Rikolto Ghana LBG

Rikolto Ghana was incorporated in August 2022 under the laws of Ghana as an independent non-profit organisation with its own board (executive council members), building on activities started by Rikolto International in Ghana in 2019. The original Rikolto decided to become a network organisation in 2019, and in 2020 began a process of all country offices becoming national organisations independent of the network headquarters. Rikolto Ghana was among the earliest country offices to nationalise, establishing it as a local organization with a board (2+1) and staff (presently 11) made up of entirely Ghanaian nationals. At present Rikolto Ghana is still in a transition period, where the Board de facto works as an executive council, guiding the maturation process of Rikolto Ghana towards a membership strategy, membership recruitment and operationalisation of democratic structures. Per the constitution of Rikolto Ghana, the organization has a board and three categories of members: Ordinary, Associate, and Honorary members. Only ordinary members may vote, pay an annual subscription and will have to be approved by the Board for a transition period until such members propose and approve new procedures for membership. The board is currently the highest decision-making body of the organization and meets annually to review the strategic focus of the country programme and continue planning the maturation process of Rikolto Ghana for the coming year(s). As members join the NGO, general assembly meetings will be organized as part of the maturation process of the organization. Once a general assembly is constituted, a new board will be elected to replace the current, interim board. Rikolto Ghana works to empower small scale farmers (who produce 70% of food worldwide) to overcome the hurdles of production including climate change and low prices, to become fairly included in food markets and, in doing so, improve their social and economic position. As a new organization, our intia