Spotlight: Our research report - “Second-Generation British-Ghanaians and ‘Home

Spotlight: Our research report - “Second-Generation British-Ghanaians and ‘Home’: Identity, Engagement and Remittances” #FOGResearch

Key findings

1. The dominant form of engagement among second-generation British-Ghanaians is social remittances however a significant proportion also remit financially

Engagement in different types of social remittances

2. Identity is the most powerful determinant of how second-generation British-Ghanaians engage or do not engage with Ghana

3. So who is most likely to remit?

Financial Remittances

• She is female • Identifies as British-Ghanaian • Is between 25 - 34 years old • Earns between £31,000 and £40,000 • Speaks at least one Ghanaian language • Works in the corporate world • Does not belong to any diaspora group • Remits socially also but only half of the time Engagement in different types of social remittances

Social Remittances

• She is female • Identifies as British-Ghanaian • Is between 18-24 years old • Is a full-time student • Speaks at least one Ghanaian language • Belongs to a diaspora group • Engages mainly through cultural activities and also remits financially but only half of the time

4. Education, health and entrepreneurship rank highly as areas of priority for secondgeneration British-Ghanaians

5. Almost two thirds of our 493 survey respondents do not belong to a diaspora organisation/network

6. 84% of our 493 survey respondents wish to relocate to Ghana at some point in the future

Read our full report here