The DreamOval Foundation, a non-profit organisation established in Ghana in 2013, has announced the appointment of a five-member Board of Directors. This move is expected to provide strategic direction as the organisation enters a new phase of institutional growth and expands its digital literacy and education initiatives. The appointments were announced on September 25.
The new board brings together professionals with diverse expertise in legal practice, corporate audit and finance, international non-governmental organisation management, and software engineering. The board members are Moses Cofie as Board Chair, Dyllis Bruce-Cathline as Company Secretary and Director, Augustina Ekua Mills as Non-Executive Director, Kofi Asamoah-Kowri as Director, and Afua Asiamah Adjei as Executive Director.
Commenting on the appointments, Afua Asiamah Adjei said the new board would bring additional expertise and strategic direction to the foundation's work. She highlighted that the diverse professional backgrounds of the board members would help the organisation strengthen its work with communities and young people. The foundation has spent the past 13 years working with young people and Ghanaian women through technology and education.
The newly appointed Board Chair, Moses Cofie, emphasised that the foundation would continue to focus on technology as a means of empowering young people and supporting Africa's development. He described youth empowerment through technology as central to the continent's development and pledged to guide the foundation's strategic direction to ensure measurable impact.
The DreamOval Foundation's long-term goal is to increase the technological knowledge, skills, and access to digital tools of 30 million underserved African youth by 2063. Its programmes focus on areas including digital skills, innovation, quality education, and gender equality, with young people, educators, and communities among its key beneficiaries.
With the new governance structure, the foundation intends to expand its programmes, strengthen partnerships, and increase its impact on digital empowerment and education across Africa. The appointments are expected to strengthen the foundation's governance and sharpen its focus as it scales its programmes aimed at improving access to technology and education.
The foundation's initiatives have been recognised as crucial to Africa's development, with a focus on using technology to transform education and bridge the digital and knowledge gap. The new board will play a key role in defining the foundation's vision, mission, and values as it moves into its next phase.
Key points
- The DreamOval Foundation aims to increase the technological knowledge, skills, and access to digital tools of 30 million underserved African youth by 2063.
- The new board brings together professionals with diverse expertise in legal practice, corporate audit and finance, international non-governmental organisation management, and software engineering.
- The appointments are expected to strengthen the foundation's governance and sharpen its focus as it scales its programmes aimed at improving access to technology and education.
