Profile: Dr. Stephen Ameyaw
Dr. Stephen Ameyaw brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. For more than 20 years, he has earned a reputation for conducting research in indigenous environments and developing anti-poverty strategies for the urban and rural poor in Africa, Asia and Canada. A development planner by training, Stephen contributes time and initiatives in the poverty alleviation, health and community economic development arenas. He is an active member of the Simon Fraser University and Ghana’s HIV/AIDS Project and the Canadian Community Economic Development Networks (CCEDNET) advisory committee and policy council respectively. Stephen has been a member of the Centre for the Advancement of Native Development Officer (CANDO) education committee for the past ten years. He has served in several capacities including: education, course design, and research standing committees. Stephen’s passion for bringing knowledge and education to the poor people who need them the most has led him to conduct research and implement projects with the Bushmen in Kalahari, Botswana, the Masai in Tanzania, the Inuit and First Nations communities in Canada, several indigenous groups in Russia, and market women in Ghana. He has become one of the few experts who understand the dynamics of indigenous knowledge and culture in development thinking and practice. Stephen has taught in several universities including Calgary and Simon Fraser. Recently, he has been teaching at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), a First Nations institution and has helped developed partnership degree programs between Simon Fraser and NVIT. His areas of research expertise include: gender and socioeconomic development, sustainable community development, regional/urban planning, and poverty alleviation. Stephen served as co-coordinator of the Ghana country study and as the contributor of several articles joined other academics to produce a best selling book “Community Development Around the World,” edited by H. Campfens and published by University of Toronto Press in 1997. He has published many research papers and reports and worked on many donor-funded projects (including CIDA and IDRC) in Africa. For leaders, academics, executives and professionals requiring expert assistance in community-based project management, action research, strategic planning and cross-cultural relations, Stephen Ameyaw brings a wealth of experience. Dr. Ameyaw received his Ph.D in Planning and development from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Contact Information:
Dr. Stephen Ameyaw
Centre for Sustainable Community Development
Simon Fraser University
West Mall Complex 2622, 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
Phone: (778) 782-5848
Email: ameyaw [at] telus.net