Advancing mental health, rights and inclusive development for stronger communities in Ghana.
Magdalene is a practitioner in Gender, Social Development and Peacebuilding. She is a freelance consultant on gender and development.
She is passionate about mental health of women and girls, poverty, and rural development in which she provides advice and service support as much as she can. Magdalene is also currently a member of the National Peace Council.
She holds Master Degrees in Adult Education from the University of Ghana, Legon, and in Gender, Peace and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peace Training Centre (KAIPTC).
She retired as a public servant from the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), where for 14 years she headed the Gender and Social Development Centre. For close to 20 years, Magdalene worked as a community development officer of the Department of Community Development.
Mrs Magdalene Awinyelya KANNAE is the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors (BoD) of BasicNeeds-Ghana. She also chairs the Programmes and Organisational Development Committee of the BoD.
Committed Leadership
Through leadership, partnership and community action, our Board and Management Team work together to advance mental health, rights and inclusive development in Ghana and beyond.
Explore Our Leadership
Meet our Board members who provide strategic direction, governance and oversight to ensure we remain accountable to the people and communities we serve.
Meet our Management Team who oversee the day-to-day implementation of our programmes and organisational strategy.
