Godfred takes pride in his ability to inspire people.
He and his brother Kafui have taken a leadership role
in Ghana helping to inspire people particularly youth
to see the value in themselves and to build on that
to create a prosperous existence for themselves and
to extend that to others in the community. Some practical
examples of this include the development and implementation
of the CatchITyoung and “Sports People That
Care” Projects in Ghana.
Over the last ten years, Godfred has gained valuable
experience working in the manufacturing sector specializing
in plant safety, developing and refining various techniques
to promote behavior modification and teamwork building
in the workplace. To complement this experience he
has been involved with various committees that have
focused on further refinement of Industrial Behavioral
Science in Ghana. While working fulltime in manufacturing,
Godfred has been pursuing a degree in Administration
(Finance) at the University of Ghana, Legon.
Godfred sees the importance of agribusiness in the
development of the Ghana economy, particularly the
rural economy. He has developed considerable contacts
and experience in working with the local community
to promote sustainable, community based agribusinesses.
One notable achievement has been the formation of
a local farmer cooperative, the Srowi Mixed Farmers
Cooperative Society located in the Central Region
in Ghana in Jukwa.
His background as a Computer technician has been helpful
as his developing understanding of agribusiness has
given him a firm sense of how Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) is necessary to maximize the potential
agribusiness development in Ghana.
He has a strong sense that people need to come together
and work collectively, pooling resources for the holistic
development of rural communities. He refers to the
African proverb that says “One tree does not
make a forest.” He says that it is only through
the pooling of knowledge, expertise and resources
that we achieve the desired results in life.
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