | Armed Forces Defense Commission | Defense Committee of the Ghanaian Government |
| AFF | African Freedom Fighters | |
| AFRC | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | Military junta in Ghana after the Rawlings coup on July 4, 1979 |
| AFWC | African Forestry and Wildlife Commission | African Forest and Wildlife Commission (UN?) |
| AGC | Ashanti (Asante) Goldfield Corporation | Ghanaian mining company |
| AGCC | African Gold Coast Company | first European mining company on the Gold Coast, founded in 1878 |
| AGI | Association of Ghana Industries | Industry association in Ghana |
| AIJC | Africa Institute of Journalism and Communications | Educational institution in Ghana, forerunner of AUCC |
| AKATSICO | Akatsi College of Education | Akatsi High School (Akatsi South District) |
| Akiss | Akim Swedru Senior High School | High School in Akim-Swedru (Birim South District) |
| ALPE | Alliance for Poverty Eradication | Ghanaian NGO for the abolition of private property |
| AMA | Accra Metropolitan Assembly | District Parliament of the Accra Metropolitan District |
| AME | African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | Methodist Church in West Africa |
| ANUC | All Nations University College | Ghanaian university college in Koforidua of Karunya University in Kombinatore / India |
| AOMC | Association of Oil Marketing Companies | Association of Oil Marketing Companies in Ghana |
| APP | All People's Party | political party in Ghana 1980-1981 |
| APP | Africa Progress Pannel | an initiative launched by Kofi Annan in 2007 to monitor compliance with commitments to the G8 |
| APRP | All People's Republican Party | political party in Ghana 1969-1972 |
| APTI | Association of Principals of Technical Institutions | Association of Directors of Technical Institutes in Ghana |
| ARI | Animal Research Institute | CSIR Animal Research Institute in Accra |
| ARPB | Association of Recognized Professional Bodies | |
| ARPS | Aboriginal Rights Protection Society | anti-colonial opposition movement in Ghana, founded in 1897 |
| ASP | Assistant Superintendent of Police | Police rank in Ghana |
| ATC | Adansi Traditional Council | Chief Council for the traditional Adansi region |
| ATTC | Accra Technical Training Center | Technical vocational school in Accra |
| AU | African Union | African Union |
| AUC | Ashesi University College | University college in Labone / Accra , part of the University of Cape Coast |
| AUCC | African University College of Communications | Educational institution in Ghana based in Adabraka |
| AVU | African Virtual University | satellite based distance education or e-learning program for Africa |
| AWAM | Association of West African Merchants | Merchants' Association in Colonial Times |
| AYA | Anlo Youth Association | political youth organization in Ghana |
| AYB | African Youth Brigade | political youth organization in Ghana |
| AYC | Africa Youth Command |
B.
| BA | Bachelor for Administration | Ghanaian diploma for administration |
| BAG | Bar Association of Ghana | |
| BARADEP | Brong-Ahafo Regional Agricultural Development Program | agricultural development program for the Brong-Ahafo region |
| BARDEC | Brong-Ahafo Regional Development Corporation | Brong-Ahafo Region Development Company |
| BASS | Breman Asikuma Secondary School | High school in Asikuma |
| BASU | Brong Ahafo Students Union | Student association in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana |
| BECE | Basic Education Certificate Examination | Certification authority for junior high schools in Ghana |
| BGsHC | Border Guards ... | |
| BGU | Border Guard Unit | Border Brigade (s) of the Ghanaian Armed Forces |
| BHC | Bank for Housing Construction | House building bank |
| BL | Bachelor of Law Sciences | Bachelor of Law |
| BMA | Bolgatanga Municipal District Authority | Municipal administration for Bolgatanga |
| BNARI | Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute | Subdivision of the GAEC |
| BNI | Bureau of National Investigation | Ghanaian secret service |
| BoG | Bank of Ghana | National Bank of Ghana |
| BSL | Black Star Line | Ghanaian shipping company |
| BSPS | Business Sector Program Support | Aid organization for the Ghanaian economy |
| BYC | Blessed Youth Club | Charity Association in Ghana |
C.
| C & S | Cherubim and Seraphim Society | the Christian Cherubim and Seraphim Society |
| CA | Constitutional Assembly | Constituent Assembly in Ghana |
| CA | Consultative assembly | Hearing Committee in Ghana |
| CAGD | Controller and Accountant General's Department | Subdivision of the Ghanaian Ministry of Finance |
| CAS | Chief of the Air Staff | Chief of Staff of the Ghanaian Air Force |
| CASU | Catholic Students Union | Catholic student organization in Ghana |
| CBA | Collective Bargaining Agreement | TEWA collective wage for teachers |
| CBD | Central Business District | Downtown Accra area |
| CCAF | Coca Cola Africa Foundation | Africa Foundation of the Coca Cola Comp. |
| CCDEF | Coordinating Committee of Democratic Forces | political organization in Ghana |
| CCDF | Coordinating Committee of Democratic Forces | political organization in Ghana |
| CCE | Center for Civic Education | Community college in Ghana |
| CCFG | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of France in Ghana | Ghana branch of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (established in 2014) |
| CCG | Christian Council of Ghana | Umbrella organization of the Christian churches in Ghana |
| CCLM | Community Based Child Labor Monitoring | Ghanaian supervisory authority for child labor |
| CCMA | Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly | District Parliament in the Cape Coast Metropolitan District |
| CDD Ghana | Center for Democratic Development - Ghana | |
| CDF | Chief of the Defense Staff | Chief of Defense Staff |
| CDR | Committee for the Defense of the Revolution | political organization in Ghana |
| CDS | Chief of the Defense Staff | Chief of Defense Staff (Commander in Chief of the Ghanaian Armed Forces ) |
| CDSB | Criminal Data Service Bureau | Data collection and information department of the Ghanaian police |
| CECAF | Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic | Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries Committee |
| CEDECOM | Central Regional Development Commission | State Authority for the Development of the Central Region of Ghana |
| CEDEP | Center for the Development of People | Center for Folk Development |
| CEPS | Customs, Excise and Preventive Service | Ghanaian Customs Service |
| CGMC | Chamber of Ghanaian Mining Concessionaires | Chamber of Ghanaian Mine Operators |
| CHDSCGHANA | Center for Human Development and Social Change, Ghana | Ghanaian branch of an international development aid project |
| CHPS | Community-Based Health Planning and Service Compound | state operating company for local health centers in Ghana |
| CHRAJ | Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice | Control organization of the Ghanaian parliament for human rights and administrative justice in Ghana |
| CIC | Community Information Center | State Administration Office at the local level |
| CIC | Canadian Independent College of Ghana | Educational institution in Ghana |
| CIC | Cambridge International Office, Ghana | Educational institution in Ghana |
| CICOL | Civil Society Coalition on Land | |
| CID | Criminal Investigations Department | Criminal Police in Ghana |
| CIMB | The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana | Educational institution in Ghana based in Accra |
| CILT | Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transports | Transport company in Ghana |
| CIP | Community Initiated Project | community-initiated project |
| CLGSA | Civil and Local Government Staff Association | Association of Ghanaian civil servants (?) (Successor organization to the CSA) |
| CMA | Christian Mothers Association | Association of Christian Mothers in Ghana |
