 It's good to meet the Richardson family, I mean, it's not the first time we meet him This is like roughly the third time we meet him Yeah, it is Or fourth Yeah, I think probably No, the tenth time Yeah, there you go But you know we're going to do an awesome interview because personally I don't know who you are All I know is the Richardson family, they are in Ghana, what are they doing in Ghana? First of all, I mean, most of them watching us right now don't know who you are My name is Wadamaya, tell me who you're starting first I mean ladies first Ladies first Tell me who the Richardson family is Okay, so Wadamaya, I am Mummy Richardson, lovely to meet you by the way Aka Abna Richardson And this is Daddy Richardson My name is Richardson And we are the parents of Asada, age 11 Inshira, age 8 And Adansier, age 3 You currently live in Ghana? Yes, we made a move Oh, you made a move, I thought you were born and raised in Ghana Oh, you know what, maybe my accent gave me away Yeah, no, we moved back to Ghana in 2019 as a family Where were you before? We were in the UK And what were you doing in the UK? We were living and Living, working, hustling, doing what people who live in the UK do So which means you're born and raised in the UK? Born, yes, born in the UK, lived in Ghana for a few years in our younger years But moved back, I've moved back when she was 9, I moved back when I was 6 And we've been in the UK ever since, so yeah So I would say that you guys hold the UK passport No, we don't, we do We also hold Ghanaian passports Let me know, you see, I'm from Ghana, a typical Ghanaian From the village that, to the extent that I really want to have a UK passport And you had the UK passport and decided to give it away and move to Ghana I'm so sorry, I don't disrespect people like that But I just want to know, yeah I'm speaking for many Ghanaians, is everything okay with you people? We've had a test, we've been cleared, you're fine Mentally, I think we're okay What happened when the awakening clicked was that We realised our ancestry, our DNA was here And you know they say, a few new few So regardless of the passport that you have, where you've been raised It's not where your ancestry is from So we started to wonder what it's like on the outside You know, our parents were always talking about Oh, a few new few, we can't wait to go home These are the things we used to experience at home And we realised something was missing in our lives So we thought, let's just make the trip And also our children were at an age where this can really impact them So we came when they were off their formative years To see what it was like, where granddad was raised Where granddad's granddad was raised And we've got here where we realise the passport that we have The Ghanaian passport that we hold, we hold very dear to our hearts Yeah, yeah, yeah It's more like Ghana passport to the world I'm telling you I'm trying to tell you guys now, go get yourself a Ghana passport Go get it, yeah, definitely You know, don't be misconceived by what people want on the outside The grass isn't always greener The grass isn't always greener Are you trying to tell me that life in the UK is not that easy? Oh, why are you laughing? Like with all things, I say it's a hustle It's a hustle There are certain things that you get which are good And they're nice But there's also the flip side to it Where you have to work and you have to keep working The moment you decide to stop You start to find that the pack of cards start to fall in Definitely Let me know the main reason why you decided to give up on the UK And move to Ghana You know, for us, it was simple, it was the children We decided that, you know what We were working, we were working hard But we wanted to give the children the best opportunity We wanted them to come back and do something that We felt would not only impact their lives But try to do the best for the continent Watching what in my videos and just being inspired Oh, wow Knowing that this is where our family is from We said, you know what We don't want to be talking about this change Or complaining about why Ghana and Africa isn't what it is Let's be part of that change Let's make it happen Definitely, definitely And it was a catalyst, like he says We had the dream, but we started to watch people Especially yourselves And we have to be so thankful Because the things that you've done And what it's actually show the children Is that they too can do it And when you're away, you realize You're not the king of your own castle So it's almost like you're always a second class citizen And you can sit and complain But like Michael was saying You have to be the change you want to see So we couldn't sit back and watch people come here And you know, enjoy our resources Enjoy the country, enjoy everything that it has to give Take away what they take and then take it back To another economy When we can be here impacting the country ourselves I like the part that he said That you need to be part of the change You know, one thing that I have noticed That the diaspora complain more than anybody Have you noticed that? Yeah, definitely But what do you guys complain about? I mean, you live in the UK You're helping the UK economy to grow You live in the US You're helping the US economy to grow And you're still complaining I just want to know Why do the diaspora complain a lot About things that are happening on the continent About things that are happening on the continent You know, sometimes I think it's a mindset It's a mindset where they're sort of stuck In a sense that they all should be doing better And it's always a... I was part of the issue But now I'm separate I'm seeing it as a separate issue over there So then it's easier to make complaints And to whine and to moan about it When you see yourself as part of the issue Or you know what, I need to help Africa be better Then you complain less And you try to find things or ways to improve Now you're in Ghana I really