Meet our Team
You’d be hard pressed to find individuals as passionate and committed to making in-roads for the underprivileged in Africa.
Allan Amoako-Gyedu
Director of Strategy
Allan is a seasoned development professional with considerable experience in non profit project management, financial systems, impact investing and grant management. His thematic areas of interest include climate change,environment,socio-economic development,ecotourism etc and has driven change through cross-border research, consulting, and capacity-building initiatives in the global south.
Candy Ann Darkwa
Manager(Programs & Partnerships)
Candy is an environmental resource management expert with a track record in managing resource governance, locally-led climate action, gender and youth empowerment. Her experiences draws on a nexus between scaling up grassroot interventions while championing global environmental and empowerment agenda’s through International advocacies and hosting a series of UN centered dialogues and other global convenings.
Naa Adjekai
Project Manager
An innovation consultant and ecosystem builder, Naa excels in business development, coaching, youth development, and forging impactful partnerships. She has experience leading national projects, and driving synergies to empower innovation, job creation and transformative growth for socio-economic development.
Maxwell Beganim
Projects (Research & Development)
Maxwell Beganim is an Entrepreneur,Educator, Tech Enthusiast and Environmental Sustainability Leader. Maxwell is a certified Civic leader with over a decade of experience in Project Management, Research and Development and Ecosystem development.
Kate Baidu
Project Officer
Kate Baidu, an expert in blue economy and governance, empowers communities through climate resilience research, sustainability advocacy, and innovation mentorship with Young Africa Innovates. Passionate about impactful, grassroots change.
Antonio Y. Korkuvi
Project Coordinator
Antonio has extensive expertise in blue economy and climate change, he is a results-driven
professional with a proven track record of impactful community engagement, project
coordination and execution focused on sustainability, environmental resilience, and empowering communities to adapt to climate challenges.
Anita Esinam Badji
Gender & Social Inclusion
Anita is a dynamic business development professional with experience working on innovation, people management and ecosystem building for grassroots and development. She’s worked extensively on grassroot development at the nexus of gender and social inclusion.
George Deku
Project Officer
George is a people development professional with expertise in grassroots development, climate change advocacy, and community engagement. Passionate about sustainable growth and environmental stewardship.
Linda Ekua Taylor
Project Coordinator
Linda Ekua Taylor is a Blue Economist, with a zeal for driving impactful initiatives focused on environmental sustainability, circular economy, and climate action, particularly with a focus on empowering women and youth.
Amos Ansah
Project Officer
Amos is an innovative actuary and data analyst with expertise in financial modeling, sustainability, and community-driven solutions. He has a proven track record of collaborating with NGOs, local communities, and businesses to drive impactful initiatives that blend technology with social and environmental goals.