| CMB | Cocoa Marketing Board | State regulatory authority for cocoa cultivation in Ghana |
| CME | Council of Muslim Elders | Islamic organization in Ghana |
| CMS | Church Missionary Society | Christian Mission Society in Ghana |
| CNS | Chief of the Naval Staff | Chief of Staff of the Ghanaian Naval Forces |
| CO | Colonial Office | British Colonial Office |
| COAS | Chief of the Army Staff | Chief of Staff of the Ghanaian Land Forces |
| COCOBOD | Ghana Cocoa Board | Cocoa buying and marketing authority in Ghana |
| COPAL | Cocoa Producers' Alliance | West African association of cocoa producers based in Lagos / Nigeria |
| COSG | Cross of the Order of the Star of Ghana | Ghanaian Order |
| COSGA | Copyright Society of Ghana | Usage Rights Society in Ghana |
| COTVET | Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training | Ghanaian School of Journalism |
| COV | Companion of the Order of the Volta | Bearer of the Ghanaian Volta Order |
| COYA | Committee on Youth Associations | Umbrella organization of youth organizations in Ghana |
| CPA | Community Protection Assistants | Member of a local vigilante group in Ghana |
| CPA | Cocoa Producers Alliance | Association of Cocoa Farmers in Ghana |
| CPC | Cocoa Purchasing Company | state cocoa buyer in Ghana |
| CPP | Convention People's Party | political party in Ghana |
| CPU | Community Protection Units | local vigilante unit in Ghana |
| CRI | Crops Research Institute | Agricultural Research Institute in Ghana |
| CRIG | Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana | Research institute for cocoa cultivation based in New Tafo / Ghana as a pilot project of the World Food Organization |
| CSA | Civil Servants Association | Association of Ghanaian Civil Servants |
| CSIR | Council (Center) for Scientific and Industrial Research | Scientific and Industrial Research Council |
| CSSPS | Computered School Selection and Placement System | School selection and assessment program in Ghana |
| CSU | Christian Service University College | Protestant university college in Ghana |
| CTO | Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization | Organization for telecommunication of the Commonwealth countries |
| CTS | (West African) Command Clerks Training School | |
| CUCG | Catholic University College of Ghana | University college in Fiapre / Ghana as an institution of the Catholic University of Ghana |
| CUT | Committee for Togolese Unity | political organization in Ghana |
| CVC | Citizens' Vetting Committee | Ghanaian Committee for Public Health |
| CWA | Catholic Women's Association | Catholic women's association in Ghana |
| CWO | Chief Warrant Officer | military position within the Ghanaian armed forces |
| CYO | Catholic Youth Organization | Catholic youth organization in Ghana |
D.
| THERE | District Assembly | District Parliament in Ghana |
| DACF | District Assembly Common Fund | Financial budget for Ghanaian district assemblies |
| DAG | Democratic Alliance of Ghana | political party in Ghana |
| DAO | District Administrative Officer | Ghanaian administrative officer at the district level |
| DAPIT | Development and Application of Intermediate Technology Program | Program for the development and application of interdisciplinary technologies |
| THAT | Damongo Secondary School | School in Damongo |
| DASSATEC | Damongo Technical Secondary School | School in Damongo |
| DC | District Commissioner | District Commissioner in Ghana |
| DCE | District Chief Executive | Chief Official in Ghanaian Districts |
| DCOP | Deputy Commissioner of Police | Police rank in Ghana |
| DDF | District Development Facility | Facilities to improve the infrastructure in Ghanaian districts |
| DDF | District Development Fund | State money fund for district development |
| DEC | District Executive Committee | Executive authority of a Ghanaian district |
| DEOC | District Education Oversight Committee | School inspectorate in Ghana |
| DFI | Department of Factories Inspectorate | Labor Inspectorate of the Ghanaian Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| DFID | Department for International Development | UK Government Department for International Development (since 1997) |
| DFP | Democratic Freedom Party | political party in Ghana |
| DIC | Divestiture Implementation Committee | Impeachment Implementation Committee |
| DMA | Dormaa Municipal District | District in Ghana |
| DMC | Diamond Marketing Corporation | Ghanaian company for the marketing of precious stones |
| DMHIS | District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme | District Administration of State Health Insurance |
| DOC | Department of Cooperatives | Office for Cooperative of the Ghanaian Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| DOVVSU | Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit | The Ghanaian Police Department to prosecute and assist victims of domestic violence |
| DPP | Democratic People's Party | political party in Ghana |
| DS | District Secretary | District Secretary |
| DSP | Deputy Superintendant of Police | Police rank in Ghana |
| DSW | Department of Social Welfare | Social Welfare Office of the Ghanaian Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| DUA | Democratic Union of Africa | political organization in Ghana |
| DVC | Diaspora Vote Committee | Committee on the voting rights of Ghanaian minorities |
| DVLA | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority | Driving license and vehicle registration office in Ghana |
| DWM | 31st December Women's Movement | Ghanaian women's movement |
| DWP | Decent Work Programs | Program of the International Labor Organization |
| DYLG | Democratic Youth League of Ghana | political youth organization in Ghana |
E.
| EC | Electoral Commission | state electoral commission in Ghana |
| EC | Energy Commission | State Commission for the Energy Sector in Ghana |
| ECD | Evaluating Capacity Development in Research and Development Organizations | Evaluation project for scientific and development programs in Ghana |
| ECG | Electricity Company of Ghana | state energy supply company in Ghana |
| ECMMTP | Eastern Corridor Multi-Modal Transport Project | Port construction project on the Akosombo Dam |
| ECOMOG | ECOWAS Monitoring Group | ECOWAS control group |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States | West African Economic Community |
| ECRAG | Entertainment Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana | Association of Ghanaian Critics and Reviewers |
| EDAIF | Export Development Agricultural Investment Fund | Ghanaian development fund for export-oriented agriculture |
| EDIAF | Export Trade Agricultural and Industrial Development Fund | Money fund for Ghana's export economy |
| EDP | Entrepreneurship Development Program | Ghanaian economic development program |
| EEC | European Economic Community | European Economic Community |
| EGLE | Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | political party in Ghana |
| EGG | Executive instrument | Administrative instruction from the President of Ghana |
| EITI | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative | Initiative of the 2003 G8 summit in Évian-les-Bains on transparency in payment transactions in companies that extract raw materials |
| EOCO | Economic and Organized Crime Office | Department of Economic and Organized Crime of the Ghanaian Police |
| EPA | Economic Partnerships Agreements | General terms and conditions or clauses of a legal contract |
| EPUC | Evangelical Presbyterian University College | University College of the Presbyterian Church in Ghana |
| EREDEC | Eastern Regional Development Corporation | Society for the Development of the Eastern Region in Ghana |
| ERP | Economic Recovery Program | Ghana's Economic Recovery Program |
| ETLS | ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme | Program of the ECOWAS trade liberalization |
F.
