About Us

Phil effectively provides leadership assistance to Children Samaritan to ensure sustainable programs that impact the lives of vulnerable children. Prior working with Children Samaritan, Phil served as a Regional Water and Sanitation Engineer on World Bank and Ghana Government Rural Water & Sanitation Projects with ISODEC in Ghana. He has also been an active volunteer with service organizations ranging from Rotary International to Red Cross.

Philip obtained his Master's degree in Business Technologies from the George Washington University, USA after graduating in Civil Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology. He studied and obtained a Certificate in Fighting COVID-19 with Epidemiology from the John Hopkins University. He also holds an executive level certificate in Planning and Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. 

Cynthia has over 25 years of experience in international development and humanitarian aid in Africa. In a variety of regional and global management and advisory roles with Children Samaritan, Cynthia  worked in partnership with civil society, governments, peer agencies and private sector and increasingly became known as a recognized champion for women empowerment and development, gender, and diversity in organizations and programming. Throughout her career, she has focused on the rights of all people, and particularly women, to live with dignity, and realize their potential. With her passion for school children, she devotes her time as an Improvement Support Officer for community schools in Ghana. 

Cynthia holds M.ED & M.PHIL in Educational Studies from the Presbyterian University College.

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As Chief Marketing and Communication Officer,  Armon sets the global strategy and vision for Children Samaritan marketing and communications, working with his team to raise profile, partnerships, grants, and engagement with the organization's key audiences and the public.

Amon brings more than 10 years of experience in communications and marketing across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Prior to joining Children Samaritan, he worked in various communications roles at Tomorrows' Initiative Foundation, all focused on social and community impact. He is a co-founder of Tomorrow's Initiative, a US based humanitarian nonprofit organization. He has also volunteered in Ghana, Africa, on many underserved communities. 

​Armon Holds Bachelors degree on Political Science from the George Mason University, USA.

Edem Nkoako dedicatedly work to support Children Samaritan's programs by coordinating and organizing programs according to the organization's community programming model. His areas of competency of supporting Children Samaritan programs include, program planning and implementation, monitoring and evaluation systems, impact assessments, database management, qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Edem also coordinates volunteer schedules and training.  

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Edem obtained his Bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems and Project Management from the University of Ghana, Legon.

Itaz holds Bachelors of Science in Agricultural Business Management from Virginia Tech. He is the co-founder of Tomorrows' Initiative, a US based nonprofit organization that is empowering the youth for a brighter future. Itaz has a great passion to serve humanity through volunteering across the globe.

In June 2018, Itaz and his team raised some founds and traveled to Ghana, West Africa, and built units of Microflush Digester Toilets for some remote rural community schools.

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Itaz being so much dedicated in youth empowerment programs, is responsible for managing the design and delivery of our community program including volunteers program and services. 

Nancy is a dedicated woman who ensures implementation of policies and practices for the organization and help maintain budget and track expenditures/transactions. As project collaboration is one of the goals of Children Samaritan, she helps build positive relations within our team and external parties, and also support growth and program development. Her strengths lie in enterprise development through business development services such as administrative work, inclusion, value chain development, inclusive business modeling, market linkages, entrepreneurship, and educational programs. She has worked with many local NGOs including Women's Vision in Ghana to advance the status of children and youth in remote communities.

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Nancy graduated from the University of Cape Coast in education.