The Executive Team

Executive Director Peter Anum - Head of State Award Scheme Ghana

Peter Akai Anum

Executive Director

Peter A. Anum is a social entrepreneur and a youth development professional who has facilitated and led many youth research and development programmes in Ghana and Internationally. He serves as a member of the Africa Regional Training Panel and Think Tanks on Youth Development for Africa for the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.

Peter has worked with the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation in the UK, the Commonwealth Youth Programme, the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council, the Commonwealth Local Government Forum and the United Nation Alliance for Civilization.  He has also facilitated several international forums and workshop like the Commonwealth Youth Fora, the Commonwealth Education Ministers Meetings, the International Gold Events and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum. He has advised and served on several projects and technical working committees on education, enterprise and youth development.

In 2011, he was recognized for his Outstanding Service to Youth Engagement & Voluntary Services at the International level for the period of 2008 to 2011 in the UK. In 2013, he was awarded the Bronze Certificate of Recognition by the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, UK. He has acted as a speaker on many youth and educational issues across the UK, Australia, Kenya, Morocco, Malaysia, Trinidad & Tobago, etc. in 2014, he won the Commonwealth Youth Worker Award for his outstanding work and service to youth development in Africa. He was a resource person for the Professional Certificate in Youth Development Practice for the Centre for Youth Development Services between December 2015 to August 2016.

Peter holds a postgraduate certificate in Youth Entrepreneurship Development; Health and Safety; Public Relation and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry. Peter is a Certified Trainer, a Training Consultant for British Council and a Business Partner of Clarity4D.

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