Abokobi and Pantang communities are located in the Ga East Municipal Assembly (GEMA) of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Abokobi is the administrative capital. About fifteen years ago, they were small Ga indigeneous communities of peasant farmers, located about 15 miles away from Accra, the administrative and commercial capital of Ghana.
However within the past two decades, there has been rapid influx of people and the stretch of land between the study area and Accra is now fully inhabited.
Consequently, there has been a rapid surge in population in the two communities due to both the availability of cheap land for housing, and migration of people from nearby Accra (and surrounding communities) in search of cheaper accommodation.
As depicted in the figures below, the population of both communities has grown by over 50% within 6 years from 2002 to 2008.