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization | World Food Organization of the UN |
| FAT-Africa | Financial Accountability and Transparency - Africa | Africa department of an NGO for transparency of public finances |
| FC | Forestry Commission | Forest Service in the Ministry of Land Use, Forestry and Mining |
| FCUBE | Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education | School education compulsory program in Ghana |
| FDA | Food and Drugs Authority | Ghana Drugs Authority |
| FDB | Food and Drugs Board | Office for Nutrition and Public Health in Ghana |
| FDC | Food Distribution Corporation | Society for the Distribution of Food |
| FEAC | Foreign Exchange Auction Committee | Ghanaian Foreign Currency Auction Committee |
| FGM | Female genital mutilation | Circumcision and infilbulation in women |
| FOD | Fraternal Order of Police | Brotherhood of Police ( NGO in Ghana) |
| FOIB | Freedom of Information Bill | Ghanaian Freedom of Information Law |
| FORIG | Forestry Research Institute of Ghana | CSIR Institute for Forest Research in Kumasi |
| FOREX | Foreign Exchange Bureau | Ghanaian Foreign Exchange Office |
| FPD | Front for the Prevention of Dictatorship | political party in Ghana |
| FPIB | Forest Production Inspection Bureau | Forest Inspector's Office in Ghana |
| FRI | Food Research Institute | CSIR Institute for Nutritional Research, Headquarters: Accra / Ghana |
| FSD | Forest Service Division | Subdivision of the State Forest Service |
| FSM | Forces Sergeant Major | military rank in Ghana |
| FWSC | Fair Wages and Salaries Commission | Fair Wages and Salaries Commission in Ghana's Public Sector |
| FY | Federation of Youth | Youth organization in Ghana |
| FYO | Federated Youth Organization | Youth organization in Ghana |
G
| GAAS | Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences | Ghanaian Academy of Fine Arts |
| GABA | Ghana Amateur Boxing Association | Ghanaian amateur boxing association |
| GACC | Ghana Anti-Corruption Campaign Coalition | Ghanaian anti-corruption agency (under the Mahama government) |
| GACON | Ghana Association for Conservation of Nature | Organization for nature conservation in Ghana |
| GADL | Ghana Association of Democratic Lawyers | Ghanaian Association of Democratic Lawyers |
| GAEC | Ghana Atomic Energy Commission | parliamentary atomic energy agency in Ghana |
| GAF | Ghana Armed Forces | Armed Forces of Ghana |
| GAFCSC | Ghana Armed Forces Command & Staff College | Technical school of the High Command and Staff of the Ghanaian Armed Forces |
| GAS | Ghana Academy of Sciences | Ghanaian Academy of Sciences |
| GAINS | Ghana Agricultural Information Network System | Ghanaian agricultural information network |
| GAW | Ghana Association of Writers | Ghanaian Writers Association |
| GAWU | Ghana Agricultural Workers' Union | Association of Ghanaian Farm Workers |
| GAWW | Ghanaian Association for Women's Welfare | Ghanaian Association for Women's Welfare |
| GBA | Ghana Bar Association | Ghana Bar Association |
| GBC | Ghana Bauxite Company | Mining company in Ghana |
| GBC | Ghana Broadcasting Corporation | state broadcasting company in Ghana |
| GBUC | Ghana Baptist University College | High school of the Baptist Church in Ghana |
| GC | Gold coast | the British Colony of Gold Coast |
| GCARPS | Gold Coast Aborigines' Rights Protection Society | Society for the Protection of Native Rights in the Gold Coast British Colony |
| GC | Grand Coalition | political association in Ghana |
| GCAA | Ghana Civil Aviation Authority | Ghanaian Civil Aviation Authority |
| GCAO | Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario | Ghanaian-Canadian Association |
| GCB | Ghana Commercial Bank | Bank in Ghana |
| GCC | Gold Coast Constabulary | Gold Coast Police |
| GCC | Ghana Co-operative College | Vocational school of the Ghanaian cooperatives |
| GCC | Ghana Co-operative Council | Umbrella organization of the Ghanaian cooperatives |
| GCD | Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ltd. | Mining company in Ghana |
| GCEU | Gold Coast Ex-Servicemen's Union | Association of Former Gold Coast Colony Officials |
| GCFA | Gold Coast Farmers' Association | Gold Coast Farmers' Association |
| GCHC | Ghana Cargo Handling Company | Ghanaian cargo handling company |
| GCMA | Ghana Co-operative Marketing Association | Association for the marketing of products from Ghanaian cooperatives |
| GCP | Ghana Congress Party | political party in Ghana 1951-1958 |
| GCPP | Great Consolidated Popular Party | political party in Ghana |
| GCSA | Ghana Civil Servants Association | Association of Ghanaian Civil Servants |
| GCTUC | Gold Coast Trade Union Congress | Union in the Gold Coast British Colony |
| GCUC | Garden City University College | Horticultural University College in Ghana? |
| GCUC | Ghana Christian University College | Christian University College in Accra |
| GDM | Ghana Democratic Movement | Ghanaian opposition party of the 1980s based in London |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product | gross domestic product |
| GDRP | Ghana Democratic Republican Party | political party in Ghana |
| GEC | Ghana Enterprises Commission | Ghanaian Commission for Business |
| GEPC | Ghana Export Promotion Council | Ghanaian Council for Export Promotion |
| TOTAL | Ghana Education Service | state school board in Ghana |
| GET | Ghana Educational Trust | Ghanaian Foundation (?) for Education |
| GFA | Ghana Football Authority or Ghana Football Association |
national football association in Ghana |
| GFDC | Ghana Food Distribution Corporation | State society for food distribution in the time of the NRC government in Ghana |
| GFIC | Ghana Film Industry Corporation | Ghanaian Film Society |
| GGBL | Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited | Ghanaian branch of the Irish Guinness brewery |
| GHA | Ghana Highway Authority | Ghanaian Highway Authority |
| GHAPSO | Ghana People's Solidarity Organization | People's solidarity in Ghana |
| GHS | Ghana Health Service | Ghanaian Health Service |
| GIA | Ghana International Airlines | Airline in Ghana |
| GIFMIS | Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System | Subdivision of the PFM |
| GIHOC | Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation | Umbrella organization of the Ghanaian industry |
