Why Ghana? Ghana is home to more historic forts and castles than any other African Nation a throwback to its tumultuous history of colonization and slavery. The structures left behind are incredible in terms of architecture and geography that stretch all along the coastline. Ghana has everything in abundance. In this beautiful country, you can visit the traditional Kingdoms with African Royalty intact, The Ashanti Kingdom was developed around the 13th Century. Although Ghana has come very far since colonization the need for support is enormous in the country with lack of proper education, food scarcities, and health care crisis on the rise.