OSMAN MUBARIK ABU – CO-FOUNDER
Osman Mubarik Abu holds a Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication. He has over a decade of experience in the public sector and better understands the workings of the public sector in Ghana. Over the years, he engaged in various civil society operations that have indeed broadened his understanding of the NGO environment both at the local, national, and international levels. He co-founded the Tudu Center for Leadership and Development, working to empower women particularly, young people. Over the years, he also engaged in consumer protection rights and has spearheaded the fight for consumers in the Northern Region and beyond.
He is a member of Sister Cities International and the Tamale Louisville relationship. He rose to become the Executive Secretary of Tamale-Louisville Sister Cities and has participated in several international Sister Cities conferences in the United States of America. He has had the opportunity to visit over 15 states in the United States to engage in various citizen and civil society works. In 2019 he was a guest of the World Bank Group annual meeting in Washington DC. He is a member of the World Bank-IMF civil society platform. He has a better understanding of the West African Sub-regional geopolitics and has an appreciable traveling experience within the sub-region.
MS. FAWZIA SAKARA
A professional and Proficient Administrator who has a long track record of ensuring things run smoothly behind the scenes of a busy office. Ms. Fawzia Sakara is an effective team player who can meet dealings and ensure that the highest standards of office organization are maintained at all times.
Ms. Fawzia Sakara has worked with Local Government Service for 15 years and counting. Ms. Sakara has risen from Assistant Director IiB to her current position as a Deputy Director in the Local Government Service (Tamale Metropolitan Assembly). She has a methodical and thorough approach to work and a confidential and personable professional who excel at prioritizing completing multiple tasks and following through to achieve project goals. She has the experience of working with the general public face – face over the years and she is someone who will always go the extra mile to get things done.
She holds MSc in Commonwealth Executive Masters in Public Administration from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi -Ghana, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra -Ghana.
Again, she has a Higher National Diploma in Secretaryship and Management from the Tamale Technical University, Tamale- Ghana.
She had her Senior Secondary School education at the Ghana Senior Secondary School now Ghana Senior High School
DR. HUSEIN HAWA – BOARD MEMBER
Dr. Hawa is an early career Researcher and Lecturer at the Tamale Technical University, Ghana. She teaches health information, biostatics and epidemiology courses at the university.
She worked at the Tamale and Ho teaching hospitals as a Head of Research Department and happened to be part of the monitoring and evaluation team, monitoring the activities of the teaching hospital. Again, she practiced as a Technical Assistant at the Department of Medical Laboratory in the Tamale Teaching Hospital for Eight (8) years. Also, she served as a consultant to African Union Science and Research Commission in Abuja to develop concept note for scientific journal in 2019. She has several publications with research focus and interest in the areas of non-communicable diseases. Global public health, gender, environment and climate change epidemiology, health systems and equity in health care, and global health.
She holds a PhD in Epidemiology,
MA in Environmental Science,
BSc statistics,
HND Statistics, and
Certificate in Medical Laboratory technology
ISSIFU KADIRI ABDUL RAUF
Issifu Kadiri Abdul Rauf is a legal practitioner and has been called to practice as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of Ghana and Nigeria with a diversified interest in litigation, advocacy, Maqasid Sharia, dispute resolution and climate change negotiations.
Kadiri Abdul Rauf is also an Associate member of the institute of chartered mediators and conciliators Nigeria.
He holds a diploma in Sharia from the Aminu Kano Centre for Islamic legal studies (Kano, Nigeria)and also has a certificate in Islamic research methodologies from the International Institute of Islamic thought U.S.A
MOHAMMED ABDUL GANIU(PROJECT OFFICER-DANCE FOR EDUCATION)
Abdul Ganiu holds a diploma in Basic Education from the University For Development Studies. He has been engaged in the creative and performing art since 2013 and currently the dance instructed at the Dance for Education Project Ghana. He is looking forward to take the career to International level. He is a dedicated, organized and methodical individual. He has a great and impressive interpersonal skills, am an excellent team player. One of his positive attribute is his keen and willing to learn and develop new skills. He is reliable and dependable and often seek new responsibilities within a wide range of employment areas.
Other Team Members
ABDULAI NASHIRU-PROGRAMS OFFICER
Abdulai Nashiru is a young man with professional training in Integrated Development Studies from University for Development Studies and also holds Masters in Business Administration Human Resource Management from the University of Cape Coast. He had the privilege of working with both the private sector and Non-Governmental Organizations since 2010 and the most recent being Norsaac-Ghana, where he worked for four years as a Project Officer and subsequently as a Project Manager. While in Norsaac-Ghana, he managed the implementation of a project on Sexual and Gender Based Violence dubbed “ENOUGH” project. Prior to this, he led a team in Mampurugu
ISSAH AMINU DANAA-LEAD- BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Issah Aminu Danaa has over 10 years’ experience in training groups and undertaking community development works. He holds an M.Phil in Population Studies with special focus on climate change and water resources. He has worked in similar capacities with NORSAAC with funding from Christian Aid, ActionAid, Canadian Fund for Local Initiative (CFLI), OXFAM, UNICEF and Empower (UK). With Christian Aid, he trained small holder farmers and Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) beneficiaries on group dynamics and market opportunities for their products. He also managed the Sustainable Livelihood Improvement Programme (SLIP), funded by EMpower, UK. He also influenced the creation of interfaces between producers and buyers in Tolon, Sagnerigu and Mion Districts on the Christian Aid funded project; Civil Society in Research for Development (CSO-RoD). He has led numerous baseline and other evidence gathering works for NORSAAC in his capacity as the research and programmes quality coordinator. He has worked with international research firms such as the SDDirect, UK gathering evidence on the gaps in roll-out of social protection interventions in Ghana. He is also an academic, currently engaged as a part-time lecturer of Sociology and the Commonwealth Youth Programmes, at the School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Ghana. The demands of this assignment fit well into similar training works he has undertaken.
DR. SEIDU MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA-CHAIRMAN
ALHAJI ISSAHAKU ALHASSAN – BOARD MEMBER