Health
Urgent
Winneba CHPS Compound Clinic
Finish the maternal & child health unit at Anomabo junction — equipment, solar power and a delivery bed.
$6,200 raisedof $10,000
Uniting Effutus Worldwide for the Development of Winneba
Advocacy • Education • Health • Culture
We are the voice of Effutu worldwide — a non-profit of Effutu sons and daughters abroad, building classrooms, clinics, boreholes and businesses back home in the Effutu Traditional Area.
Akwaaba◆Aboakyer◆Winneba◆Effutu Sempe◆Odupon Store◆Anomabo◆Mumford◆De-tweet◆Effutu Kɔ◆
Since 2019 · In Numbers
Real projects. Real receipts. Real Winneba.
Every cedi and dollar is tracked, photographed and published. Trust is the currency of the diaspora.
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Country chapters
3 Active Projects
Fund something you can point to.
Education
Effutu SHS Scholarship Fund
Fees, books and boarding for 20 brilliant-but-deudent students at Winneba SHS and Aggrey SHS.
$7,800 raisedof $12,000
Youth & Jobs
Winneba Artisan Skills Centre
Tools, seed capital and 12-week training for 40 young tailors, welders and agro-processors.
$3,400 raisedof $4,000
Our Four Advocacy Areas
Education, Health, Culture, Youth — the four drums we beat.
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Education
Scholarships, books, laboratories and libraries for Effutu students.
02
Health
Medical outreach, ambulance drives, boreholes and CHPS compounds.
03
Culture
Aboakyer Festival support, Effutu language, history and drumming schools.
04
Youth & Jobs
Skills training, tools and seed capital for Winneba small businesses.
Voices from Home
They will tell you themselves.
Upcoming Aboakyer Support
Aboakyer 2026 — the Deer Hunt Festival
First Saturday of May, Winneba. Two warrior groups. One live deer. Seven days of drumming, enstoolment and homecoming. Your support buys drums, cloth, feeding for the warriors and transport for our aged chiefs. Yɛfrɛ wo — come home.
Find Your People
Six chapters. One Effutu.
Monthly calls, annual homecoming, and a vote on which project we fund next. Wherever you are, your chapter coordinator is one message away.
Join Your Chapter TodayUSA
Coordinator: Kweku Arthur · New York
312 members
United Kingdom
Coordinator: Kwesi Aidoo · London
284 members
Canada
Coordinator: Dr. Afua Mintah · Toronto
176 members
Germany
Coordinator: Abena Serwaa · Hamburg
141 members
Netherlands
Coordinator: Yaw Owusu · Rotterdam
98 members
Ghana (Home Chapter)
Coordinator: Comfort Baidoo · Winneba
229 members
Effutu kɔ, yɛn ara yɛn nkyi.
Together, we lift Winneba.
Membership is free. Contribution is optional. Attendance at homecoming is compulsory — smiles included.
About Us · Yɛn Ho Asɛm
The voice of Effutu worldwide.
Who We Are
“Effutu Diaspora Advocate Group is a non-profit of Effutu sons and daughters living abroad, committed to the progress of the Effutu Traditional Area.”
We were born in 2019 on a video call between five cousins — one in New Jersey, one in London, one in Hamburg, and two in Winneba — who were tired of watching our hometown struggle from a distance.
Today we are 1,240 members across six chapters, governed by a written constitution, audited annually, and recognised by the Effutu Traditional Council and the Winneba Municipal Assembly.
We do not replace government. We supplement it, we advocate for it, and we hold it accountable — with data, with respect, and with the moral weight of a people who will not forget where they come from.
Mission
Advocate for education, health, jobs and cultural preservation in Winneba and the wider Effutu Traditional Area — funded transparently by our global children.
Vision
“A prosperous Effutu land driven by its global children.”
Our Values
- 01 Transparency — receipts published, always.
- 02 Respect for chiefs, elders and local leadership.
- 03 Effutu first — homegrown solutions, homegrown people.
- 04 Excellence — no half-done projects.
Leadership
The Executive Council
President
Nana Kweku Arthur
USA · New York
Vice President
Maame Abena Serwaa
Germany · Hamburg
Secretary
Kwesi Aidoo
UK · London
Health Director
Dr. Afua Mintah
Canada · Toronto
Youth & Jobs Lead
Kofi Attah
USA · Atlanta
Cultural Director
Comfort Baidoo
Ghana · Winneba
Treasurer
Yaw Owusu
Netherlands · Rotterdam
Want to serve on council?
Nominations open every January. One seat is reserved for members under 30.
ApplyPartners & Endorsements
Nobody builds a town alone.
We work under mandate and in partnership with traditional authority, local government, faith communities and development NGOs.
Effutu Traditional Council
Cultural & protocol guidance
Winneba Municipal Assembly (MCE Office)
Development coordination
Effutu SHS & Aggrey SHS
Scholarship & infrastructure
Christian Council of Winneba
Community mobilisation
Winneba Government Hospital
Medical outreach host
Anamframo NGO Coalition
WASH & livelihoods
Ready to stand with Effutu?
