The Suame Magazine Industrial Development Organization (SMIDO) was formed in 2006 as an umbrella non-governmental organization and development institution for Suame Magazine.  Historically, a major challenge for development in the Magazine has been the lack of a single organization that has broad support from various associations and individuals in the community that can act as an entry point for policy interventions and take ownership for ongoing development initiatives. SMIDO has overcome this challenge by unifying the following 12
associations to support SMIDO as their umbrella organization:

	Dynamic Spare Parts Dealer’s Association
	Mechanical Association, Ashanti Region
	Ghana Haulage Transport Owner’s Association, Ashanti Region
	Kumasi Scraps Dealer’s Association
	Condemn Car Dealer’s Association, Magazine Region
	Onuado Association
	Fuel Injection Pump Mechanical Association
	Electrical Welders and Fabricator’s Association of Ghana
	Big Friend’s Mechanical Association
	Suame Magazine Women’s Association
	Asafo Mechanical Association, Asafo
	SofoLine Mechanical Association, Kwadaso

The formation of SMIDO was an outcome of an advocacy program organized by the Dynamic Spare Parts Dealers Association (DSPDA) and funded by BUSAC. BUSAC is the acronym for "Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund". It is a project funded by DANIDA, DFID and USAID as part of their support to Ghana. BUSAC’s goal is “to facilitate the development and growth of a competitive and vibrant private sector by improving the environment in which businesses operate.”

With broad based support from the associations within Suame Magazine and hundreds of artisans registered as members, SMIDO is a grass roots organization symbolizing the desire of the community to develop Suame Magazine.