Entrenched poverty, inferiority complex, and illiteracy persist as the primary drivers of global economic disparity, with Ghana’s rural and underserved communities being disproportionately affected. Limited access to basic necessities like clean water and healthcare further exacerbates these challenges. For young individuals in these communities, acquiring fundamental life skills, education, and access to essential resources like clean water and healthcare is vital to unlock their potential for economic self-sufficiency and break the cycle of poverty.
To offer sustainable solutions to the problems of our target groups, TEKCHILLS intends to work in partnership with philanthropists, international and local organizations in harnessing the needed resources to gratify the identified needs and priorities of the communities as well as helping them in gaining the knowledge and developing the requisite skills required to make long – term positive changes.
As an SDG-focused organization, we prioritize the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
Vision
To become the undisputed leading and dominant non-profit/non-governmental organization in Ghana, offering hope for underserved and deprived rural communities.
Mission
To create an enabling environment of growth for marginalized communities to realize their full potentials by maximizing the impact of investments in supporting communities in Ghana.
Core Values
The leadership of TEKCHILLS Foundation is committed to these core values which outline how we deliver on our strategies, how we work together, and how we look to the future.
- Transparency
- Equality
- Kindness & Courage
- Honesty & Integrity
- Loyalty & Love
- Stewardship & Accountability
- Zero Partisanship
Advisory Board Members
Our Advisory Board consists of passionate and experienced individuals who are committed to empowering communities and driving positive change. Their dedication and leadership enable us to fulfill our mission and create a brighter future for all.
Mr. Cecil Walker has over 50 years in Native American Trust Land Development and Commercial Construction industry nationally and internationally.
He is a graduate of the University of Kansas and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) executive master’s programs at Harvard University, MIT, and Creighton University.
Cecil has a strong civil engineering background and has held numerous leadership positions throughout his career at various large firms, including UPRR and the Kellogg Corporation.
Mr. Walker directed and managed the funding, design and fast-track construction of casinos, Native Trust development and private development. All these major projects were completed ahead of schedule and within budget. Additional project experience includes major resorts, casinos, hospitality, international airports, arenas, theme parks, stadiums, high-rise facilities, hospitals, schools, universities, marinas, roads, bridges, dams, wastewater treatment facilities, and railroads.
Current programs and projects underway include building construction and sustainable energy projects in Central Florida, Texas, Illinois, California, Lake Como, Italy, and Madagascar.
Cecil was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Central and North Florida in 1999 and 2001, National Indian Business Owner of the year 2001, and has received numerous building awards, including the prestigious Worshipful Company of Constructors, a City of London Livery Company.
He is a past board member of The National Conference for Community Justice, advisory board of the University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and The State of Florida Minority Certification Task Force. Certifications held include Florida “Class A High-Rise” General Contractor License, past Certified Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, and he is an Aspen fellowship nominee.
Terrence Sims, an accomplished healthcare technology and finance executive, boasts over 30 years of senior leadership experience in early-stage and Fortune 500 environments. As a seasoned professional, Terrence currently holds the esteemed positions of President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Raintree Systems, Inc., while also serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of the affiliate company, Rev-Ignition Corporation.
Mr. Warner has over 35 years of experience as a consultant, CPA, Certified Depreciation Professional (CDP), forensic accountant, strategic planner and regulatory executive. For 25 years, he served in regulatory, strategic planning and accounting management capacities for Williams Gas Pipelines-West and Kern River Gas Transmission Company. His management experience includes rates and governmental affairs, property and inventory accounting, financial reporting, regulatory research, tariffs, nominations and strategic planning. While the Director of Regulatory and Governmental Affairs and Manager of Rates and Strategic Planning in those organizations, he directed the litigation or settlement of six complete natural gas pipeline rate cases, two postage stamp vs. zone rate hearings and one storage service unbundling proceeding.
Meet Our Team
The TEKCHILLS Foundation was the brain’s inception of COURAGE from a very early age, where he gained a great affection for the poor, the deprived, and the disabled. Courage lost his dad at the age of 9 and since then his mother took sole responsibility for his upkeep through primary school to high school. COURAGE began to develop an understanding of the socio-economic lives of people living in rural and deprived communities, which were heavily influenced by his surroundings and experiences.
From the age of 22, COURAGE began formulating together with her mother what eventually became the TEKCHILLS Foundation on the 2nd of February, 2016 as an advocacy organization solely into highlighting the needs/problems of rural and deprived communities and finding organizations that could be of help by solving the issues highlighted.
After 3 years of advocating, COURAGE realised that the majority of problems highlighted were not addressed by the organisations that promised to support the communities in solving their problems. Upon deliberations and his continued vision for rural communities, he decided to incorporate the Foundation to give it a full recognition as a Non-Governmental Organisation/Non-Profit and the power to mobilise resources in achieving its goals after the successful completion of his University course in 2019.
After a rigorous process, the TEKCHILLS Foundation finally incorporated under the Companies Act 179, 1963 (Now Act 992, 2019) of the Republic of Ghana on the 17th day of February, 2020. Its core mandate is to empower rural and deprived communities across Ghana to break the cycle of poverty, inferiority complex, illiteracy, and lack of resources that continued to hinder their socio-economic development.
COURAGE and the TEKCHILLS Foundation’s team are willing to form strategic partnerships with philanthropists, local & international charity/non-profit organisations, and corporations that have a strong desire to help & support the growth of rural and deprived communities.
You can get directly in touch with COURAGE in order to learn more about the TEKCHILLS Foundation and its operations via email courage@tekchillsfoundation.org
The People We Serve
At the TEKCHILLS Foundation, we are dedicated to serving the most vulnerable and marginalized members of our society. Our programs and services focus on empowering and supporting the following categories:
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