want to know I mean, we normally say there are no jobs in Ghana Are you working for the government? Or you're working for somebody? Or you're doing your own thing? Okay, so We've been homeschooling for a long time And one of the reasons we came to Ghana Actually the main reason we came to Ghana Was to impact the next generation I think when you realise that you're The solution to the problem You realise you're not going to be here forever So you have to instill a legacy in the children That they're going to be able to continue Like a really firm foundation So we started an empowerment programme in the UK Where we would teach children critical thinking Entrepreneurship, language, history Yeah, to just make a difference Teach them about their resources Teach them about the country, the leadership And then we thought, well, we're over here doing this But what are we doing for the children back in Africa? We came here and we realised that the education system Is very, how can I put it, colonialised You know, everything is very much Taken from a Eurocentric point of view A Eurocentric perspective And so as well as what they learn We wanted our children to understand that You're not going to be 20 years old Before you find out what Boxhite is You're not going to be 20 years old Before you find out what our minerals What our natural resources Can actually do for the country So this is what we do full time here And we started the empowerment programme here It's doing wonderfully well Because we find even the language Our children don't speak And if you don't speak your language That means you're not inventing in your language You're not creating in your language So all of these things We just came to really empower The children of tomorrow But were you able to learn your language When you were in the UK? Yes, I had to Because I'm not a shanty So I didn't grow up speaking Treet But I had to learn And I said, you know I'll start learning in the UK Because I wanted When my first child was on the way I said, you know what I want Treet to be the main language of the house And that's not going to happen If I can't speak Treet So I started learning And from there Which year was that? That was in 2010 2010 So I tried to tell me That all your kids can speak Treet now They can They were born speaking it They can read it and they can write it Really? Will I be able to find out If they can do that If they can do that I mean, I want proofs Okay, yeah, yeah He doesn't believe us Yeah, yeah, yeah Okay It's efficient They're around I have to say Hey Yo What's your name? My name is Papa What's your name? My name is Fier I'm from Treet And my name is Hey What's your name? My name is Pasha What's your name? My name is David And my name is Pasha Hey What's your name? My name is Pasha What's your name? My name is Pasha Hey! My name is Mubu My name is Mubu What's your name? My name is Connie Hey, let me say cheers to you For real, I don't know I'm not going to act as if I know what she's saying Can you translate that in English for me? It means that If you do one thing wrong Then it's a wrong thing for everyone It affects everyone I don't know what did my mum do to me Like these kids are digressing me Hi What's your name? Pasha Hey, yeah What's your name? I dance here I dance here What's your name? My name is Pasha What's your name? My name is Pasha What am I that doesn't know what to say? I'm fully blown away They have the local names Some of us don't even want to name our kids The local names Asida is Shira And I dance here It's a pleasure to me Oh, I'm sorry Thanks What's your name? I don't know What's your name? Hey! Yes! Yes! What's your name? My name is Pasha What's your name? My name is Pasha What's your name? My name is Pasha Let me understand this Yep You're born in the UK Yeah How is life here in Ghana? Like as a young guy Do you really have a lot of Ghanians as friends in here? Quite a few actually Quite a few A lot of my friends are homeschooled So a lot of people say that A lot of Ghanians aren't at homeschooled But when you, I mean The majority are in school But then you'll find one or two Out And then after that you'll find a group of them And then they can become your friends For a very long time How about you? Same for me Since like there's quite a lot of homeschooling groups So you can go and do things on So definitely you don't have Classmate in terms of Going to an ordinary school in Ghana Mom and dad teaches you everything in here Yes Hey! I need to start homeschool today I need to come and apply Is mommy doing enrollment right now? Because I really want to apply too I'm not sure You're not sure? I really want to know Why is it so important to let your kids Embrace your language and your culture? Well you know what it's important Because I always say Our skin is our passport You know, whether we are in the UK Ghana, Japan, the US Our skin tells a story And it tells that we're from somewhere And we need to know where we're from We need to know about our language We need to know about our history About our culture Not just ours from our little village But also from the wider nation And the nations and the continent as a whole So we said you know It's our responsibility to do what we can For our children to ensure They know who they are Did your parent force you to learn the language? No they didn't actually I really enjoy learning the language I mean sometimes it's a bit hard to maintain But you keep on doing it One day you go out and speak to someone Amazing time Yeah so yeah I'm quite glad I learned the language I was definitely not forced I was going to reassure you that You know what to him I say he was forced And I'm serious about it Because if you don't learn the language You're not going to eat in our house You have to speak the language Because you know what If I reverse the coin I say you know what If your children didn't speak English Would you be okay with it? Would you be cool? No you would bend over backwards