The Government of Ghana and Switzerland have signed a CHF 12 million about USD$14million grant agreement aimed at supporting the implementation of the District Assemblies Common Fund Responsiveness Factor Grant (DACF-RFG).
The signing ceremony in this landmark development, held in Accra, was attended by Ghana's Minister for Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, the Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, Simone Giger, and other key stakeholders.
The grant seeks to strengthen Ghana's decentralized governance systems, enhance accountability, and improve the delivery of essential services at the local level.
Speaking at the event, Ghana's Minister for Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, expressed profound gratitude to the Swiss Government for its unwavering support of Ghana's development agenda. "Switzerland's financial contribution of CHF 12 million to the DACF-RFG underscores the strong and enduring partnership between our two nations," the Minister noted.