Join Your Chapter TodayAdvocacy & Projects
Where your money actually goes.
Have a project idea?
Members submit proposals every quarter. The one with the most chapter votes gets funded.
Submit a proposal →Corporate sponsorship
Businesses abroad can co-sponsor a full project and receive audited reporting.
Talk to us →In-kind giving
Books, medical equipment, sewing machines, containers. We handle shipping and clearing.
Arrange shipping →Upcoming Aboakyer Support
Aboakyer 2026 — come home for the hunt.
The Winneba Oguaa & Effutu hunters (the Takyi and Npum groups) chase a live deer on the first Saturday of May — a vow made to the god Penkye Otu centuries ago. The diaspora underwrites the drums, the cloth, the feeding of the warriors and the transport of our aged chiefs and queen mothers.
Programme
Monday — Perbi Jumu
Procession through Winneba streets, drumming at the Odupon Store.
Programme
Wednesday — Akwasidae
Durbar of chiefs at the Youth Centre. Diaspora delegation presented.
Programme
Saturday — The Hunt
Live deer hunt, enstoolment ceremony and grand durbar.
What your Aboakyer gift buys
- Drum skins & repairs (3 fontomfrom sets)$450
- Kente & cloth for 40 aged chiefs and queen mothers$1,200
- Feeding for the two hunter groups$600
- Diaspora homecoming bus from Accra$800
- Sanitation & cleanup after the festival$350
Aboakyer 2026 Fund
$4,180of $3,400 target
Target reached — surplus goes to the 2027 youth drumming school. Thank you, Effutu abroad.
Give to AboakyerGet Involved · Membership
Join your chapter today.
Free to join. Two minutes to fill. A lifetime of belonging.
Diaspora Membership Form
Mfe — your details stay with the EDA secretariat only.
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Member Benefits
- 01
Network
Connect with 1,240+ Effutus across six countries — business, mentorship and marriage introductions included.
- 02
Vote on projects
One member, one vote. You decide which school, clinic or borehole we build next.
- 03
News from home
Monthly bulletin: Aboakyer updates, obituaries, homecoming dates and Winneba stories.
- 04
Homecoming priority
Reserved seating at durbar, discounted transport, and a delegation slot before the chief.
Chapters & Coordinators
News & Updates
Straight from Winneba.
12 March 2026 · Projects
EDA Group donates 50 desks to Effutu schools
Mfantsipim Junction M/A Primary and three other schools received 50 dual desks funded by the UK chapter.
Read more →
28 Feb 2026 · Culture
Aboakyer 2026: registration opens for diaspora delegation
Bus routes from Accra and Kumasi confirmed. Protocol briefing for first-time returnees.
Read more →
02 Feb 2026 · Health
Two-day medical outreach served 612 patients
Free screening, deworming and hypertension clinics at Winneba Youth Centre with 14 Ghanaian doctors.
Read more →
19 Jan 2026 · Homecoming
London chapter held its 6th annual homecoming ball
£18,400 raised in one night. 240 guests, 3 awards, one very loud fontomfrom drum.
Read more →Donate · Support Projects
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100% of project gifts go to the project. Chapter admin costs are covered separately by our annual dues.
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Official Bank Account Details
Bank: G.C.B
Account Name: Effutu diaspora advocate
Account Number: 3051010109068
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Project Tracker
Winneba CHPS Clinic
$6,200raised of $10,000 goal
62%
funded
184
donors
41
days left
Impact Report
2024: we built 2 boreholes, gave 30 scholarships.
Deliverables by year
Scholarships
Boreholes
Desks & books
The 2024 timeline
Feb
Borehole #1 commissioned
De-tweet. 640 people now have clean water.
May
Aboakyer support delivered
Drums, cloth for 38 elders, 3 buses from Accra.
Aug
30 scholarships awarded
Effutu SHS (18), Aggrey SHS (12). 92% pass rate.
Nov
Borehole #2 + medical outreach
Anomabo. 612 patients seen over two days.
Gallery
Projects at home. Meetings abroad.
Click any image to view. All photos shot by EDA members — no stock, no filters.
“Because of the EDA scholarship, I'm at KNUST today.”
“My mother no longer walks two miles for water. EDA built the borehole in our village.”
“I left for London in 2003. This group made me feel Effutu again.”
Legal & Governance
Reg. No. D002/2019 · Ghana Register of Associations · Audited annually by Ampofo & Partners, Accra.
Contact Us
Talk to the secretariat.
Winneba Secretariat
- Address: 2nd Floor, Eyan III Lane, off Duodu Road, Winneba, Central Region, Ghana
- Hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–16:00 GMT
- WhatsApp: +233 24 000 0000
- Email: secretariat@effutudiaspora.org
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