This is a list of abbreviations commonly used in Ghana and previously in the Gold Coast
A
AATUF All-African Trade Union Federation ABU African Boxing Union ACDC Army Central Defence Committee ACDR Association of Committees for the Defence of the Revolution ACI African Culture Institute ACID Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States ACP Action Congress Party ACP Assistant Commissioner of Police ADB African Development Bank ADC Agricultural Development Corporation ADF Alliance of Democratic Forces ADDRO Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organization AEFG Aid Effectiveness Forum - Ghana AFC Alliance for Change AFCAS African Commission on Agricultural Statistics AFDC Armed Forces Defence Commission AFF African Freedom Fighters AFRC Armed Forces Revolutionary Council AFWC African Forestry and Wildlife Commission AGC Ashanti (Asante) Goldfields Corporation AGCC African Gold Coast Company AGI Association of Ghana Industries ALPE Alliance for Poverty Eradication AMA Accra Metropolitan Assembly AME African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church ANUC All Nations University College AOMC Association of Oil Marketing Companies APP All People's Party APP Africa Progress Panel APRP All People's Republican Party APTI Association of Principals of Technical Institutions ARI Animal Research Institute ARPB Association of Recognized Professional Bodies ARPS Aborigines' Rights Protection Society ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police AU African Union AUC Ashesi University College AWAM Association of West African Merchants AYA Anlo Youth Association AYA Anlo Youth Association AYB African Youth Brigade AYC Africa Youth Command
B
BA Bachelor for Administration BAG Bar Association of Ghana BARADEP Brong-Ahafo Regional Agricultural Development Program BARDEC Brong-Ahafo Regional Development Corporation BECE Basic Education Certificate Examination BG Border Guards BHC Bank for Housing Construction B.L. Bachelor of Law Sciences BNI Bureau of National Investigations BoG Bank of Ghana BSL Black Star Line BSPS Business Sector Programme Support
C
C & S Cherubim and Seraphim Society CA Constitutional Assembly CA Consultative Assembly CAP National Coalition Against the Privatization of Water CAS Chief of the Air Staff CBA Collective Bargaining Agreement CCAF Coca Cola Africa Foundation CCDEF Coordinating Committee of Democratic Forces CCDF Coordinating Committee of Democratic Forces CCE Center for Civic Education CCG Christian Council of Ghana CCLM Community Based Child Labour Monitoring CDD-Ghana Center for Democratic Development, Ghana CDR Committee for the Defence of the Revolution CDS Chief of the Defence Staff CECAF Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic CEDEP Center for the Development of People CEPS Customs, Excise and Preventive Service CGMC Chamber of Ghanaian Mining Concessionaires CHPS Community-Based Health Planning and Services CHRAJ Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice CICOL Civil Society Coalition on Land CID Criminal Investment Department CILT Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport CIP Community Initiated Project CLGSA Civil and Local Government Staff Association CMA Christian Mothers Association CMB Cocoa Marketing Board CME Council of Muslim Elders CMS Church Missionary Society CNC Central National Committee (Ghana) CNS Chief of the Naval Staff CO Colonial Office COAS Chief of the Army Staff COCOBOD Ghana Cocoa Board COPAL Cocoa Producers' Alliance COSG Cross of the Order of the Star of Ghana COV Companion of the Order of the Volta COYA Committee on Youth Associations CPA Community Protection Assistants CPA Cocoa Producers Alliance CPC Cocoa Purchasing Company CPP Convention People's Party CPU Community Protection Units CRIG Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana CSA Civil Servants Association CSIR Council (Center) for Scientific and Industrial Research CSU Christian Service University College CSU Christ Symbolic Union CTO Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization CTS (West African) Command Clerks Training School CUCG Catholic University College of Ghana CUT Committee of Togolese Unity CVC Citizens' Vetting Committee CWA Catholic Women's Association CYO Catholic Youth Organization CYO Committee on Youth Organization
D
DA District Assembly DAG Democratic Alliance of Ghana DAO District Administrative Officer DAPIT Development and Application of Intermediate Technology Program DC District Commissioner DCE District Chief Executive DEC District Executive Committee DFI Department of Factories Inspectorate DFID Department for International Development DFP Democratic Freedom Party DIC Divestiture Implementation Committee DMC Diamond Marketing Corporation DOC Department of Cooperatives DOVVSU Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit DPP Democratic People's Party DS District Secretary DSW Department of Social Welfare DUA Democrat Union of Africa DVC Diaspora Vote Committee DVLA Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority DWM 31st December Women's Movement DWP Decent Work Programme DYLG Democratic Youth League of Ghana
E
EAC Economic Advisory Committee EC Electoral Commission ECOMOG ECOWAS Monitoring Group ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ECRAG Entertainment Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana EDP Entrepreneurship Development Program EEC European Economic Community EGLE Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere EITI Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative EREDEC Eastern Regional Development Corporation EPA Economic Partnership Agreements ERP Economic Recovery Program ETLS ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme
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FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FC Forestry Commission FDB Food and Drugs Board FDC Food Distribution Corporation FEAC Foreign Exchange Auction Committee FGM Female Genital Mutilation FOD Fraternal Order of Police FOIB Freedom of Information Bill FORIG Forestry Research Institute of Ghana FOREX Foreign Exchange Bureau FPD Front for the Prevention of Dictatorship FPIB Forest Production Inspection Bureau FRI Food Research Institute FSD Forest Service Division FWSC Fair Wages and Salaries Commission FY Federation of Youth FYO Federated Youth Organization
