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 (Volunteering program
coordinator)
Sanne has worked at the Maase centre as a volunteer kinesiotherapist for
four months in 2008. Since then, she has been actively involved in fundraising
and the development of a new physiotherapy practice that was built in the
centre in 2009. She supports further development activities of the physiotherapy
centre and coordinates the recruitment and scheduling of professional volunteers
looking to work at the centre.
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Truus Brouwer (Volunteer Physiotherapist)
Truus Brouwer, an experienced physiotherapist based in The Netherlands will
be working as a volunteer physiotherapist at the centre in the period March-July
2010. Prior to her visit, she has been closely involved in the realisation
of the new physiotherapy building at GSPD-Maase. Apart from treating resident
and visiting patients, Truus will support the further development and structuring
of the physiotherapy centre and explore collaboration opportunities with
other healthcare providers in the region.
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