The People
Founders &
Leadership
Heal Africa is led by practitioners who have worked in the field — clinicians, educators, faith leaders, and community organisers with deep roots across the continent.
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Founders
Those Who Started It
West AfricaDr. Amara Osei
Founder & Executive Director
A clinical psychologist and community development specialist with 18 years of experience working with trauma-affected communities across Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Dr. Osei conceived Heal Africa following a decade of observing the critical gap between economic growth programs and emotional/ethical recovery.
- —PhD Clinical Psychology, University of Ghana
- —Fellow, African Leadership Initiative
- —Former UNICEF West Africa Consultant
East AfricaFatima al-Rashid
Co-Founder & Director of Programs
A social entrepreneur and leadership formation specialist based in Nairobi. Fatima brings 12 years of programme design experience from Kenya's youth civic ecosystem and developed Heal Africa's East Africa hub model.
- —MSc Development Studies, University of Nairobi
- —Alumni, Ashoka Fellowship Programme
- —Co-founder, Kenya Youth Civic Network
Governance
Board of Trustees
GhanaProf. Emmanuel Boateng
Board Chair
Emeritus Professor of Governance & Leadership Ethics, University of Cape Coast.
South AfricaDr. Zanele Mokoena
Board Director — Southern Africa
Executive Director, Gauteng Community Foundation. Specialist in urban inequality and post-apartheid trauma healing.
KenyaBishop James Kariuki
Board Director — Faith Partnerships
Senior Faith Leader and community reconciliation practitioner with 25 years of interdenominational experience across East Africa.
Togo / SenegalDr. Awa Traoré
Board Director — Francophone Africa
Psychosocial healing specialist and founder of the Lomé Healing Centre, our foundational Togo pilot partner.
Advisory Council
Expert Advisors
Prof. Ngozi Iweala
Economic Development & Africa Policy
Nigeria
Dr. Thabo Nkosi
Trauma-Informed Leadership Development
South Africa
Dr. Miriam Achieng
Youth Mental Health & Resilience
Kenya
Rev. Fr. Pascal Dossou
Faith-Community Integration
Benin / Togo
Ms. Aissatou Barry
Women's Empowerment & Healing Cohorts
Guinea
Dr. Kojo Mensah
Monitoring, Evaluation & Research
Ghana
Want to be part of the team?
We're always looking for committed volunteers, facilitators, and strategic partners across the continent.