Dr Robert Gardner, Founder and Director

Dr. Robert Gardner founded Supporting Education in Ghana in 2002 after he had visited Ghana the previous year to teach Mathematics and Physics in a school in the Ashanti region of the country.

During his stay, he taught many pupils who had a strong desire to learn and fully appreciated the impact of education on their own lifes and on the development of their country.  Unfortunately, Robert witnessed a lot of pupils dropping out of school for financial reasons as their family could not financially support them as their primary concerns was to get enough to eat.

He was struck by the unceasing enthusiasm of the children in the schools he taught in:  “They were like little sponges soaking up as much knowledge as possible and it was clear how much the children appreciated their education.”

Dr Franck Chevalier, Managing Trustee

Franck joined SEG in 2004 and is now is a managing trustee of the charity.  His responsability include management of the website as well as fund raising activitees.  He is also involved in providing guidance regarding the scholarships allocation process, managed by Mr Tawaiha.

Mr Feller Alex Tawaiha, Programme Manager in Ghana

The founder of Happy Days Forever, FELLER ALEX TAWIAH, is a teacher by profession and was formerly the headmaster of Gyaama Pensan Senior Secondary Technical School at Aboaso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Mr. Tawiah supervised a number of educational development projects during an eight year mission to Botswana under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

On return to his native Ghana, Mr. Tawiah was been heavily involved in community education projects making use of experience gained during his UNDP involvement.

Mr. Tawiah is the Programme Manager on behalf of Supporting Education in Ghana, ensuring that the selection process is conducted in a fair and rigorous manner and that the funds are allocated to children who most need our support.