Agyeiwaa is a Ghanaian woman who has lived in Acona, Italy, for the past nine years.
In an interview with DJ Nyaami on SVTV Africa’s Daily Hustle Worldwide, she shared her journey — from Asante Akyem to Tarkwa, from herbal medicine to becoming a mother of four girls in Italy.
She was born in Asante Akyem and later lived in Bogoso and Tarkwa, where her father worked in the Tarkwa Mines. She schooled in Tarkwa until class four before returning to her hometown. Her mother was a herbal doctor who often visited FM stations to educate listeners about herbal health, and Agyeiwaa grew up helping her at Maame Nimo Clinic.
Her husband was already living in Italy, and after they had their first child in Ghana, he brought her and the children abroad. When she finally arrived in Italy, she joined him and gave birth to three more girls.
Agyeiwaa’s husband is a hardworking man. While he worked, she focused on learning the Italian language and even obtained her driving license so she could get a stable job. She later left her company job to do night cleaning because it paid better and gave her more freedom.
She explained that living abroad is not easy:
“If you do night cleaning and you don’t know your way around, you can’t survive. Abroad is not like Ghana. You work hard before you see money.”
When she first arrived in Italy, there were no benefits for immigrants. Today, things have changed; they now receive benefits, tax returns, and support for children. They even opened accounts for the kids, but she says the system taxes heavily, so her husband prefers not to open more accounts for their younger children.
After some years abroad, they bought a house in Italy. She never planned to return to Ghana and was even against people who built houses back home. But with time, she realized that staying permanently abroad comes with its own pressures. She now believes they should build in Ghana and return someday to avoid stressing other family members with financial responsibilities.
She said:
“When we were building in Ghana, I contributed. My husband has always been honest, so we are transparent with each other.”
Agyeiwaa also spoke about marriages abroad, saying the men who maltreat their wives are usually the ones who change when their wives start doing well.
She shared an example:
“One lady showed her husband her salary. It increased, and she secretly built in Ghana without him knowing.”
As for Agyeiwaa herself, she hasn’t been back to Ghana since she traveled. But she hopes to visit soon.
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