A PPAG Volunteer is any individual whose time, talents and specialised knowledge and other resources are given freely for the achievement of PPAG’s objectives without expectation of financial reward. The volunteer also identifies himself or herself specifically with Sexual and Reproductive Health as a basic human right.

Since the appointment of the first full time staff in August 1967, the Association has managed to recruit highly qualified staff. The current staff strength of 102 is made up of professionals from various disciplines who are committed and dedicated to their work. Staff work with volunteers to implement programme activities and run the Association.

Working from an arranged office in Korle-Bu in the early years of its establishment, the Association now owns its own head office in Latebiorkorshie and a number of Young & Wise centres and clinics across the country.

Following the opening of the first family planning clinic opened in 1968, the Association now operates 17 Young and Wise Centres and 5 youth friendly clinics all over the country. The Association also introduced the first male SRH clinic in the country.

The PPAG Council and Volunteers have from the very beginning been very conscious of their responsibilities as trustees of the cash grants and commodities donated by IPPF and other donors. They had equally been conscious of the need for PPAG to be self-reliant by generating local funds in addition to the grants

1. The Annual General Meting (AGM): The Annual General Meeting is the highest body that meets annually to:

• Review the Association’s activities and roles
• Consider how to further the objectives of the Association and to
• Approve policies formulated by the National Council.

2. The National Council: The Association has a 12 member National Council headed by an elected President and a Treasurer. The Council is made up of knowledgeable individuals in any of the disciplines in the field of Medicine, Accounting, Finance and Banking, Law, Engineering, Building Technology, Social Studies, Education and any other discipline relevant to the objectives of the Association.

National Council Members are elected to represent their zones.  The Council appoints an Executive Director, who heads the management team made up of three Directors for Programmes, Finance and Administration, Marketing and Resource Mobilisation. The Executive Director in turn recruits qualified staff to perform various functions in the Association

3. Standing Committees: The National Council is assisted in the performance of its functions by two standing committees and an Honorary Legal Adviser. The committees are Programmes & Resource Mobilisation and Budget & Finance.

4. Volunteer Branches and Zones: PPAG has over 1,000 volunteers formed into local Branches in the 3 administrative zones of the Association. These are:

• Southern Zone made up of Western, Central, Greater Accra, Volta and parts of Eastern Region
• Middle Zone made up of Brong Ahafo and Ashanti regions and two districts of the Eastern Region
• Northern Zone consisting of Northern, Upper West and Upper East Regions.

A local branch is made up of not less than twenty paid-up members in a village, town or city in any of the regions.

5. Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities: PPAG volunteers are committed to the objectives of the Association and are supported by staff to design policies and programmes to further the Association’s objectives and to carry out various SRH assignments. Volunteers receive orientation and training for the activities they are expected to perform. The capacities of volunteers are built and their knowledge upgraded to enable full participation in programmes and other activities of the Association.

Membership is open to:

• – Any person, or institution that agrees with and believes in the objectives, policies and activities of the Association
• – Any person willing to comply with procedural requirements prescribed by the Association’s constitution.
• – Individuals 18 years and above and of sound mind.

Members, whether individuals or institutions pay membership dues and have voting rights. Honorary members are long standing distinguished members who have rendered significant services to the Association, and who in the opinion of the members at an Annual General Meeting deserve to be admitted into such membership.