Harriet Agyemang heads SEND Ghana as Country Director

The Board of Director of SEND Ghana, a non-government organisation, has appointed Ms. Harriet Nuamah Agyemang as the first female Country Director for Ghana.

She takes over from Mr Siapha Kamara, who doubles as the Country Director for Ghana and Chief Executive Officer of SEND Foundation of West Africa. SEND Ghana is a subsidiary of SEND Foundation of West Africa, which has branches in Liberia and Seirra Leone.

Ms Nuamah Agyemang, whose appointment took effect on August 1, 2024, joined SEND Ghana in August 2003 after her National Service and subsequently served as Project officer and Communications Officer.  For nearly a decade she was the Senior Programme officer overseeing SEND’s Southern Ghana Program.  

SEND Ghana is a pro-poor policy research and advocacy NGO which has operated in Ghana for 26 years.

Ms. Nuamah Agyemang is credited for spearheading the organisation’s Making Ghana’s Budget Work for Equity Initiative. Also, from 2022 onward, Ms. Nuamah Agyeman has led organisation's Epidemic Preparedness Campaign, which brings together professional bodies in the health sector, academia, traditional leaders and civil society organisation advocating the establish of statutory fund by the Ghana government to support health emergencies. 

She brings to her new position, 21years of experience working in the civil society sector and leading SEND’s advocacy programmes at national and sub-national levels. 

As Country Director, Ms. Nuamah Agyemang will provide strategic leadership for the management and operations of SEND, including strengthening the regional synergies between SEND Ghana, SEND Liberia and SEND Seirra Leone to leverage capacities, learning and sharing and partnerships with the government and the civil society fraternity.

She is also expected to lead the organisation to live its foundational object of being a social enterprise while contributing to economic improvement of its principals, uphold high levels of integrity through systems development and strengthening and innovatively adapt SEND programming to the changing landscape to remain relevant in the advocacy and livelihood space.

Ms. Nuamah Agyemang holds a Masters in Development Studies from the University of Ghana, Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Development Studies from University for Development Studies and a Diploma in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism.