Scholarships
We sponsor top-performing Nzema senior high school graduates through four years of university in Ghana, building the engineers, technicians and leaders our region needs.
About the Scholarship Fund
Riverdale · Atlanta · Since 1992
One people, two nations, one home in Atlanta.
We unite Nzemas from Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire living in Georgia, and work together to accelerate the development of Nzemaland through education, healthcare and community.
1992Founded in Atlanta
501(c)(3)Tax-deductible giving
8Senior high schools served
3Districts: Jomoro, Ellembele & Nzema East
What we do
Three commitments that guide everything we do
From Riverdale to the Western Region of Ghana and the southeast of Côte d'Ivoire, our members give their time and resources to the places and people we come from.
Healthcare & Resources
We provide resources to healthcare institutions in Nzemaland and support better health through community education.
Unity & Culture
We bring together Nzemas from Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, celebrating our heritage and fostering economic development through networking.
Development of Nzemaland
Through collective action and partnership with like-minded organizations, we invest in the long-term progress of our home communities.
A Home in the Diaspora
For Nzema families across metro Atlanta, the Association is a place to belong, to welcome newcomers and to pass our culture on to the next generation.
The Scholarship Fund
Nzemaland is rich in resources. We are investing in its people.
The Nzema area holds oil, natural gas, gold and more, yet too few Nzema graduates hold senior technical and professional roles in these industries. Our Scholarship Fund changes that, one student at a time.
Each year the Fund selects the best three students from Nzema senior high schools who gain admission to a Ghanaian university, and supports them for four years.
$5a month makes you a sponsor of the Scholarship Fund
$60a year, our suggested annual tax-deductible gift
3new university scholars selected every year
12students supported at once when the program is fully running
NzemalandGhana & Côte d'Ivoire
Our heritage
A short history of the Nzema
The Nzema are an Akan people of southwestern Ghana and southeastern Côte d'Ivoire. In Ghana, Nzema land spans the Jomoro, Ellembele and Nzema East (Evalue Gwira) districts. The language is known as Nzema or Nzima in Ghana and Appolo in Côte d'Ivoire.
Traditionally farmers and fishermen, the Nzema follow a matrilineal kinship system, with descent and property passed through the mother's line.
Read more about our heritage
Culture
The Kundum Festival
Four weeks of drumming, singing and dancing to give thanks for the harvest.
The Kundum Festival is celebrated every year across the Ahanta and Nzema area. Its timing follows the harvest, beginning in the east of Ahanta and moving westward with it. Ritual drumming, singing and dancing are believed to drive away evil and protect the community's good fortune, and it is the main occasion for the satirical avudwene songs performed by young men.
Nzema in the world
Figures who carried Nzemaland to the world
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Pan-Africanist and first President of Ghana, born in Nkroful in Nzemaland.
George "Paa" Grant
Renowned businessman and financier who supported Ghana's independence movement.
Anton Wilhelm Amo
Born near Axim, educated in Germany, he became an 18th-century philosopher teaching at German universities before returning home.
Prince Aniaba of Assinie
Raised at the court of King Louis XIV of France, he returned to Assinie in Côte d'Ivoire in 1701.
Talk to us
Questions about the Fund or membership?
Call any of our Fund coordinators directly. We are happy to help.
Be part of the history-writing list of sponsors.
Your tax-deductible gift sends a Nzema student to university.