| GIJ | Ghana Institute of Journalism | Ghanaian Institute for Journalism |
| GILLBT | Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation | Christian missionary institute for linguistics and Bible translations based in Tamale / Ghana |
| GIMPA | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration | state training authority for public administration in Ghana; err. 1975 |
| GIPC | Ghana Investment Promotion Center | Ghanaian Institute for Economic Investment |
| GIS | Ghana Immigration Service | Immigration Service in Ghana |
| GJA | Ghana Journalists Association | Ghanaian Association of Journalists |
| GJA | Ghana Judo Association | Ghanaian Judo Association |
| Glass | Ghanaians Living Aboard | Totality of all Ghanaians living abroad |
| GLSS | Ghana Living Standards Survey | Standard of Living Index in Ghana |
| GMA | Ghana Manufacturing Association | Ghanaian Craftsmen Association |
| GMA | Ghana Medical Association | Ghanaian Doctors Association |
| GMA | Ghana Military Academy | Military Academy of the Ghanaian Armed Forces |
| GMFJ | Ghana Movement for Freedom and Justice | political party in Ghana |
| GMRC | Ghana Muslim Representative Council | Supreme Council of Ghanaian Muslims |
| GNA | Ghana National Archives | Ghanaian National Archives |
| GNA | Ghana News Agency | Ghanaian news agency |
| GNASBA | Ghana National Scholarship Beneficiaries Association | Society for the promotion of talented students in the school system of Ghana |
| GNAT | Ghana National Association of Teachers | National Association of Teachers in Ghana |
| GNCC | Ghana National Chamber of Commerce | Chamber of Commerce of Ghana |
| GNCC | Ghana National Commission on Children | National Children's Commission in Ghana |
| GNCC | Ghana National Construction Corporation | state construction company in Ghana |
| GNECC | Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition | National education program of the Ghanaian government |
| GNFC | Ghana National Farmers' Council | National Farmers Association in Ghana |
| GNFS | Ghana National Fire Services | Fire brigade in Ghana |
| GNMC | Ghana National Manganese Corporation | State mining company in Ghana |
| GNPC | Ghana National Petroleum Corporation | State oil company in Ghana |
| GNS | Ghana Nuclear Society | Atomic Energy Organization (Nonprofit) in Ghana |
| GNTC | Ghana National Trading Corporation | state trading company in Ghana |
| GNUPS | Ghana National Union of Polytechnic Students | Student Association in Ghana |
| GNYC | Ghana National Youth Council | Ghanaian Youth Authority |
| GOIL | Ghana Oil Company | Mining company in Ghana |
| GOPDC | Ghana Oil Palm Development Corporation | Ghanaian Society for Oil Palm Growing |
| GP | Ghana Post | state post office in Ghana |
| GPHA | Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority | Ghanaian Port Authority |
| GPM | Ghana Patriotic Movement | political party in Ghana |
| GPO | General Post Office | Main post office |
| GPP | Ghana Peoples' Party | political party in Ghana |
| GPPF | Ghana Progressive Popular Front | political party in Ghana |
| GPRTU | Ghana Private Road Transport Union | Organization to represent the interests of Ghanaian transport companies |
| GPSC | Ghana Peace and Solidarity Council | political party in Ghana |
| GPTCWU | Ghana Petroleum, Transport and Chemical Workers Union | Union in Ghana |
| GPTU | Ghana Private Transport Union | Ghanaian Association of Private Haulage Companies |
| G-RAP | Ghana Research and Advocacy Program | Ghanaian Investigator and Attorney Program |
| GRA | Ghana Revenue Authority | Ghanaian Tax Authority |
| GRC | Ghana Railways Corporation | Ghanaian Railway Company |
| GREDA | Ghana Real Estate Developers Association | Ghanaian Association of Property Developers |
| GRENEWECA | Genetic Resources Network for West and Central Africa | Plant Genetics Network for West and Central Africa |
| GSB | Ghana Standards Board | Ghanaian Office for Standardization |
| GSC | Ghana Shippers Council | Association of Ship Captains in Ghana |
| GSD | Geological Survey Department | Geological Office in Ghana |
| GSE | Ghana Stock Exchange | Ghanaian Stock Exchange |
| GSFP | Ghana School Feeding Program | state school feeding program in Ghana |
| GSL | Ghana School of Law | Ghanaian Law School |
| GSMA | Ga South Municipal Assembly | District assembly in the Ga South Municipal District |
| GSMC | Ghana State Mining Corporation | state-owned mining company in Ghana |
| GSPD | Ghana Society of the Physical Disabled | Ghanaian Disabled Association |
| GSSTC | Ghana Space Science and Technology Center | Ghanaian Institute for Space and Space Technology |
| GTB | Ghana Tourist Board | Tourism Office in Ghana |
| GTLC | Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition | Ghanaian Retailers Association |
| GTMC | Ghana Timber Marketing Board | State company for wood marketing in Ghana |
| GTMO | Ghana Timber Miller Organization | Ghanaian organization of the woodworking trade (?) |
| GTP | Ghana Textile Printing | Collective term for traditional Ghanaian textile printing techniques |
| GTPCWU | General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers' Union | Ghanaian Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union |
| GTUC | Ghana Telecom University College | University college in Tesano / Accra |
| GTV | Ghana Television | state television company in Ghana |
| GUNSA | Ghana United Nations Students' Association | Ghanaian branch of the International Student Union ISMUN [1] |
| GUP | Ghana University Press | Publishing house of the state universities of Ghana |
| GUPS | Ghana Union of Professional Students | Student organization in Ghana |
| GWC | Ghana Water Company (Limited) | State water company in Ghana |
| GWCL | Ghana Water Company Limited | State water company in Ghana |
| GYEEDA | Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency | Ghanaian Youth Employment Agency (under the Mahama government) |
| GYP | Ghana Young Pioneer movement | Ghanaian youth organization |
H
| HRD | Human Resource Development | Employment promotion program of the Ghanaian Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| HSWU | Health Service Workers' Union | Association of employees in the Ghanaian health sector |
I.
