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GHANA DIASPORA COMMUNITY SURVEY

The Diaspora Survey

The Ghana Mission mandated by the Diaspora Affairs Bureau is conducting a survey of people who belong to Diaspora communities to learn more about them and the development issues they care about. In this survey, we want to learn about:

  • Demographic characteristics;
  • How you get information about employment and business opportunities in your country of origin;
  • Issues (or problems) in Ghana you care about and how you access/get information about these issues;
  • Your relationship with Ghana, your level of engagement as well as actions you have taken so far;
  • Whether you are a member of any Diaspora community organization(s) or group(s)
  • Your relations with the Mission of Ghana in your current country of residence;
  • What sort of assistance you need from the Government of Ghana to enable you become more involved in socio-economic developments back home;
  • We wish to assure you that the information you provide in this survey will be treated with utmost confidentially and will be used for only statistical purposes.

There are 29 questions in this survey.

Section A DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL & ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
1. Sex* Please choose only one in the following:
  • Male
  • Female
2. How old are you? ( PLEASE, STATE AGE IN COMPLETED YEARS. ) Only numbers may be entered in this field. (EG: DD-MM-YYYY)
3. What is your current marital status? Please choose only one of the following:
  • Never Married
  • Informal/Loose Union
  • Currently Married
  • Married in the Past
4. How many children or dependents do you have? Only numbers may be entered in this field
5. Where were you born? Please choose only one of the following:
  • Greater Accra
  • Central
  • Volta
  • Western
  • Ashanti
  • Brong Ahafo
  • Upper East
  • Upper West
  • Eastern
  • Other
6. Are you a second or a third generation Ghanaian? Second Generation: A Ghanaian born in the country.
Third Generation: A child of a second generation Ghanaian.
Please choose only one of the following:
  • Yes, second generation
  • Yes third generation
  • Other
7. If “Yes” or “Other”, in which country were you born?* Please enter your answer below
8. How many years have you lives abroad * Only numbers may be entered in this field.
9. What is the highest level of education attained? Only numbers may be entered in this field.
  • Never attended school
  • Basic (Kindergarten, Primary, Middle school, JSS. JHS)
  • Secondary (Secondary, SSS, SHS)
  • Post-Secondary (Vocational, Technical, Commercial, etc)
  • Tertiary (HND, Diploma, Masters, PHD, etc)
10. Are you attending school now? Please choose only one of the following:
  • Yes
  • No
11 . Please indicate/describe your area of specialization during your education/training. Please choose all that apply:
  • Accounting/Audit tax
  • Administrative
  • Banking/Finance/Insurance
  • Construction
  • Consulting/Business Strategies
  • Building Design/Architecture
  • Customer Service
  • Engineering
  • Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals
  • Hospitality/Leisure & Travels
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Legal
  • Manufacturing/Production
  • Oil & Gas
  • Project Management
  • Sales/Marketing/Business Development
  • Teaching/Education
  • Telecommunications
  • Media/Advertising/Journalism
  • Social Services
None of these above please specify below
12. Are you engaged in any activity for pay or profit or family gain (in each or kind)? Only numbers may be entered in this field.
  • Yes (GO TO QUESTION 13A)
  • No. (GO TO QUESTION 13B)
13
A- Describe the type of work you mainly do. Please enter your answer below:

B- Why are you not doing any work?

Please choose only one of the following
  • Unemployed
  • Student/in full time education
  • Retired
  • Disabled
  • On social benefit
Section B GETTING INFORMATION AND LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN GHANA
14. How do you get information about Ghana? Please choose all that apply.
  • Get no information
  • Through friends
  • Through families
  • Newspapers/magazines
  • Websites
  • Ghanaian shops/restaurants/pubs
  • Through the Ghana Mission
  • Religious bodies
  • Hometown association
Other please specify below
15. What are the issues (or problems) back home that you care about? Please choose all that apply:
  • Starting a business
  • Supporting social development issues (education, health, etc.)
  • Economic growth
  • Supporting my immediate relatives only
  • Financial services (banking, insurance, etc.)
  • Rural development
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Other
16. How often have you gone back to Ghana? * Please choose only one of the following
  • Regularly (one or twice a year)
  • Occasionally (once in 1-5 years)
  • Never in the past decade
17. How often do you get in touch with people back home? Please choose only one of the following
  • Regularly (every 3 months or less)
  • Occasionally (e.g. Easter, Christmas or on other festive occasions)
  • Never
18. Do you contribute materially or financially to any person(s) and/or organization(s) in Ghana? Please choose only one of the following
  • Yes (GO TO SECTION C)
  • No
19. What prevents you from making any material or financial contributions to any person(s) and/or organizations in Ghana? Please choose only one of the following
  • Not interested
  • Lack of information on areas of opportunity
  • Lack of knowledge about government policies
  • Frustrations with red tape and government bureaucracy
  • Lack of start-up capital
  • Other
Section C AFFILIATION TO DIASPORA GROUP(S)/ASSOCIATION(S)
20. Are you a member of any Ghanaian group(s)/organization(s) /association(s)? Please enter your answer below:
  • Yes
  • No (GO TO QUESTION 21)

A- What is/are the names(s) of the group(s)/organization(s) of which you are a member?

Please enter your answer below

B-What particular issue(s) is/are your group(s)/organization(s) working on?

Please choose all that apply:

  • Issues related to reintegration to the host country (i.e. self-help among Diasporas)
  • Development related issues back home
  • Political issues back home
Other please specify below

C- Besides paying your dues as an active member, do you support your group(s)/ Organization(s)/ association(s) in other ways?

Please choose only one of the following:

  • Yes
  • No

D-How often does your group(s)/ organization(s)/ association(s) carry out development projects or donates to communities in Ghana?

Please choose only one of the following

  • Once every 3 months
  • Once every 6 months
  • Once a year
  • Once every 5 years
  • Never
21. Do you provide support to any group(s)/ organization(s)/association(s) of which you are not a member? Please choose only one of the following
  • Yes
  • No
22. What form of support do you provide to this/these group(s)/ organization(s)/ association(s) even though you are not a member? YOU MAY SELECT MORE THAN ONE.
  • Financial
  • Logistics
Other please specify below
Section D YOUR RELATIONS WITH GHANA’S DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR MISSIONS (EMBASSY, HIGH COMMISSION, CONSULATE)
23. Are you registered with Ghana’s Mission in your current country of residence? Please choose only one of the following:
  • Yes
  • No
24. If “No”, what prevents you from doing so? Please choose all that apply:
  • I Don�t know where the Mission is located
  • I am afraid the Mission may not keep my personal details confidential
  • I don�t have the time
Other please specify below
25. In which situation(s) do you get in touch with Ghana’s Mission in your country of residence? Please choose all that apply:
  • Consular Services (passport, visa, attestation of documents, etc.)
  • Attend official activities
Other please specify below
26. Do you get ready access to the officials of the Mission when you visit?* Please choose only one of the following:
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not applicable
27. How often does the Mission reach out to the Ghanaian Diaspora community? Please choose only one of the following:
  • Always
  • Most of the time
  • Occasionally
  • Not applicable
28. How do you find the professional attitude of the Mission staff when you visit the Mission? Please choose only one of the following:
  • Very welcoming and helpful
  • Unwelcoming and unprofessional
  • Not applicable
29. What would you want to see the Mission do in order to facilitate more Diaspora engagement in Ghana? List minimum of 2 issues
Section E CONTACT INFORMATION
1. Would you like the Mission to contact you? Please choose only one of the following:
  • Yes
  • No
2. If “Yes”, kindly provide your contact details. Please write your answers here: