Accra, Ghana
July 16-19, 2026
Attendee and Exhibitor Registration opens March 16, 2026
Join us in Ghana!
AVA Summit Ghana is part of the AVA global conference series convening advocates, organizers, researchers, funders, and movement leaders working to remove farmed animals from our food system and other human uses.
This is a strategic, solutions-oriented gathering rooted in regional leadership and global collaboration.
Hundreds of advocates from across Africa and around the world will gather to share knowledge, build partnerships, and strengthen systemic change.
What is AVA Summit?
An international conference series for advocates working towards systemic change and advancing various strategies toward one shared vision: removing animals from our food system and other human uses.
Who is AVA Summit for?
AVA Summit is for advocates at any stage working toward systemic change for farmed animals — including NGO staff, campaigners, researchers, funders, students, communications professionals, policy practitioners, grassroots organizers, and emerging leaders seeking to deepen impact and collaborate across the region.
What to expect from this AVA Summit:
All main stage talks and breakout sessions with 90%+ of all sessions delivered by speakers from Africa
Regional strategy sessions and movement-building workshops
Access to the exhibitor hall
Networking receptions and structured connection spaces
Community meetups and affinity spaces
Daily breakfrast, lunch, and coffee service are included in your registration; details will be provided closer to the event.
Travel Award Scholarships are available for eligible applicants to reduce financial barriers to attendance. Please apply during the open application window to be considered using the link at the top of this page.
Exhibit with us during the event!
Connect with hundreds of advocates, funders, and partner organizations from across Africa.
Exhibiting at AVA Summit Ghana gives your organization high-visibility placement inside a regional hub for strategy and collaboration. Exhibitors engage directly with attendees, funders, and peers, build new partnerships, and participate in a selection of activations, raffles, community gatherings, and contests, all of which are proven drivers of booth traffic and meaningful conversations.
Need-based discounts are available for qualifying nonprofits and commercial brands. Please reach out, we’d love to find a way to welcome you: Amie@AVAInternational.org
Book your room in our block at the hotel!
We’re excited to offer special discounted rates at our partner hotel, Movenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra, just steps away from the AVA Summit venue.
More details and a special discounted booking link will be available soon. Please check back here for updates.
Do you need financial assistance to attend?
Cost should never be a barrier to creating change for farmed animals.
Through the support of our donors, AVA Summit offers Travel Award Scholarships to reduce financial barriers for participation. AVA strives to ensure that advocates in need can access at least one Summit per year by providing funding at different levels. If support would make it possible for you to attend, you are encouraged to apply during the open application window. Please apply by May 1, 2026 to be considered.
Interested in speaking at the event?
Are you working to build a more compassionate future for farmed animals in Africa?
Animal advocacy in Africa has been built by people organizing within their own communities, navigating complex systems, and advancing change in ways that are culturally rooted and locally informed. AVA Summit Ghana is intentionally centering African leadership — particularly women, young advocates, and those whose voices have historically had less access to international platforms.
We are seeking proposals grounded in lived experience, practical strategy, and regional insight. This is a professional space focused on solutions: what is working, what we are learning, and how we strengthen collaboration across countries and generations.
If your work is helping move animal advocacy forward in Africa, we invite you to take the stage. Please apply by May 4, 2026 to be considered.
AVA Summit Ghana FAQ
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A three-day international conference in Ghana that convenes advocates, researchers, funders, practitioners, and partners to advance strategy and collaboration for farmed animal advocacy across Africa.
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July 16-19, 2026 at Movenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra, Ghana.
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Anyone working or aspiring to work toward systemic change for farmed animals.
This includes NGO staff, campaigners, researchers, communicators, funders, legal and policy professionals, academics, students, grassroots activists, and allied movements.
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Yes. Speaker applications are open now through May 4, 2026.
Apply here.
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Yes, scholarships are available by application. Funds are limited so please apply early.
Applications are open now through May 1, 2026.
Apply here.
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Yes. Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are available for mission-aligned organizations. Need-based discounts are offered for qualifying nonprofits.
Email Amie@AVAInternational.org for more information.
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Yes. A discounted room block will be offered. Booking information will be published on this page once available.
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