| IAP | Implementation Action Plan | Action plan within the scope of the employment promotion of the Ghanaian Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| IAS | Institute of African Studies | Institute for African Studies in Legon / Ghana |
| IASB | International African Service Bureau | ? |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICC | Industrial Co-operative Corporation | Society for industrial cooperation (?) |
| ICCES | Integrated Community Centers for Employable Skills | Integrated Community Centers for Employable Skills (?) |
| ICCO | International Cocoa Organization | International Cocoa Organization |
| ICO | International Coffee Organization | International coffee organization |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology | Information and communicationtechnology |
| ICWU | Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union | Union in Ghana |
| ICVB | International Cocoa Verification Board | International testing association of the cocoa industry |
| IDA | Irrigation Development Authority | Ghanaian authority for the development of the irrigation system |
| IDC | Industrial Development Corporation | Industrial Development Society |
| IDEA | International Institute for Democratic and Electoral Assistance | International Institute for the Support of Democracy and (free and fair) elections |
| IDEG | Institute for Democratic Governance | Organization to fight corruption in Ghana |
| IGF | Internally Generated Fund | Monetary fund of the Ghanaian government for development at district level |
| IGP | Inspector-General of the Police | Police Inspector General |
| IEA | The Institute of Economic Affairs | Ghanaian Economic Research Institute |
| IMC | Interim Management Committee | Temporary Management Committee |
| IMWG | Inter-Ministerial Working Group | inter-ministerial working group |
| INCC | Interim National Coordinating Committee | Temporary National Coordinating Committee |
| INEC | Interim National Electoral Commission | temporary national electoral commission |
| INSTI | Institute for Scientific Technological Information | Institute for Scientific and Technological Information of the CSIR |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration | International Organization for Migration |
| IRI | Industrial Research Institute | Ghanaian industrial research institute |
| ISD | Information Services Department | Information office of the Ghanaian government |
| ISP | Institutional Strengthening Plan | Government program in Ghana |
| ITOCA | Information Training and Outreach Center for Africa | Information Center for Africa |
| IUCG | Islamic University College Ghana | University college in East Legon / Accra of the Islamic College for Advanced Studies based in London |
| IVRDP | Inland Valleys Rice Development Project | agricultural development project in Ghana |
J
| JAMB | Joint Admission and Matriculation Board | Admission and matriculation committee of Ghanaian universities |
| JCC | Joint Consultative Committee | ? |
| JCSA | Junior Civil Servants Association | ? |
| JFM | June Fourth Movement | political party in Ghana |
| JHS | Junior high school | Upper school or high school in the Ghanaian education system |
| Jnr. | Junior | Junior |
| JP | Justice Party | political party in Ghana |
| JPC | Joint Provincial Council of Chiefs | Joint Provincial Council of Chiefs |
| JSS | Junior Secondary School | Secondary school in Ghana |
| JWAC | Joint West Africa Committee | ? |
K
| KAIPTC | Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center | Organization named after the former Secretary General of the United Nations , Kofi Annan , for the training of armed forces for international peace operations and the further development of international peace operations by West African troops in Accra |
| KATM | Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital | Teaching Hospital in Kumasi |
| KDF | Kumasi Development Foundation | private foundation for the development of Kumasis |
| KEEA | Kommenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem | Kommenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem District |
| KETASCO | Keta Senior High Technical School | High school in Keta |
| KIA | Kotoka International Airport | Accra airport |
| KMA | Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly | District Parliament of the Kumasi Metropolitan District |
| KMAC | King's Medal for African Chiefs | British Order for African Chiefs |
| KNRG | Kwame Nkrumah Revolutionary Guards | political movement in Ghana |
| KNUST | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Kwame Nkrumah University, Kumasi |
| KSTS | Koforidua Senior High Technical School | High school in Koforidua |
L.
| LA | Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly (during the independence process) |
| LAP | Land Administration Project | Land administration reform project of the Ghanaian government in 2008 |
| LC | Lance Corporal | Police rank in Ghana |
| LD | Labor Department | Employment Office in Ghana |
| LEAP | Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty | Ghanaian government program for basic social security |
| LFA | Lycée Français Jacques Prévert d'Accra | French school in Accra |
| LGWU | Local Government Workers Union | Union in Ghana |
| LMIS | Labor Market Information System | Labor market information system of the Ghanaian government |
| LOC | Local Organizing Committee of Ghana | state local organizing committee in Ghana (2008) |
| LRP | Laboratory re-deployment program | Ghana's government re-employment program |
| LTPA | Local Textile Printers Association | Regional association of textile printers |
| LVRE | Limited Voters Registration Exercise | Act of entry on the electoral roll in Ghana |
M.
| MAC | Military Advisory Council | Military Advisory Committee |
| MAP | Muslim Association Party | political party in Ghana |
| MATS | Military Academy and Training School | Military Academy in Ghana |
| MAYAN | Militant African Youth Against Neo-Colonialism | political underground NGO in Ghana |
| MBE | Member of the Order of the British Empire | Member of the British Order of the Empire |
| MCE | Metropolitan Chief Executive | Supreme administrative authority of a district classified as "Metropolitan" |
| MCE | Municipal Chief Executive | Supreme administrative authority of a district classified as "Municipal" |
| MCI | Millennium Cities Initiatives | Planning goals for the local development of rural cities and towns specified for the year 2000 |
| MDG | Millennium Development Goals | government development program in Ghana |
| MDPI | Management Development and Productivity Institute | Institute for the Development and Productivity of Economic Management as an institution of the Ghanaian Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| MESW | Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare | Ghanaian Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| MFJ | Movement for Freedom and Justice | political party in Ghana |
| MI | Military Intelligence | military intelligence in Ghana |
| MiDA | Millennium Development Authority | government development agency in Ghana |
| M + J | Mabey & Johnson | Bribery and corruption scandal in Ghana in 2009 |
| MKTC | Manya Krobo Traditional Council | Council of Manya Krobo chiefs |
| MMDCEs | Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives | Officials of the district bodies in Ghana |
| MMR | Medium Mortar Regiment | Artillery Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ghana |
