Mr. Norbert Apentibadek, Board Chairman-SAVSIGN
Mr. Norbert Apentibadek is a Programme Officer at the Secretariat of the Association of Church-based Development NGOs (ACDEP) in northern Ghana. ACDEP is a network of more than 40 Agricultural, Health and Social Services NGOs operating in the three regions of northern Ghana.
Mr. Apentibadek’s responsibilities include documentation and dissemination of development experiences and innovations for learning and knowledge sharing.
In 2003, he was assigned with additional responsibility as the desk officer for ACDEP’s monitoring and evaluation capacity building programme. Currently, the documentation & publication unit in addition to its traditional role runs a project in ICT4D in agriculture & health.
He has passion for community development work, particularly in rural areas of northern Ghana where livelihoods are more vulnerable, and many rural poor people face chronic food insecurity for greater part of the year. He is an avid promoter of ICT4D.
Mr. Norbert Apentibadek is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Savana Signatures.
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Rosemond Sumayatu Kumah (Mrs.)
Mrs. Rosemond Sumayatu Kumah is a professional teacher, with a First Degree in Primary Education and a Second Degree in Educational Administration, both from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. She has taught in the public sector schools (Primary to Secondary Levels) for 30 years within which period she was a Head teacher at the Junior Secondary School for 5 years and a House Mistress and Senior House Mistress at the then Ghana Secondary School for 6 years.
Within the development work sector, she has attended short courses, home and abroad on project management and worked in education or education related programmes for 11 years. Seven years of this has been in management positions during which she served on a number of boards. She was the Northern Ghana Programmes Director of Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) for 4 years and headed its Essential Services unit at the head office for 1 year before leaving to join School for Life as a Deputy Director, Advocacy and Gender.
Currently she is the Programmes Advocacy and Communications officer of the Empowerment for Life Programme, GDCA, another management role and a board chair of Tumakavi Development Association.
Mr. Yakubu Asaani
Mr. Yakubu Assani is a retired educationist with 40 years experience as an educationist.
In his working days he served as a Vice Principal at the Tamale College of Education. He also served as the headmaster of Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale. This was followed with his appointment as the District Director of Education at the Tolon Kumbungu District.
He is presently a Board Member of Savana Signatures Board of Directors.
Miss Kwodaga Selina Awedoba
Miss Kwodaga Selina Awedoba, is a very young and energetic youth activist and development worker. She holds a Higher National Diploma in Accounting and is presently pursuing a 3 – yearBachelor of Commerce with the University of Cape Coast.
She is a Senior Auditing Assistant at theUniversity for Development Studies, Tamale.
She brings on board to Savana Signatures her youthful experience and passion to see the youth grow and also the knowledge and skills in Accounting and Auditing to help with the growth of Savana Signatures.