Africa’s leading grassroots empowerment movement.
To transform vulnerable women, youth, traffic hawkers, and informal workers into skilled, productive, and economically independent citizens driving sustainable national and continental development.
About THA Ghana
We turn dignity, skills, inclusion, and partnership into sustainable economic opportunity.
Who we are
Traffic Hawkers Association Ghana is a national humanitarian and economic empowerment organization dedicated to transforming the lives of traffic hawkers, vulnerable women, unemployed youth, and workers in Ghana’s informal economy.
We believe every hardworking Ghanaian deserves access to opportunity, skills, dignity, and sustainable livelihoods. Through partnerships with government institutions, development agencies, businesses, faith-based organizations, educational institutions, and the Ghanaian diaspora, we create pathways from survival to self-reliance.
To transform vulnerable women, youth, traffic hawkers, and informal workers into skilled, productive, and economically independent citizens driving sustainable national and continental development.
To improve lives through vocational skills development, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, digital innovation, mentorship, workforce development, and strategic partnerships that create sustainable economic opportunities.
Our Core Values
Every individual deserves respect and opportunity.
Skills create confidence, independence, and lasting transformation.
We leave no one behind.
We embrace practical solutions to real challenges.
Compassion, integrity, and nation-building guide our work.
We create lasting impact rather than temporary relief.
Leadership message
Our leadership team works to create a safer and more prosperous future for street vendors. The association gives members a shared platform for advocacy, education, welfare, and opportunity.
Every day, we strive to create a safer, more prosperous future for those who brave the streets to earn an honest living.
Lina Adams Nyarko, Founding Member & Spokesperson
Executive team
Special Advisor / Founding Member
Frank Grosemans is a seasoned business executive, commercial strategist, and industrial operations specialist with a distinguished career spanning the healthcare, medical technology, and chemical manufacturing sectors across Europe and Africa.
As Marketing Manager at Bel Medic in Belgium, he leads the development and execution of B2B marketing strategies for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and specialized clinical solutions. His expertise includes market development, healthcare distribution networks, regulatory-compliant marketing frameworks, and strategic partnerships with hospitals, clinics, and healthcare professionals.
Prior to his healthcare leadership role, Frank built extensive experience in project maintenance, instrumentation, and industrial operations within multinational manufacturing environments, including work associated with Celanese. His technical background in Electrical, Instrumentation, and Automation (EIA) systems provides a strong operational and analytical foundation for introducing complex medical technologies and healthcare solutions into commercial markets.
Frank holds a Higher Education Degree from Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg, where he received advanced training in technical engineering and industrial systems management.
In addition to his international corporate responsibilities, Frank serves as a Director of the Traffic Hawkers Association (THA), Ghana, where he contributes strategic guidance and governance support to initiatives focused on economic empowerment, skills development, financial inclusion, and sustainable livelihood opportunities for informal sector workers and street traders across Ghana.
His unique blend of technical expertise, commercial leadership, and social-impact governance positions him as a valuable bridge between industry, healthcare innovation, and community development initiatives.
Founding Member / Spokesperson
Every great movement begins with someone who dares to believe that ordinary people deserve extraordinary opportunities. For Lina Adams Nyarko, that belief became a lifelong mission.
As a Founding Member of the Traffic Hawkers Association (THA) Ghana, Lina has dedicated herself to standing beside some of society's most overlooked yet resilient people—traffic hawkers, women, youth, and vulnerable families striving each day for a better future. She understands their struggles because she has witnessed firsthand the determination, sacrifice, and courage required to earn an honest living under difficult circumstances.
Known for her passion, unwavering work ethic, and compassionate heart, Lina believes that every individual deserves dignity, opportunity, and the chance to build a meaningful life. Her leadership is driven not by titles but by service. She approaches every challenge with determination, believing that sustainable change begins when people are empowered with knowledge, skills, and economic opportunities.
Within THA, Lina has been instrumental in shaping initiatives that promote skills development, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and social protection. She envisions an Africa where informal workers are not merely surviving but thriving as respected contributors to national development.
Colleagues describe her as hardworking, dependable, and deeply committed to uplifting others. Whether engaging with community members, advocating for partnerships, or supporting innovative programs, she leads with humility, integrity, and an unwavering sense of purpose.
For Lina Adams Nyarko, the Traffic Hawkers Association is more than an organization—it is a movement dedicated to restoring hope, creating opportunities, and building a future where no one is left behind.
Her story is a reminder that lasting change is built by ordinary people with extraordinary commitment. Through her vision and service, Lina continues to inspire communities across Ghana and contributes to a growing Pan-African movement that champions economic empowerment, dignity, and inclusive prosperity for all.
Strategic Advisor
Dr. Agyeman is a Ghanaian-Canadian business strategist, entrepreneur, leadership coach, minister, and community development advocate with extensive experience in business development, financial engineering, investment advisory, and strategic partnerships. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OBRA Investments Advisory, where he leads investment strategy, business advisory, corporate structuring, capital mobilization, and market expansion initiatives for businesses and investors. This complements his broader expertise in business development, stakeholder engagement, and economic empowerment.
He is also the Strategic Advisor and Business Development Lead for the Traffic Hawkers Association (THA) Ghana, providing strategic leadership for institutional growth, partnership development, skills development initiatives, investment attraction, and the implementation of sustainable economic empowerment programs that improve livelihoods for traffic hawkers, youth, women, and vulnerable communities.
In addition, Dr. Agyeman is the CEO of Monte Krigato Limited, Founder of Empowered Diaspora, and a certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach, Speaker, and Trainer. His professional journey spans entrepreneurship, public service, project management, financial engineering, and international business development.
Driven by integrity, excellence, and purposeful leadership, Dr. Agyeman is passionate about connecting governments, investors, businesses, and development organizations to create sustainable opportunities across Ghana, Africa, and the global diaspora. His mission is to empower people and institutions through strategic partnerships, innovation, investment, and transformational leadership, leaving a legacy measured by the lives and communities he helps to elevate.
Chief Organizer
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I.T & Digital Media Support
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