Mrs Harriet Agbenowu

Harriet is the Founding Director and Chairperson of Sparklers Foundation (FCCT, NPQH, PGCE, MEd SEND, and Doctorate Research Student).

Harriet is an Assistant Headteacher of a Special Needs school in Surrey, UK and has over fifteen years’ teaching experience as a qualified Teacher in both mainstream and Special Needs settings.

Harriet is also the parent of children with Special Needs. With the support of her husband, Richard, the passion for providing support for families managing SEND has evolved into Sparklers Foundation.

She is a graduate of Kingston University, Sheffield Hallam University, Middlesex University, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology and the Southern Education and Leadership Trust, UK

Mr Richard Agbenowu

Richard is a Biomedical Scientist with the British Army and the parent of three children, two with a diagnosis of Autism and related conditions.

He has over seventeen years voluntary experience of supporting in a voluntary capacity with children and young people.

Richard and Harriet faced a number of challenges with their own children when they were diagnosed with Autism. The learning from their own experience has encouraged them to help other families who find themselves in a similar place and with similar challenges.

At a strategic level, Richard has been a Director of Sparklers since its inception and holds the offices of Safeguarding Officer and Secretary for Sparklers.

Richard's academic qualifications are in Biological Science and Biomedical Science. He is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and De Montfort University, UK.

Dr Mrs Edna Asamoa-Agyare

Dr Mrs. Edna Obiribea Asamoa-Agyare is a Medical doctor and the Medical Superintendent at the Akuse Government Hospital. She has a passion for health and wellbeing and the affectionate aunt of children with special needs.

Her BSc in Laboratory Technology was started at Cape Coast University, Ghana and her medical degree completed at Lugansk State Medical University, Ukraine. 

Dr Asamoa-Agyare is currently the Medical Superintendent of Akuse Government Hospital and has experience in Hospital performance management, training & coaching and Hospital research. She has had extensive experience practising medicine in the Northern Region, Greater Accra region and Eastern Region of Ghana.

She is the facilitator of the Malaria case management workshop and the ‘Making every baby count initiative’ (MEBCI).

Dr Asamoa-Agyare is also the TB team co-ordinator and a member of the Drug and Therapeutic committee.

Mr Kwadwo Diabene Agyire-Tettey

Mr Agyire-Tettey is a highly skilled software engineer with more than 10 years of experience building professional and enterprise scale solutions for various industries.

Mr Agyire-Tettey is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

He has a passion for the wellbeing of children especially when special care is involved. Having taken keen interest in the welfare of many children, he spends part of his time raising awareness of hope filled possibilities for special needs children in his community and directing their parents to knowledge and other resources to help them provide the best available care for their children. Diabene’s skills and passion is beneficial for Sparklers.

Mr Ebenezer Awuah

Mr Awuah has dedicated much of his retirement to charity work supporting Special Needs initiatives and other charitable work.

He is a professional Accountant with more than thirty years of working experience as the Chief Accountant at the Ministries of Roads and Highways, Accra, Ghana. Prior to this, he worked as an accountant with Rose Pillars Company in Accra.

His areas of expertise includes budgeting, financial planning, book keeping, management, public speaking, project management and entrepreneurship.

He is currently retired and spending his time on charitable work, organic farming, project managing and managing a family business. Mr Awuah enjoys spending time with his family and grandchildren.

Mr John Sakyi

Mr Sakyi is a community disability rehabilitation officer who loves working with children in all sectors, and who strives in empowering them for life.

He considers himself as a student of life and makes the most of every opportunity as a learning experience.

Mr Sakyi is extremely passionate about charitable projects for individuals with Autism and enjoys organising projects which bring about positive social change.

He supports Sparklers as a Trustee and disability rehabilitation officer, and takes active part in the organisation of public education campaigns, workshops, events for families, networking and public relations. It is a pleasure to have him on board.