G
GAAS Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences GABA Ghana Amateur Boxing Association GADL Ghana Association of Democratic Lawyers GAF Ghana Armed Forces GAFCSC Ghana Armed Forces Command & Staff College GAS Ghana Academy of Sciences GAINS Ghana Agricultural Information Network System GAW Ghana Association of Writers GAWU Ghana Agricultural Workers' Union GAWW Ghanaian Association for Women's Welfare GBA Ghana Bar Association GBC Ghana Bauxite Company GBC Ghana Broadcasting Corporation GC Gold Coast GC Grand Coalition GCARPS Gold Coast Aborigines Rights Protection Society GCC Gold Coast Constabulary GCC Ghana Co-operative College GCC Ghana Co-operative Council GCD Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ltd. GCEU Gold Coast Ex-Servicemen's Union GCFA Gold Coast Farmers' Association GCHC Ghana Cargo Handling Company GCMA Ghana Co-operative Marketing Association GCP Ghana Congress Party GCPP Great Consolidated Popular Party GCSA Ghana Civil Servants Association GCTUC Gold Coast Trades Union Congress GCUC Garden City University College GCUC Ghana Christian University College GDM Ghana Democratic Movement GDP Gross Domestic Product GDRP Ghana Democratic Republican Party GEC Ghana Enterprises Commission GEPC Ghana Export Promotion Council GES Ghana Education Service GET Ghana Educational Trust GFA Ghana Football Authority or Ghana Football Association GFDC Ghana Food Distribution Corporation GFIC Ghana Film Industry Corporation GHA Ghana Highway Authority GHAPSO Ghana People's Solidarity Organization GHS Ghana Health Service GIA Ghana International Airlines GIHOC Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation GILLBT Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation GIMPA Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration GJA Ghana Journalists Association GJA Ghana Judo Association GLSS Ghana Living Standards Survey GMA Ghana Manufacturing Association GMA Ghana Medical Association GMA Ghana Military Academy GMFJ Ghana Movement for Freedom and Justice GMRC Ghana Muslim Representative Council GNA Ghana National Archives GNA Ghana News Agency GNAT Ghana National Association of Teachers GNCC Ghana National Chamber of Commerce GNCC Ghana Nation Commission on Children GNCC Ghana National Construction Corporation GNFC Ghana National Farmers' Council GNFS Ghana National Fire Service GNMC Ghana National Manganese Corporation GNPC Ghana National Petroleum Corporation GNTC Ghana National Trading Corporation GNYC Ghana National Youth Council GOIL Ghana Oil Company GOPDC Ghana Oil Palm Development Corporation GP Ghana Post GPHA Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority GPM Ghana Patriotic Movement GPP Ghana Peoples' Party GPPF Ghana Progressive Popular Front GPSC Ghana Peace and Solidarity Council GPTCWU Ghana Petroleum, Transport and Chemical Workers Union GPRTU Ghana Private Road Transport Union G-RAP Ghana Research and Advocacy Programme GRC Ghana Railway Corporation GREDA Ghana Real Estate Developers Association GSB Ghana Standards Board GSC Ghana Shippers Council GSD Geological Survey Department GSE Ghana Stock Exchange GSHRDC Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre GSL Ghana School of Law GSMC Ghana State Mining Corporation GSPD Ghana Society of the Physical Disabled GTB Ghana Tourist Board GTLC Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition GTMC Ghana Timber Marketing Board GTMO Ghana Timber Miller Organization GTP Ghana Textile Printing GTPCWU General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers' Union GTUC Ghana Telecom University College GTV Ghana Television GUNSA Ghana United Nations Students' Association GUP Ghana University Press GWCL Ghana Water Company Limited GYP Ghana Young Pioneer movement
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HRD Human Resource Development HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Country HSWU Health Services Workers' Union
I
IAP Implementation Action Plan IAS Institute of African Studies IAS Independent African States IASB International African Service Bureau IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICC Industrial Co-operative Corporation ICCES Integrated Community Centres for Employable Skills ICCO International Cocoa Organization ICO International Coffee Organization ICOUR Irrigation Company for the Upper Regions ICT Information Communication Technology ICU Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union ICVB International Cocoa Verification Board IDA Irrigation Development Authority IDC Industrial Development Corporation IDEA International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance IGP Inspector-General of the Police IMC Interim Management Committee IMF International Monetary Fund IMWG Inter-Ministerial Working Group INCC Interim National Coordinating Committee INEC Interim National Electoral Commission INSTI Institute for Scientific Technological Information IOM International Organization for Migration IRI Industrial Research Institute ISD Information Services Department ISODEC Integrated Social Development Centre ISP Institutional Strengthening Plan ITOCA Information Training and Outreach Centre for AfricaITSAInformation Technology Students Association-(ask vvu - tc) IUCG Islamic University College, Ghana IVRDP Inland Valleys Rice Development Project
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JAMB Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JCC Joint Consultative Committee JCSA Junior Civil Servants Association JFM June Fourth Movement JP Justice Party JPC Joint Provincial Council of Chiefs JSS Junior Secondary School JWAC Joint West Africa Committee
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KAIPTC Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre KMA Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly KMAC King's Medal for African Chiefs KNRG Kwame Nkrumah Revolutionary Guards KNUST Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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