The establishment of Akuakrom Sustainable Economic Development Project (ASEDP) too many was a far-fetched dream if not an impossibility. However, for many in the Diaspora projects such as this are all we exist for. We in the Diaspora have carried this constant, unrelenting, unwavering and uncompromised message of recognizing and assisting, Africa, the Motherland. Marcus Garvey was imprisoned because he preached “Africa for the Africans those at home and those abroad”, Bob Marley Wailed for Africans to unite, in his own words, “how good and pleasant it would be before God and Man to see the unification of all Africans, “as it has been said already let it be done”, we are the children of the Rastaman”. Peter Tosh sang about “Mama Africa” and told us in the Diaspora and beyond that “anywhere you come from, as long as you are a black man, you are an African”. 

The embodiment of this unbreakable bond between Africa and her children of the Diaspora is symbolized by the Rastafarian Movement whose foundational ethos is ”African Re-construction and Resettlement”. We now seize the opportunity to introduce our long standing plans and strategies for the inevitable return home. Recognizing that skills, training and knowledge must accompany this trip, we have conceptualized a model village, and identified a physical location along with the key persons needed to implement the Akuakrom Sustainable Economic Development Project.