| MOC | Municipal Oversight Committee | Municipal regulator in Ghana |
| MoE | Ministry of Education | Ministry of Education in Ghana |
| MOPED | Ministry of Food and Agriculture | Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture |
| MOFEP | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning | Ghanaian Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning |
| MOPAD | Movement for Peace and Democracy | political movement in Ghana |
| MOTI | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Motowu | Achimota High School | High school (university) in Achimota |
| MOV | Member of the Order of Volta | Bearer of the Volta Order |
| MP | Member of Parliament | Member of Parliament |
| MTN | Mobile Telecommunications Network | Cellular network in Ghana |
| MUC | Maranatha University College | Ghanaian university college of the Christian Maranatha University |
| MUC | Meridian University College, Ghana | University College in Accra , the University of Cape Coast duly |
| MUCG | Methodist University College Ghana | University College of the Methodist Church in Ghana |
| MYC | Muslim Youth Congress | Islamic youth organization in Ghana |
N
| N / A | Native Authority | Native Authority in Ghana |
| NAB | National Accreditation Board | government agency for journalism training and admissions |
| NABPTEX | National Board for Technicians Examinations | TÜV-like authority in Ghana |
| NACAP | National Anti-Corruption Action Plan | Anti-Corruption Action Plan in Ghana (under the Mahama government) |
| NACOB | Narcotics Control Bureau (Board) | Ghana Drugs Authority |
| NADECO | National Development Company | state-owned company in Ghana |
| NADMO | National Disaster Management Organization | Civil Protection Agency in Ghana |
| NAFAC | National Festival of Arts and Culture | National Festival of Arts and Culture in Ghana |
| NAFTI | National Film and Television Institute | Drama school (?) In Ghana |
| NAG | National Archives of Ghana | National Archives of Ghana |
| NAGRAT | National Association of Graduate Teachers | Ghanaian Teachers Union |
| NAL | National Alliance of Liberals | political party in Ghana |
| NALCO | National Association of Local Councils | National Association of Village and City Councils in Ghana |
| NAO | Native Administration Ordinance | local administrative regulation in Ghana |
| NAP | National Action Plan | Implementing regulation of the Ghanaian government |
| NAPATS | National Police Academy & Training Schools | Police school in Ghana |
| NARAC | National Agricultural Resources Allocation Committee | Award committee for agricultural land in Ghana |
| NASPA | National Service Personnel Association | National Association of Government Employees in Ghana |
| NASSO | National Association of Socialist Students Organizations | Umbrella organization of the socialist student associations in Ghana |
| NBSSI | National Board for Small-Scale Industries | National Small Industry Committee in Ghana |
| NBTPE | National Board of Technical and Professional Examinations | National Examination Board for Vocational Education in Ghana |
| NCBWA | National Congress of British West Africa | British West Africa colonial parliament |
| NCC | National Commission for Culture | National Culture Commission in Ghana |
| NCCE | National Commission for Civic Education | Ghanaian Association for Civil Training |
| NCCG | National Cadet Corps Ghana | Cadet Corps of the Ghanaian Armed Forces |
| NCD | National Commission for Democracy | National Commission for Democracy in Ghana |
| NCGW | National Council of Ghana Women | National Council of Ghanaian Women |
| NCP | National Convention Party | political party in Ghana |
| NCRC | Nature Conservation Research Center | Ghanaian Research Center for Nature Conservation |
| NCWD | National Council for Women and Development | Ghanaian National Council for Women and Development |
| NDC | National Defense Committee | National Committee for Defense in Ghana |
| NDC | National Democratic Congress | political party in Ghana |
| NDF | National Democratic Front | political party in Ghana |
| NDM | National Democratic Movement | political party in Ghana |
| NDM | New Democratic Movement | political party in Ghana |
| NDP | National Democratic Party | political party in Ghana |
| NDPC | National Development Planning Commission | National Commission for Development Planning in Ghana |
| NEB | National Energy Board | National Energy Agency in Ghana |
| NEC | National Economic Commission | National Economic Commission in Ghana |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa's Development | New partnership for Africa's development |
| NES | National Employment Service | ? |
| NGA | New Generation Alliance | political party in Ghana |
| NGP | New Ghana Party | political party in Ghana |
| NHC | National House of Chiefs | National Assembly of Chiefs in Ghana |
| NHC | National Haji Committee | Muslim pilgrimage organization in Ghana |
| NHIA | National Health Insurance Authority | state health insurance in Ghana |
| NHIS | National Health Insurance Scheme | National health insurance system in Ghana |
| NIA | National Identification Authority | state registration authority in Ghana |
| NIB | National Investment Bank | Bank in Ghana |
| NIP | New Independence Party / National Independence Party | political party in Ghana |
| NJMD | New Juaben Municipal District | District in Ghana |
| NLC | National Labor Commission | National Commission for Labor in Ghana |
| NLC | National Liberation Council | Military junta in Ghana 1966-1969 |
| NLCD | National Liberation Council Decree | Decree of the Ghanaian NLC military junta 1966-1969 |
| NLM | National Liberation Movement | political party in Ghana |
| NNRI | National Nuclear Research Institute | Subdivision of the GAEC |
| NNP | Nkrumah National Party | political party in Ghana |
| NP | Nationalist Party | political party in Ghana |
| NPA | National Petroleum Authority | State Petroleum Administration Authority in Ghana |
| NPA | National Plan of Action | Government Action Plan |
| NPECLC | National Program for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labor in Cocoa | Ghanaian government program to combat the worst forms of child labor in the cocoa sector |
| NPP | New Patriotic Party | political party in Ghana |
| NPP | Northern Peoples' Party | political party in Ghana |
| NPRA | National Pensions Regulatory Authority | State pension administration in Ghana |
| NPTB | National Petroleum Tender Board | State sales authority for mineral oil products in Ghana |
| NRC | National Redemption Council | Military junta in Ghana 1972-1978 |
| NRCD | National Redemption Council Decree | Decree of the NRC government 1972-1978 |
| NREG | Natural Resource and Environmental Governance | Environmental control agency in Ghana |
| NRGP | Northern Rural Growth Program | Rural development program for the north of Ghana |
| NRSC | National Road Safety Commission | National Road Safety Commission in Ghana |
| NRP | National Reform Party | political party in Ghana |
| NSC | National Security Council | National Security Council in Ghana |
| NSD | National Sanitation Day | National Hygiene Day in Ghana |
| NSC | National Service Corps | ? |
| NSPS | National Social Protection Strategy | Ghanaian government program for social security |
| NSS | National Service Scheme | ? |
| NSS | National Service Secretariat | ? |
| NT | Northern Territories | Northern Territories of the British Colony of Gold Coast |
