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Heritage · Culture · Innovation

Uniting Africa
& its Diaspora

Preserving heritage and empowering the future — across one continent, one people, one destiny.

Akwaaba

Welcome to the HACSA Foundation

What's Happening

Upcoming Events

HACSA 10th Anniversary Sankofa Summit 2026 banner 10th Anniversary

HACSA Sankofa Summit 2026

  • 10th – 15th December 2026
  • Accra, Ghana

Our flagship gathering celebrating Africa's heritage and culture — “Uniting Africa & its Diaspora: One Continent, One People, One Destiny.” Convening leaders, creatives, scholars and changemakers from across the globe.

Young women learning to code at the HACSA Tech4Girls program Now Recruiting

Tech4Girls — Cohort 5

  • May – August 2026
  • HACSA Campus, Accra

A free, hands-on program training young women (18–35) in AI, coding, leadership and job-readiness skills — building Africa's next generation of women in tech. Tuition Free

What is HACSA?

HACSA is a dynamic and impactful international, non-profit NGO and social enterprise, headquartered in Ghana and registered in the USA and the Caribbean. We curate virtual and physical meeting spaces and places which showcase heritage and culture — enlightening, empowering, inspiring, uplifting and educating people and communities through knowledge, innovation and learning. We foster positive social impact and human progress through advocacy, education, innovation and collaboration, within the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Vision

To curate virtual and physical meeting spaces and places that celebrate African heritage and culture, and enlighten, empower, inspire and educate people and communities through knowledge, skills, innovation and learning about Africa.

Mission

To reunite the diaspora, preserve and promote African heritage and culture, celebrate the achievements of people of African descent, empower women and girls, and develop leadership and skills in the youth.

Our Focus

Past

Preserving & Promoting Heritage & Culture

Present

Celebrating & Supporting Talent and Creativity

Future

Empowering Women & Girls · Developing Youth Leadership & Skills

HACSA Sankofa Network

HACSA Sankofa Network members

The HACSA Sankofa Network is a powerful and diverse global network promoting and celebrating African heritage and culture, and building the future we want for Africa. Join the HACSA Sankofa Network if you share our values, support our approach and wish to be part of a global network of like-minded people helping to reunite the diaspora, empower women and girls, and develop youth leadership and skills in our communities — both on the continent and in the diaspora.

Sankofa Young Leaders Fellowship

The Sankofa Young Leaders Fellowship is a leadership development and Africa immersion program for high school and college students from around the world. It offers mentorship and helps develop cultural competency, career and social networks. Participants earn certificates and gain the opportunity to volunteer on projects and meet counterparts in Africa — gaining invaluable experience, skills and networks that enhance their lives, careers and future long after they leave Africa.

Sankofa Young Leaders Fellowship participants

Tech4Girls

Tech4Girls is a hands-on learning program which trains girls and women in digital skills — including ICT, coding and AI — to empower them for career development. The initiative creates opportunities for African girls and women to immerse themselves in technology and acquire skills needed for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Girls are also taught soft skills including entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence and leadership.

Tech4Girls participants at HACSA

HACSA Innovation & Heritage Hubs Project

HACSA Campus and Heritage Hub

HACSA Innovation and Heritage Hubs will provide a campus and cultural centre for our programmes and projects — including the Tech4Girls Initiative, the Creatives Fellowship and the Sankofa Young Leaders Fellowship. It is a place of cultural enrichment and exchange for visitors to Ghana, a space for reflection and healing for the visiting African diaspora, and a hub for learning, innovation and the celebration of African heritage and culture.

Phase One · Capital Campaign 71%
$425K raised Goal $600K

Advocacy

Promoting and Preserving African Heritage & Culture

Education

Training Youth in the Creative Arts & Technology

Collaboration

Forging Partnerships to achieve our Goals

Innovation

Building the Future We Want

HONORARY PATRONS

James Barnor

Samia Nkrumah

John Kani

Adjoa Andoh

Hugh Quarshie

Gramps Morgan

Alexander Smalls

Rocky Dawuni

Georja Calvin-Smith

Clarke Peters

Enoch Effah

HONORARY PATRONS

James Barnor

Samia Nkrumah

John Kani

Adjoa Andoh

Hugh Quarshie

Gramps Morgan

Alexander Smalls

Rocky Dawuni

Georja Calvin-Smith

Clarke Peters

Enoch Effah

HONORARY PATRONS

James Barnor

Samia Nkrumah

John Kani

Adjoa Andoh

Hugh Quarshie

Gramps Morgan

Alexander Smalls

Rocky Dawuni

Georja Calvin-Smith

Clarke Peters

Enoch Effah