International memorialisation company, Remembers Group has launched Ghana’s first memorialisation platform called GhanaRemembers and Ghana Memorial Products to preserve the memories of Ghanaian people, organisations, events, and places while offering a convenient platform for visitors to explore the rich cultural heritage of the country.
GhanaRemembers is data-driven with various features including interactive memorials; articles and videos commemorating important historical events; graphical timelines of influential people and key events; accomplishments of people and Ghanaian businesses around the world. The platform offers a complete digital tribute experience that thoughtfully merges Ghanaian cultural traditions with modern technology.
Through Ghana Memorial, families can create memorial pages featuring an online condolence book, funeral programme, and donation link. They can also include photos, life milestones, livestream details, and even GPS grave coordinates to help relatives and friends connect from anywhere in the world.
Africa Director of the Remembers Group, Ismail Akwei, said the platform seeks to address the limitations of traditional funeral posters and social media tributes, which often fade or disappear over time.
Unlike these methods, Ghana Memorial provides a permanent, mobile-friendly, and globally accessible space that allows relatives both home and abroad to participate in preserving memories, he added.
The Chief Executive Officer of Remembers Group, Marc Stubbé, explained the need for the memorialisation platform in Ghana and how it will be beneficial to individuals, organisations and other platforms.
“Ghana is our first point of contact with our memorialisation platform not only because it is the first to gain independence south of the Sahara, but because it encapsulates the beauty of diversity and the universality of human experience. Ghana’s people and events need to be memorialised properly and we are here for that purpose. It is already being described as a colourful Ghana style Wikipedia,” Marc Stubbé said.
“The platform caters to different needs of different target groups. Among others, GhanaRemembers offers digital tools for the creation of online memorials and condolence registers. With timelines and event calendars, the platform serves quality, insightful and impactful alternative content that is readily available for syndication to partner platforms or other websites,” he added.
With over a hundred users currently, the platform incorporates features that reflect Ghanaian funeral customs, including pre- and post-funeral details, livestreaming options, QR codes for posters and tombstones, and privacy controls that allow families to choose between public and private memorials. Each memorial remains editable, giving families the flexibility to update details over time.
Ghana Memorial is available in both free and paid plans, with a one-time “Forever” option that ensures permanent access. Paid versions are ad-free and include a personalized web link. Families can create a basic memorial page in less than 30 minutes by uploading a photo and essential details.
According to Remembers Group, the platform carries the tagline, “We Shall Never Forget,” highlighting its goal to keep love and remembrance alive in meaningful ways. It has announced that it will launch similar platforms in other African countries to bridge the past, celebrate the present and connect the future.
The company will also implement a partner model with online publishers to make content and (white label) technology tools available to them. Its team consists of international professionals with decades of experience in online publishing, technology, and advertising.
Source: Remembers Group
Oral Ofori is Founder and Publisher at www.TheAfricanDream.net, a digital storyteller and producer, and also an information and research consultant.
