
Reflection on Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA)
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List of Abbreviations
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AFD - French Development Agency
AMA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly
CISS - Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud
CIUP - Community Infrastructure Upgrading Projects
DACF - District Assemblies Common Fund
GAMA SWP - Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project
GARID - Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project
GUMPP - Ghana Urban Management Pilot Programme
IGF - Internally Generated Funds
KMA - Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
LGCSP - Local Government Capacity Support Project
MMDAs - Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies
OGP - Open Government Partnership
STMA - Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly
TCSPP - Twin Cities in Sustainable Partnership Project
UNDP – United Nations Development Programm