Welcome To Free World Foundation

History

“Free World Foundation” is a legally registered non-profit, non-commercial, non-governmental tax–exempt charitable organisation that subscribes to humanitarian values and practices. It is a national organisation made up of civil society organisations and individuals. It is headquartered at Teshie, a suburb of Accra in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana and has offices in all the ten regional capitals. 

It was established on the initiative of the Programmes Manager of Radio Univers 105.7fm, the official mouthpiece of the University of Ghana, Legon on 12^th July,2002 but officially registered and incorporated under the Ghanaian Companies Code, 1963(Act 179) as a non-profit Company Limited by Guarantee with certificate number G-15,956 on 25^thJuly, 2005.

The name of the “FOUNDATION” was changed from “Divine Aid Mission” to “Free World Foundation” by a Special Resolution passed on 29^th August, 2005 and approved by the Registrar of Companies, Ghana on 12^th September, 2005.

“Free World Foundation” is registered with Ghana’s Department of Social Welfare with certificate number D.S.W./2563.It has also been registered with the Internal Revenue Service(I.R.S) under the Internal Revenue(Registration of Business) Act,2005 (Act 684) with file number TNLC 94024 as a non-profit organisation.

 The “FOUNDATION” has a close working relationship with other institutions and regularly collaborates with them in staging its seminars and workshops. It has also signed a number of Memorandum of Understanding with its international partners.

 “Free World Foundation” was a Member of the Electoral College that elected Ghana’s two civil society representatives to the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) Permanent General Assembly of the African Union Commission at Hilton Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 17^th April, 2008 for a mandate of four (4) years.