AFFORD Diaspora Trade & Investment Mission to Ghana
16-23 November 2025
Connect. Invest. Imagine what is possible.
Connect your heritage to your next investment
You’ve built your career, grown your network, and gained insight, capital, or assets abroad. But your story doesn’t end there. This November, the AFFORD Diaspora Trade & Investment Mission to Ghana gives you the opportunity to turn your experience into impact, connecting your heritage, skills, and resources with real opportunities in Ghana’s growing economy.
You’ll join a curated delegation of African diaspora professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors exploring opportunities across heritage, tourism, agriculture, and real estate. You’ll gain direct access to decision makers in government and business, practical insight on how to invest and grow your ventures in Ghana, and credible connections that give you the confidence to make your next move with clarity.
Why this mission, and why now?
Ghana’s investment and development opportunities are growing every year, but for many in the diaspora, the path forward isn’t clear:
- Who do I talk to?
- How do I evaluate an opportunity without risking everything?
- What does success look like, and how do I get there?
This mission solves those challenges. Through high-level events, expert-led sessions, and curated site visits with trusted entrepreneurs and institutions, you’ll gain:
- Access to decision-makers, business leaders, and policymakers
- Insight into Ghana’s regulatory and business environment
- Connections to reputable local businesses and a network of diaspora peers
- Clarity to align your capital, skills, or assets with opportunities
Instead of navigating alone, you’ll save time, reduce risk, and accelerate progress. One introduction made during the mission can unlock opportunities worth far more than the fee.
A week designed for meaningful connection and opportunity
The programme balances business, policy, and cultural immersion to help you learn, connect, and act. Highlights include:
- Launch event at the UK Parliament, hosted by Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ghana
- Welcome reception hosted by the Diaspora Affairs Office, Office of the President, Ghana
- “How to Do Business in Ghana” session, led by MDF West Africa
- Curated site visits and private meetings with businesses in heritage, tourism, agriculture, and real estate
- Engagement in Aburi with local enterprises and community leaders, offering insight into eco-tourism and sustainable business opportunities
- On-site engagement at Nkrumah Park in collaboration with the Africa Center for Hospitality, Aviation & Tourism, highlighting heritage-linked business and investment opportunities
- …and more
These partners make the high-level engagements and curated visits possible:
Each experience is designed to give you practical understanding, build authentic relationships, and clear next steps.
Who this mission is for
This mission is designed for African diaspora professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors who are ready to move from observation to meaningful action. You might be:
- An investor looking for trusted, vetted access to Ghana’s growing business and investment ecosystem
- An entrepreneur or professional who wants to offer your expertise, whether in marketing, finance, technology, education, or another field, to strengthen Ghana’s business landscape
- A landowner, farm operator, or asset-holder seeking guidance to develop your existing resources
If you have value to contribute, whether it’s capital, expertise, or assets, and are interested in learning how to put it to work strategically, this mission will give you the insight, access, and connections to do so with confidence.
What you’ll gain
- A clear roadmap to explore business, investment, or development opportunities in Ghana
- Direct introductions to verified entrepreneurs, local businesses, and decision-makers
- Practical tools and knowledge to assess opportunities and make confident, informed decisions
- Guidance on how to align your capital, skills, or assets with sustainable projects
- Access to a trusted network of diaspora peers and local partners for ongoing collaboration
By the end of the mission, you’ll leave with a clear understanding of opportunities in Ghana, trusted relationships with key local and diaspora partners, and a practical plan to take the next step with confidence, whether your focus is capital, skills, or assets.
Not sure you’re ready?
You don’t need a polished business plan or prior investment experience. You do need something of value — strong interest in doing business in Ghana, capital, strategic skills, land, or property — and a readiness to explore how to deploy it purposefully.
This mission is pressure-free. You will not be asked to invest on the spot. The only investment you need to make now is in yourself, covering the cost of the mission.
Your investment and what you get
All-inclusive fee (if travelling from London): £2,700
Registration Deposit: £1,000 (to secure your place)
Registration Deadline: Monday, 14 October 2025
Location flexibility: Delegates are welcome from anywhere – the UK, Europe, USA, Ghana, or elsewhere. Fees are adjusted according to your location. Partial attendance may be possible for certain situations — please contact us to discuss options.
What your fee covers:
- Pre-mission briefings and travel guidance
- Flights (for delegates travelling from London only)
- Accommodation (for participants traveling from outside Ghana)
- In-country transport, meals, and logistical support
- Coordination of official programme activities and site visits
- Direct access to members of the UK Parliament with APPG Ghana
- Face-to-face engagement with Ghanaian government ministers and representatives with the Diaspora Affairs Office, Office of the President, Ghana
- Tailored workshop for diaspora investors on ‘how to do business in Ghana’ with MDF West Africa
- Insider access to Ghana’s investment landscape with GIPC
- One-on-one connections with vetted businesses and entrepreneurs
In short: one week, £2,700, and you leave with a concrete plan, trusted connections, and the confidence to act strategically, potentially unlocking opportunities far beyond the mission fee.
The vision you’re stepping into
Picture yourself standing in Parliament at the launch, sitting across from a Ghanaian entrepreneur whose goals align with yours, or engaging with local enterprises and community initiatives in Aburi or Kwame Nkrumah Park, seeing first-hand where your skills, assets, or capital could make an impact.
That future is within reach. You should be there.
About AFFORD
The African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) has been supporting diaspora investment and entrepreneurship for over three decades. Through the AFFORD Business Centre (ABC), AFFORD has helped create more than 3,500 jobs across Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, while attracting over £1,000,000 in matched diaspora investment. AFFORD has also run successful heritage and trade missions in Ghana and Nigeria.
Businesses supported by ABC are innovative and solution-focused: in Zimbabwe, diaspora partner Global Native provided low-cost market access for 10,000 farmers, and in Ethiopia, Setota Care pioneered an affordable home healthcare system.
In partnership with these organisations, AFFORD continues to design high-impact programmes that connect diaspora expertise with sustainable African development.