The Republic of Ghana is a partner country for German and international development cooperation. GTZ works on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Since 1983 it operates an office in Accra.

GTZ’s operations in Ghana are geared towards Ghana’s Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy goals. The strategy aims at sustainable and equally distributed economic growth as well as accelerated poverty reduction in a democratic environment.

Since March 2007, Germany has been one of the 16 signatory states of the first Ghana - Joint Assistance Strategy (G-JAS), which together provide more than 90 percent of the total official development cooperation funds to Ghana. The G-JAS will from now on be the development cooperation framework for all relevant donors, into which German bilateral development cooperation will be integrated.

Despite remarkable macroeconomic stability, Ghana is marked by inadequate human development and poor competitiveness in the global market. Businesses and entrepreneurs have either no or only highly restricted access to financial and other resources, including modern technologies. Large parts of the rural and urban population work at a subsistence level or in the informal sector.

Poor population groups are – to a great extent – unable to influence the social or political decision-making process, as well as the distribution of resources by the Government. In many ways, women are particularly disadvantaged, with traditions and customs hindering their social and economic development.

As agreed by the German and Ghanaian Governments, and on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GTZ’s activities currently focus on three priority areas:

• Agriculture
• Private Sector Promotion
• Good Governance

In addition, GTZ supports projects in the fields of peace mission training, tropical forest conservation, water supply and special-needs education. All projects and programmes contribute to HIV/AIDS prevention.

To enhance its services in Ghana, GTZ works in partnership with other donor organizations. Some programmes are implemented in cooperation with: 

• German Development Service (DED) 
• KfW Entwicklungsbank

In the area of economic development, GTZ cooperates with the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and, increasingly, with Public Private Partnerships.

Downloads

• GTZ in Ghana
  Practising Sustainable Development
  en-gtz-in-ghana-sustainable-development.pdf, 0,39 MB (English)
• Ghana Joint Assistance Strategy (G-JAS)
  Commitments by partners to work toward GPRS II goals and harmonization principles. February 2007, 51 pp.
  en-ghana-GJAS.pdf, 0,77 MB (English)