| NTC | Northern Territories Council | Colonial Parliament of the Northern Territories of the British Colony of Gold Coast |
| NTTC | National Teacher Training Council | National Council for Teacher Education |
| NUGS | National Union of Ghana (ian) Students | Ghanaian student association |
| NUS | National Union of Seamen | Association of Ghanaian Seafarers |
| NVTI | National Vocational and Technical Institute | National Institute for Vocational Training in Ghana |
| NYA | National Youth Authority | National Youth Authority in Ghana |
| NYA | Northern Youth Association | Youth organization in Ghana |
| NYC | National Youth Council | Youth organization in Ghana |
| NYEP | National Youth Employment Program | National Youth Employment Program in Ghana |
O
| OAC | Organization for African Community | Organization of the African Community |
| OATUU | Organization of African Trade Unions Unity | Ghanaian branch of the Pan-African Trade Union Confederation? |
| OAU | Organization of African Unity | Organization for African Unity |
| OCDR | Organizing Committee for the Defense of the Revolution | Organizing Committee in Defense of the Revolution |
| OIC (OICG, OIC-Ghana) | Opportunities Industrialization Center - Ghana | Center for industrialization opportunities in Ghana |
| OOV | Officer of the Order of Volta | Officer of the Order of Volta |
| OPRI | Oil Palm Research Institute | Ghanaian research institute for oil palm cultivation |
| ORC | Office of Revenue Commissioners | Tax office of the Ghanaian government (?) |
| OTDC | Overseas Trade Development Council | Ghanaian development company for overseas trade |
| OVC | orphans, vulnerable children | Orphans and vulnerable children |
P
| PAC | Pan African Club | Pan-African Club |
| PAC | Public Accounts Committee | Financial Control Authority of the Ghanaian Parliament |
| PANAFEST | Pan African Historical Theater Festival | Biennial cultural festival in Cape Coast |
| PACU (C) | Pan-African Christian University College | Christian Pan-African University, seat of Winneba |
| PAP | People's Action Party | political party in Ghana |
| PAT | Pensions Alliance Trust | Pension fund of the Ghanaian government |
| PBC | Pentecost Bible Center | Educational institution of the Pentecostal Churches in Ghana, seat: Madina |
| PBD | Produce Bying Division (of Cocoa Marketing Board) | state cocoa buying company |
| PCP | People's Convention Party | political party in Ghana |
| PDA | Preventive Detention Act | Ghanaian Law on Preventive Detention of Persons |
| PDC | People's Defense Committee | People's Defense Committee in Ghana |
| PDD | Presidential Detail Department | Presidential Office of the Ghanaian Government |
| PEA | People's Educational Association | Association for popular education |
| PEAs | Private Employment Agencies | Private employment companies in Ghana |
| PENTVARS | Pentecoast University College | Pentecostal high school in Ghana |
| PEPSC | Producer Enterprises Promotion Services Center | Educational Institution for Northwest Ghana |
| PEF | Private Enterprise Foundation | Private Sector Foundation in Ghana |
| PFP | Popular Front Party | political party in Ghana |
| PFM | Public Financial Management | Financial Control Authority in Ghana |
| PGRC | Plant Genetic Research Center | Plant Genetics Research Center in Ghana |
| PGRRI | Plantgenetic Resources Research Institute, Ghana | Plant Genetics Research Institute in Ghana |
| PHP | People's Heritage Party | political party in Ghana |
| PIB | Price and Incomes Board | State Commission for Prices and Income in Ghana |
| PIP | People's Independent Party | political party in Ghana |
| PLWHA | Peoples Living With HIV / AIDS | HIV / AIDS infected people |
| PMFJ | People's Movement for Freedom and Justice | political party in Ghana |
| PMMC | Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation | state gemstone buyer in Ghana |
| PNC | People's National Convention | political party in Ghana |
| PNDC | Provisional National Defense Council | Military junta in Ghana 1981-1992 |
| PNDCL | Provisional National Defense Council Law | Law from the time of the PNDC military junta (1981-1992) in Ghana |
| PNP | People's National Party | political party in Ghana |
| POGR | President's Own Guard Regiment | Life guard of the Ghanaian President |
| POJOSS | Pope John Senior High School | Catholic high school in Ghana |
| POYA | Popular Youth Association | political youth organization in Ghana |
| PP | Progress Party | political party in Ghana |
| PPAG | Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana | Ghanaian Association for Birth Control |
| PPB | Public Procurement Board | Government Procurement Office in Ghana |
| PPC | Petroleum Promotion Council | state oil company in Ghana |
| PPDD | Popular Party for Democracy and Development | political party in Ghana |
| PPF | People's Popular Front | political party in Ghana |
| PPP | People's Popular Party | political party in Ghana |
| PRELOG | People's Revolutionary League of Ghana | political party in Ghana |
| PRLG | People's Revolutionary League of Ghana | political party in Ghana |
| PER | Police Regional Officer | Police chief of a region of Ghana |
| PRP | People's Revolutionary Party | political party in Ghana |
| PSC | Police Service Commission | subordinate department of the Ghanaian police |
| PSG | Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana | Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana |
| PSI | Presidential's Special Initiatives | Special initiatives by the Ghanaian President |
| PSWU | Public Services Workers' Union | Union of Public Service Employees in Ghana |
| PTWU | Post and Telecommunications Workers' Union | Union of Post and Telecommunication Company Employees in Ghana |
| PTA | Parent-Teacher Association | Branch of the state school board in Ghana |
| PUC | Pentecost University College | Pentecostal University College in Ghana |
| PUC | Presbyterian University College | University College of the Presbyterian Churches in Ghana |
| PWDs | People with Disabilities | Disabled person |
| PYG | Patriotic Youth of Ghana | political youth organization in Ghana |
Q
R.
| RAC | Royal African Company | British historical trading company for West African trade |
| RACCLI | Royal African Colonial Corps of Light Infantry | |
| RAF | Regional Office for Africa | Regional office of the World Food Organization based in Accra / Ghana |
| RAO | Research and Advocacy Organizations | Organization (s) of investigators and lawyers |
| RC | Regional Commissioner | Regional Commissioner in Ghana |
| RCC | Regional Coordinating Council | Planning and coordination staff of a regional minister |
| RCBs | Rural and Community Banks | All banks active in rural areas |
| RDC | Regional Development Corporation | Regional development company in Ghana |
| REGSEC | Northern Regional Security Council | Council for the Maintenance of Public Order and Security in the Northern Region of Ghana |
| RPCO | Regional Police Communications Officer | (former) district police spokesman |
| RPI | Radiation Protection Institute | Subdivision of the GAEC |
| ROCAS | Royal Care and Support | socially committed regional NGO based in Ho ( Volta Region ) |
| ROPAL | Representation of the People's Amendment Law | Representation of the corrected version of the Citizens' Law in Ghana, 2007 |
| RTI | Right to Information Coalition | Ghanaian NGO for Freedom of Information |
| RWAFF | Royal West African Frontier Force | British colonial military unit |
S.
