Building in Ghana from abroad? Get proof, not promises.
Every diaspora builder knows the stories: money sent for three trips of sand, one delivered. Prices that grow whenever “the dollar rate changed”. A cousin who can't tell one gauge of chippings from another. You're funding a build you can't see — and the people selling to you know it.
Elim Haul was set up by a Ghanaian family living in the USA, building back home — so the whole system is designed around one question: how do you order materials you'll never personally see delivered?
How ordering from abroad works
Order from anywhere
Open the order page, choose your material, and drop the pin on your site. Your delivered price appears instantly — computed by the system, not quoted by whoever picks up the phone.
Pay safely, in your currency of habit
Pay the deposit by card through Paystack (the charge shows our business name) or MoMo. Never to a personal number. The deposit covers the material and confirms your order.
We deliver and document everything
Your trip gets a loading photo at the pit or quarry, a delivery photo on your site, and the name of the person who received it — with the truck's registration number.
You approve, then pay the balance
You see the proof before the balance is due. If a load is short, late or wrong, we make it right first.
The proof you get
Every delivery comes with a loading photo, a delivery photo and the name of who received it — so you can approve the balance from anywhere, even outside Ghana.
What this protects you from
These are the four stories every diaspora builder has heard — and how this system is built so they can't happen to you.
The vanishing trips
You pay for three trips of sand; one arrives. Here, every trip is recorded separately with its own loading photo and delivery photo, so you can count what you paid for.
The moving price
The price grows after you've committed: the dollar rate changed, fuel went up, the driver asked for more. Our price is computed and shown before you pay — what you see at order time is what you pay.
The personal MoMo number
You're asked to send money to somebody's personal number, and there's no receipt and no recourse. We take card payments through Paystack (the charge shows our business name) or our registered MoMo merchant line — never a personal number.
The quality switch
You pay for one material and a cheaper one shows up. The loading photo shows what left the pit or quarry, and the delivery photo shows what arrived at your site.
None of this asks you to trust us. It's designed so you don't have to.
Diaspora questions
Can I order and pay from the USA, UK or Europe?
Yes. The whole flow works from anywhere: order online, pay the deposit by card through Paystack, and follow your delivery on WhatsApp. Many of our customers have never visited the site they're building.
How do I know the truck actually delivered my materials?
Every trip comes with a loading photo, a delivery photo, and the name of the person who received it on site, alongside the truck's registration number. You see the evidence before the balance is paid.
What if my caretaker or mason says the price should be lower?
Our prices are published and computed the same way for everyone — material plus haulage by road distance. Anyone can check them on our prices page. That transparency is the point: nobody can quote you a 'special' price.
Do I need someone on site to receive the delivery?
Yes — someone should be there to point out where to tip and to receive the load. We record their name as part of your proof, so you know exactly who took delivery.
How do payments work if I want to pay everything from abroad?
Pay the deposit by card at order time. For the balance, message us on WhatsApp — we'll send a Paystack link or our registered MoMo merchant details. We never ask you to send money to a personal number.
Get your exact delivered price, wherever you're building from.