Management
The society is managed by a seven member Executive Committee. This committee consists of
representatives of various areas of society ranging from local government, industry, academia and
church. The GSPD Director serves as chairman of the Executive Committee and administers the GSPD's
day-to-day activities
Mr. Barimah Antwi (Chairman and Director) Mr Antwi, originally trained as a youth worker, was one of the co-founders of the GSPD in 1988. Having lost one of his arms in a bus accident in his late thirties, he experienced the impact of exclusion from society because of disability. From that moment he has been dedicated to improving living standards and opportunities for the disabled and their general acceptance in society. |
George Sampene (Administrator) Mr Sampene is a graduate teacher with over thirty years of leading experience. He has been with the society as an affiliated member since its establishment. |
Juliana Asamoah (Treasurer) |
Akua Afriyie (Assistant Treasurer) |
Training & Support Staff
Samuel Kwame Brefo (General & Administrative Staff)![]() |
Adiyiah Noah Kwaku (Program Manager) Mr. Adiyiah assists the program director on administrative work (proposals, reporting), project initiation, implementation, monitoring and supervision. He has a degree in Integrated Community Development (DICD) from the University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. |
Eric Koranteng (Headmaster, Trainer in Dressmaking) |
Johnson Okarh (Trainer, Leatherworks) |
Current volunteers
Sanne van der Poel (Volunteer Kinesiotherapist) Sanne will be working at the Maase centre until the end of 2008. Her main goal is to develop the physiotherapy practice within the centre. She will be contacting various organisations and universities in Europe for the recruitment of physiotherapy volunteers. Sanne will also be involved in fundraising to further furnish the department with useful equipment. Apart from this, she is treating patients and professionalising patient registration at the centre.
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