| SAEMA | Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan Assembly | District Parliament of the Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District |
| SADA | Ghana Savannah Accelerated Development Authority | Ghanaian institution for the implementation of development aid in northern Ghana |
| SAY | Senior Advocate of Ghana | retired Ghanaian lawyer |
| SAGISS | St. Anne's Girls' Senior Secondary School | School in Damongo |
| SAL | Structural Adjustment Loan | Loan for a World Bank structural adjustment program |
| SAP | Structural Adjustment Program | structural adjustment program of the World Bank |
| SCMB | State Cocoa Marketing Board | State Commission for the Marketing of Cocoa in Ghana |
| SCOA | Société Commerciale de l'Ouest Africain | West Africa trading company |
| SDA | Seventh-Day Adventists | Seventh-day Adventists |
| SDF | Social Democratic Front | political party in Ghana |
| SEC | State Enterprises Commission | Ghanaian State Commission for Business |
| SFO | Serious Fraud Office | Fraud department of the Ghanaian police |
| SGMC | State Gold Mining Corporation | state gold mine operator in Ghana |
| SHS | Senior high school | Upper school or high school in the Ghanaian education system |
| SMC | State Mining Companies | state mining companies in Ghana |
| SMC | Supreme Military Council | Military junta in Ghana 1975-1979 |
| SMCD | Supreme Military Council Decree | Decree of the military junta in Ghana 1975-1979 |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprises | small and medium-sized companies in Ghana |
| SNAS | School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences | Subdivision of the GAEC |
| SOERP | Stated-Owned Enterprise Reform Program | state program for business reform in Ghana |
| SONA | Society of National Affairs | ...? (.... institution of government?) |
| SPG | Society for the Propagation of the Gospel | Society for the Dissemination of the Gospel |
| SPLiT | Social Protection and Livelihood Technical Committee | Institution of the Ghanaian Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| SPP | Special Public Prosecutor | Special Public Prosecutor in Ghana |
| SRC | Students' Representative Council | Student representation at Ghanaian universities |
| SRIC | Socially Responsible Investment Coalition | Non-governmental organization (NGO) in Ghana |
| SRID | Statistics, Research and Information Directorate | Directorate for Statistics, Research and Information of the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture |
| SSNIT | Social Security and National Insurance Trust | state pension agency in Ghana |
| STAFAMS | State Farms Corporation | Operating company of state farms in Ghana |
| STWSS | Small Town Water Supply System | Water supply system for rural small towns in Ghana |
| Supt. | Superintendent | Police rank in Ghana |
| SUSEC | Sunyani Senior High School | High School in Sunyani |
| SWAG | Sports Writers Association of Ghana | Ghanaian Association of Sports Journalists |
T
| TAMASEC | Tamale Secondary School | Secondary school in Tamale |
| TBA | Traditional Birth Attendant | traditional midwife in Ghana |
| TC | Togoland Congress | political party in Ghana |
| TCC | Technology Consultancy Center | Ghanaian technology and consulting center |
| TCOR | Trusteeship Council Official Records | Reports of the Board of Trustees in Ghana (?) |
| TCP | Togoland Congress Party | political party in Ghana |
| TDC | Tema Development Corporation | Tema development company |
| TEDB | Timber Export Development Board | Ghanaian Development Commission for Wood Export |
| TEWU | Teachers and Educational Workers' Union | Teachers Union in Ghana |
| TF | Third Force | political party in Ghana |
| TGH | Tema General Hospital | Hospital in Tema |
| THLD | Twifo-Heman-Lower Denkyira District | District of the Central Region of Ghana |
| TMB | Timber Marketing Board | state timber trade in Ghana |
| TPFA | Temporary Pension Fund Account | Bank of Ghana Temporary Fund for State Pensions |
| TSSP | Trade Sector Support Programs | Aid program of the Ghanaian government for the trade sector |
| TTI | Takoradi Technical Institute | Vocational school in Takoradi / Ghana |
| TUC | Trades Union Congress | Union in Ghana |
| TVET | Technical and Vocational Education and Training | Vocational school in Ghana |
| TVT | Trans-Volta Togoland | (formerly?) Area belonging to Togo east of the lower Volta |
U
| UAC | United Africa Company | British trading company for Africa trade in the younger colonial times |
| UAF | United Action Front | political party in Ghana |
| UBA | United Bank for Africa | Bank in Ghana |
| UCC | University of Cape Coast | University in Cape Coast |
| UCOMS | University College of Management Studies | Ghanaian University College of Management |
| UDDT | Urine-diverting dry toilet | Dry toilet |
| UDS | University for Development Studies | Development University in Tamale |
| UENR | University of Energy and Natural Resources | Ghanaian University for Research in Energy and Natural Resources |
| UEW | University of Education, Winnebah | Pedagogical University in Winnebah |
| Basement | University of Ghana | University of Ghana |
| UGCC | United Gold Coast Convention Party | political party in the more recent colonial period |
| UGFC | United Ghana Farmers' Council | Farmers' Association in Ghana |
| UGFCC | United Ghana Farmers' Council of Cooperatives | Farmers' Association in Ghana |
| UGMRC | United Ghana Muslim Representative Council | |
| UMaT | University of Mines and Technology | University of Mining and Technology, Tarkwa |
| UMB | Universal Merchant Bank | Bank in Ghana |
| UNIFIL | United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon | United Nations interim force in Lebanon |
| UNOWA | United Nations Office for West Africa | UN organization for West Africa |
| UNP | United Nationalist Party | political party in Ghana |
| UNTSO | United Nations Truce Supervision Organization | United Nations Armistice Monitoring Organization |
| UP | United Party | political party in Ghana |
| UPPI | United Progress Party International | Ghanaian opposition party of the 1980s based in London |
| UPSA | University of Professional Studies, Accra | University in Accra |
| VAT | University of Science and Technology | Ghanaian University |
| UDAY | University Teachers Association of Ghana | Association of Ghanaian University Professors |
| UUY | Universal United Youth Organization | NGO youth organization in Ghana |
V
| VAG | Veterans Association of Ghana | Ghanaian Association of Veterans |
| VALCO | Volta Aluminum Company | Operating company of the aluminum smelter in Tema / Ghana |
| VC | Vice Chancellor | Vice Chancellor (for example of a university) |
| VBRP | Volta Basin Research Project | Research project Volta-Bassin |
| VLRDP | Volta Lake Research and Development Project | Research and development project for the Volta reservoir |
| VORADEC | Volta Regional Agricultural Development Corporation | Agricultural Development Society for the Volta Region in Ghana |
| VORADEP | Volta Regional Agricultural Development Project | agricultural development project for the Volta region in Ghana |
| VRA | Volta River Authority | State operating company of the hydropower plant at Akosombo Dam |
| VRCC | Volta Regional Co-ordinating Council | Coordinating Council of the Volta Region in Ghana |
| VRP | Volta River Project | Development program for the Volta region in Ghana |
| VSD | Veterinary Service Directorate | Veterinary Office in Ghana |
| VVU | Valley View University | Private University in Oyibi , Ghana |
W.
| WAAC | West African Airways Corporation | west african airline |
| WACA | West African Court of Appeal | West African Court of Appeal |
| WAEC | West African Examination Council | West African support organization for national school authorities |
| WAFF | West African Frontier Force | British military unit in colonial West Africa |
| WAGP | West African Gas Pipeline | Natural gas pipeline between Nigeria and Ghana |
| WAMI | West African Monetary Institute | West African Monetary Institute |
| WAMZ | West African Monetary Zone | West African currency zone |
| WANEP | West African Network for Peace building | West African umbrella organization for NGOs committed to peace |
| WANS | West African National Secretariat | Ghanaian National Secretariat for West Africa |
| WASEC | Wa Secondary School | Secondary school in Wa (Ghana) |
| WASSCE | West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination | West African Certificate in Adult Qualification |
| WASU | West African Students' Union | West African Student Union |
| WAYL | West African Youth League | West African Youth League |
| WDC | Workers' Defense Committee | Ghanaian trade union federation |
| WRC | Water Resources Commission | State water authority in Ghana |
| WREDEC | Western Regional Development Corporation | Development company for the Western Region in Ghana |
X
Y
| YAG | Youth Association of Ghana | Youth organization in Ghana |
| YEN | Youth Employment Network | UN employment program |
| YES | Youth Enterprise Support | Business start-up assistance for young people in Ghana |
| YPM | Young Pioneer Movement | Youth organization in Ghana |
| YSG | Youth Study Group | Ghanaian Youth Research Group |