Purpose of this Public Overview
This document provides a high-level description of the governance and organisational architecture of Our Mother Earth Foundation (“OMEF”). Its purpose is to help communities, partners, supporters, institutions, and members of the public understand how the Foundation is structured and how responsibility is broadly allocated.
It is a public-facing overview. It does not reproduce OMEF's detailed constitutional, operational, financial, or internal governance arrangements, which remain protected under constitutional documents and applicable law.
Six Core Governance Principles
OMEF’s governance is designed to protect the Foundation’s public-interest mission and to support responsible, transparent, and effective delivery.
Mission Protection
All decisions and programmatic actions should strictly support the Foundation's public-interest purpose and long-term mandate for people and nature.
Responsible Stewardship
The Foundation’s resources—financial, human, ecological, and institutional—must be managed responsibly, prudently, and solely for their intended purposes.
Clear Accountability
Responsibilities must be allocated unambiguously between non-executive governance oversight and executive operational implementation functions.
Partnership
OMEF works collaboratively with local communities and institutional, public, academic, philanthropic, traditional leadership, and private-sector partners.
Integrity and Transparency
OMEF communicates openly about its work, impact, and resource stewardship, subject to legitimate legal privilege, confidentiality, and data protection.
Long-term Thinking
Governance structures support enduring initiatives capable of creating lasting intergenerational benefit far beyond individual donor or project cycles.
Public Governance Architecture
The visual allocation of responsibility across OMEF, from strategic oversight to community delivery nodes.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Strategic oversight, stewardship, and protection of the Foundation’s mission and public-interest purpose.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
President / Executive Director & Foundation Managing Director — implementation of strategy and organisational delivery.
PROGRAMMES & DELIVERY
Environmental restoration, climate resilience, community development, education, digital, and related initiatives.
PARTNERSHIPS & INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS
Communities, public institutions, traditional leadership, academia, philanthropy, enterprise, and civil society.
RESEARCH, KNOWLEDGE & INNOVATION
Applied research, ecological methodologies, open learning platforms, technology, and knowledge-sharing.
FINANCE, OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATION
Financial stewardship, internal administration, operational support, compliance, and organisational systems.
LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL HUBS / PROJECT TEAMS
Kumasi convening base, regional river basin field offices, community coordinators, and international partner hubs across Africa and globally.
The Board & The Chair
Defining clear high-level oversight roles and explicit non-executive governance boundaries.
The Board of Directors
The Board provides overall governance and strategic oversight of OMEF. Its role includes, at a high level:
- Protecting the Foundation’s mission and public-interest purpose.
- Overseeing strategy and organisational direction.
- Overseeing responsible stewardship of the Foundation’s resources.
- Providing appropriate oversight of programmes, partnerships, and institutional development.
- Supporting accountability and transparency across all Foundation operations.
- Overseeing the performance of executive leadership.
The Chair of the Board
The Chair provides leadership to the Board and supports effective governance. Key functions include:
- Providing leadership and cohesion to the Board of Directors.
- Ensuring that Board discussions remain strictly focused on the Foundation's mission, strategic responsibilities, and public-interest purpose.
- Promoting a culture of open debate, high integrity, and independent stewardship.
- Facilitating constructive relationships between the Board and executive leadership.
Executive Leadership
Translating Foundation strategy into programmatic reality through dedicated executive roles.
President / Executive Director
Provides overall executive leadership for OMEF. The role includes:
- Implementing the Foundation’s strategy across global and regional initiatives.
- Representing OMEF in appropriate institutional, governmental, and public settings.
- Developing and maintaining strategic relationships with high-level partners.
- Supporting ongoing programme and institutional development.
- Ensuring that Foundation activities remain aligned with its mission and governance framework.
Foundation Managing Director
Provides operational management and execution leadership. The role includes:
- Supporting operational and technical execution across all delivery pathways.
- Coordinating the day-to-day delivery of the Foundation’s programmatic work.
- Overseeing internal management systems, cross-functional delivery, and administrative discipline.
- Aligning regional hubs, field units, and partner deliverables with Foundation standards.
Programmes and Delivery
OMEF’s programmes and delivery activities translate its public-interest mission into practical, measurable action on the ground.
Ecological Restoration & Landscape Recovery
Restoring degraded watershed corridors, soil systems, and indigenous forest canopies, including the flagship Tano River restoration initiative.
Climate Resilience
Equipping vulnerable communities with adaptation infrastructure, water security buffers, and natural protections against extreme climate impacts.
Community Development & Livelihoods
Fostering sustainable, nature-positive local enterprise, regenerative agriculture, and community-owned stewardship mechanisms.
Education & Digital Capability
Building digital foundations, youth AI literacy, and practical skills.
Research & Knowledge
Generating open scientific methodologies, peer-reviewed baselines, empirical tracking, and accessible public knowledge assets.
Institutional Strengthening
Enhancing local capacity, traditional governance integration, policy dialogue, and public convening leading into Africa Climate Week 2027 Kumasi.
Delivery Modality: Programmes may be delivered directly, through local teams, or through partnerships and other appropriate institutional arrangements.
Partnership Ecosystem
Partnership is central to OMEF’s model. OMEF seeks to build partnerships around shared outcomes, local knowledge, and responsible delivery.
Supporting Functions
The Foundation maintains appropriate professional, administrative, and specialist functions to support its responsible operation, governance, and delivery.
These functions include:
Local & International Delivery
OMEF’s work is organised through local programmes, project teams, hubs, and international partnerships.
- Convening Hub: Kumasi, Ghana serves as our primary operational convening center.
- Ecosystem Evolution: The precise structure develops over time according to programmes, geographic reach, and operational requirements.
- Unified Standards: Local delivery remains continuously connected to the Foundation's overall mission, standards, and governance framework.
Accountability Framework
OMEF seeks to maintain clear lines of accountability between governance, executive leadership, and programme delivery.
Strategic Oversight
Continuous Board alignment ensuring that all activities adhere to our public-interest purpose.
Responsible Stewardship
Prudent financial allocation, independent audits, and strict resource safeguarding.
Programme & Partner Oversight
Comprehensive due diligence, co-designed milestones, and institutional review gates.
Financial & Operational Controls
Segregation of duties, multi-tier authorization, and robust risk management mechanisms.
Monitoring & Learning
Rigorous empirical feedback loops, data verification labels, and adaptive project management.
Transparent Reporting
Public disclosure of results, publications, and verified impact indicators.
Further information concerning OMEF’s leadership, programmes, impact, and organisational development will be published as appropriate.
What This Public Document Does Not Disclose
For reasons of confidentiality, security, legal privilege, and responsible organisational management, this public document does not set out:
- Confidential Board or management procedures
- Internal voting or approval mechanisms
- Individual signing authorities
- Detailed financial and banking controls
- Confidential contractual arrangements
- Internal personnel structures and records
- Confidential partner agreements
- Non-public operational safeguarding data
Evolution of the Organisation
OMEF is a developing international foundation. Its organisational structure may evolve as its programmes, partnerships, and geographic activities develop.
Changes to the operational structure will remain subject to the Foundation’s governing framework and its continuing commitment to mission, integrity, accountability, and public benefit.