About us

 

OUR FOUNDER : Mark Kebo Akparibo

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Mark is a social entrepreneur, development practitioner and non-timber forest product development specialist with over eight years of experience working with small and medium forest -based enterprises in Northern Ghana.

He is a trained Facilitator on the Market Analysis and Development Methodology a business planning tool developed by the FAO for small and medium forest enterprises. He is also trained in the Participatory Market Systems Development (PMSD) approach developed by the UK Charity  Practical Action.

He is a 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow ( Arizona State University & Echoing Green Foundation , New York) , a 2017 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneur( Agribusiness) , 2017 Earnest Fellowship for Human Rights protection ( International Law Division of Common Ground Centre ) and Scholarship Entrepreneur SOCAP 2016.  

Mark hold's a combined major in Economics & English from KNUST  Ghana & a Certificate in Civic Leadership from Arizona State University , USA .

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OUR CORE VALUES :

 

 CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP

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 GREEN ECONOMY

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 EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

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