A Ghanaian company built on ground, growth and guidance.
Since 2014, HIIA Development Centre Limited has combined construction expertise, agricultural know-how and leadership training to serve communities across Ghana.
From capacity building to construction sites
HIIA Development Centre Limited was established in Accra in 2014. The company was founded with a clear purpose: capacity building in agricultural and rural development, and leadership training in crops and beyond.
As the company grew, that purpose expanded naturally into the built environment — road and building construction and civil engineering — because we saw that the communities we trained and worked alongside also needed decent housing, estates and infrastructure to grow on. Today, HIIA Development Centre operates across all three disciplines as one integrated development practice.
We remain based in Community 11, Tema, in the Greater Accra Region, with a project footprint that reaches communities across Ghana.
Our Mission
To build resilient Ghanaian communities by delivering quality construction, sustainable agribusiness solutions, and transformative leadership training that empowers people to shape their own development.
Our Vision
To be a leading Ghanaian development company, recognised for integrity, craftsmanship and measurable impact across the built environment, agriculture and human capacity.
Our Core Values
Integrity
We do what we say. Honest project management, transparent pricing and accountable delivery on every contract.
Excellence
From foundations to farm plots to classrooms, we hold our work to a high standard of engineering and craft.
Community
Every project is rooted in the people around it — we build with communities, not just for them.
Sustainability
Whether it’s a farm, a building or a training curriculum, we design for long-term, responsible impact.
Empowerment
Training and leadership development sit at the heart of everything we do — we build capacity, not dependency.
Accountability
We hold ourselves to the same standards we ask of our partners, and we answer for our work long after handover.
Our Journey So Far
Company Founded
HIIA Development Centre is established in Accra and begins trading, focused on agricultural capacity building and leadership training.
Foundations in Agriculture & Training
The company builds its early track record in capacity building for agricultural and rural development, and leadership training in crops.
Leadership Renewed
The board is strengthened with the appointment of a Director and Company Secretary, formalising the company’s governance structure.
A Three-Pillar Development Company
HIIA Development Centre now delivers construction & civil engineering alongside its agribusiness and leadership training programmes.
Leadership
HIIA Development Centre is directed by a small, hands-on board with deep roots in Ghanaian business and administration.
Abraham Shabon Tarzs-Tetteh
A founding director of the company with a background in business administration, overseeing operations and strategic direction since the company was founded in 2014.
Anthony Elorm Afevieku
Appointed Director and Company Secretary in 2019, providing corporate governance oversight and business leadership across the company’s three service pillars.