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About ADA

Citizens abroad, building strength at home.

The Akpokope Diaspora Association is a nonprofit of Akpokope citizens living outside the African continent, currently across Europe, the United States, and Canada. All Akpokope citizens abroad are invited to join.

Vision

A prosperous and sustainable place for all its inhabitants.

We put energy behind sustainable initiatives that open income opportunities in Akpokope and surrounding communities, while solving urgent communication gaps with modern connectivity such as Starlink.

Mission

  • Transform Akpokope into a technology and entrepreneurial / trade hub within Agotime District, and eventually across rural Volta Region, Ghana / Togo.
  • Capitalise on Akpokope鈥檚 geographical location as an international border community.
  • Empower people for profit-driven projects that communities can sustain.

Objectives

Four priorities that guide every meeting

ICT Training

Establish robust ICT training using the local middle school computer lab and future connectivity investments.

Job Creation

Open pathways through digital skills, entrepreneurship, volunteering, and community projects.

Cultural Promotion

Champion kente weaving and tomato farming as viable pillars of the local economy.

Sustainable Development

Foster self-sufficiency through training, education, accountability, and economic empowerment.

Who we serve

Young graduates, artisans, women, and farmers

Our target audience includes young middle school graduates in Agotime-Akpokope, local artisans and women, farmers, and community members seeking digital skills. Action plans are detailed in ADA鈥檚 business plan and monthly assembly reports.

Akpokope health center team

Leadership

Provisional leading committee

Formed at the constitutive Zoom meeting of 8 April 2023 and strengthened through monthly assemblies thereafter.

Chairman

Pelope Ruben Adzakpa

Canada

Vice-Chairman

Francis Dzikpe

USA / Canada

Treasurer

Michael Cudjoe Sedzro

USA

Members

Diaspora network

Canada 路 USA 路 Germany

How we work

Accountability before acceleration

ADA insists on permanent local committees, multi-signature financial controls, communal labour, and clear reporting before major transfers. We fund shared infrastructure, not personal charity, so the whole community can rise together.