You would get tutors And you would get other people in To teach them English So why don't we take that same attitude And teach them our languages So yes We force them Tree was the main language in our house English was secondary Can I tell you something Here in Ghana The school that I attended If you speak your own language You consider it to be a vernacular And consider it to vernacular You have to pay a fine For speaking your own language Don't worry I'll give you extra pocket money Pay the fine So which means that You have a message for African parents Living in Africa And those African parents Living abroad Here's the message for them The message is You know what We are who we are We need to tell our children Not just through cheap words But through our actions That our language Our culture Our history And our heritage matter Do something Teach them In the same way Some of these fathers Love football Love soccer Show their children Buy t-shirts for them Do the same for your culture For your heritage For your history And for the country And Africa by itself Will change And be a better place If you had one Tend to change About Africa What would it be Putting work in your children I mean My thing is You know what The next generation Destination Africa talks About the next generation As we have to plug in One thing about living in the UK Is open my eyes And it allowed me to see how Other cultures Other people from Europe Put time and effort in their children I haven't met one French family Living anywhere in the world That hasn't taught their children How to speak French Not one I haven't met one Spanish family That have taken their children To live in Ghana Or anywhere else in the world And haven't taught them To speak Spanish But we do it And we don't think about it We don't have a plan for our children It's like Oh you know We'll get there somehow But we're not purposeful About our plan And my message will be Be purposeful About raising your children About the next generation Because they're the ones Who are going to take care of us When we're old And they're the ones Who Africa's children Will stand on So that's my message You have something to say Yeah Just to add to what he said I think Everything has a cycle And that cycle has a legacy And when you plant an orange seed Into the ground It has roots But it always comes up As an orange fruit If it comes up as something else Then you're almost Teaching it to hate itself So when it goes into the ground It comes up as an orange fruit And people recognize it As an orange fruit So let's teach our children To really love And appreciate And embrace who they are I really want to know Yeah moving back to Ghana Definitely there are challenges right Let me know What are the challenges That you guys face As a family living in Ghana I think for me There's probably two things The first thing is Transparency and honesty Sometimes when you speak To somebody And you say oh Where are you They know for what's there Or when you're injured Like probably A lot of them Oh there you go A lot of them What day Tell the truth Tell the camera I said I'm one of them You know We've been waiting For what day For goodness How long children Since Friday Two years Two years Two years Two years Two years Meanwhile You know You're nowhere near us And I think All jokes aside I think that's something That we as a people Can do to Just instill the level of trust And build That kind of confidence In each other And then I think The second thing Is really taking away Who we are Like our cultures Our traditions Our heritage And just Super imposing Somebody else's Because everywhere you go Now Children want to be Somebody else They want to sound Different food And sometimes I do look at us And think Where are we going to be In 20 years If we continue like this So I think that's Probably one of the biggest Challenges And I think as a parent now I look at it from A parent's perspective Yeah So I think Yeah That's my biggest challenge The doomsaws All of that We can do with We're home We're here You know We're dealing with it It's fine It's more the long term Psychological effects That we don't change What would that Yes You have to plan You have to plan If you fail to plan You plan to fail And I think Before we came What we did was We looked at the prices Of everything From bills To cost of living To How you would eat All of that How you would feed your family Because in Ghana There's no credit system You know Back in the UK You can Live off a credit system And just hope that By the end of the month You pay us the interest Yeah If you don't have You can't eat And really put into Perspective You have to quantify Before you say Let me get up and come A business plan Make sure that You know Your plan You're making the right connections I think over here Connections are everything You can acquire All the knowledge that you want If you don't know the right people You're not going to get very far So Yeah Make sure that You got the right people When you got here We tried And then You got to do your best To make the most Yeah Yeah My thing is You can decide You know Some people born into situations But when you're moving From another place back home You decide how you want to live You decide whether You want do so or not You know But with all the extra perks Comes extra pounds Dollars Cities Naira Whatever So you just have to decide What's comfortable You cut your coat According to your size And I have to say Before Before You round off We have to say A massive thank you To my dad Because I don't think the move Would have been Easy Yeah If he wasn't around You know He's provided us with Most things Like Yeah A home Advice You name it He's been there And really really Grateful to him So Thank you daddy The same thank you dad You're watching this video Of the family I said Thank you too Because without you The whole listen to my message Of telling them To come back home Thank you so much For talking to me Thank you