A name that waited twenty years
GhanaChild.com may look like a name that came out of nowhere. In fact, the domain has existed for more than two decades.
It all started when I first learned to build websites with HTML and CSS. I decided to teach others online what I had learned, knowing that teaching would help me learn even more. And that is what I did: GhanaChild.com became a place for web tutorials.
At some point I stepped away from that path to do something else, but I kept the domain. Every time, I told myself the name had something in it that I could one day do something with, so I refused to give it away.
The question I kept asking myself was always: "What does GhanaChild.com have to do with web tutorials?"
Today I can answer it. This is the purpose the name was waiting for: a home on the internet for every Ghanaian, wherever life has taken us. A place to keep our families together, raise our children with our language and traditions, support each other's businesses and share our stories.
I'm proudly, a GhanaChild.
William Payne, founder
What we stand for
Humility
We listen to our members and to our elders, and we keep learning. GhanaChild grows with the people who use it.
Freedom
Your story, your family tree and your photos belong to you. You decide who sees them, and you can delete them at any time.
Unity
Every Ghanaian is welcome, whatever their region, language, faith or the country they live in today.
Justice
Fair, honest and safe for everyone, especially for our children. Respect is the rule on every page.
What you'll find here
- 🌳 Family tree: add your relatives and invite them, so our children know where they come from.
- 🏘️ Our Village: parents raising our children together: language, naming, mentors, and mourning together.
- ⛪ Church and Community: fellowship, prayer, music, sports and lifestyle.
- 📖 Stories: your journey, your family's history, tributes and lessons learnt.
- 📇 Business Directory: find and support Ghanaian businesses worldwide.
- 🗣️ Guides: Ghana Card abroad, dual citizenship, sending money, buying land and more.
How we work
- Free and non-profit. Joining and using GhanaChild costs nothing. If we ever add advertising or support links, it will only be to cover running costs and to support good causes, and we will tell you first.
- Private by default. Family trees, Our Village and private messages are for members only. We never sell your data. Read our Privacy Policy.
- Safe for our children. Our Village has its own rules to protect children, and every post can be reported to our team.
- Made in plain English, for Ghanaians in Ghana, Europe, North America and everywhere else.
Who's behind GhanaChild
GhanaChild is run by its founder, William Payne. Helpers and ambassadors from our community are joining step by step: people who share GhanaChild with their church, their association or their town, and help new members find their way.
Would you like to help, or bring GhanaChild to your church or association? Write to us. We'd love to hear from you.
🌟 Become a Founding member. Everyone who joins before our official launch on Independence Day, 6 March 2027, is a Founding member.
Join freeAkwaaba, and medaase for being part of it. See also our Privacy Policy and Impressum (legal notice).