Meet Our Team
Founder and Managing Director
Pippa "Ama" Karikari
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Philippa is a qualified care professional with over 7 years of experience in the health, care and childcare sector with a degree in Social Policy and Health & Wellbeing.
She is an avid wellbeing advocate and community & international volunteer. Her main interests are social policy, care management, ethnic inequalities, children, mental health, disabilities, social mobility and economic enterprise
Co-Director and Consultant
Sharon Karikari
Sharon is a social services professional with over 10 years experience and a degree in Education and Sociology.
Born in Botswana and raised in the UK, Sharon is committed to bridging the gap between Africans in the UK and abroad. Her main interests include children, learning disabilities and intersectional womanism
The Foundation's vision for the future is encapsulated in two principles of Ghanaian culture: strength and endurance. This is why our association is represented by the Adinkra symbol of the fern, 'The Aya'. The plant that grows and prevails in difficult conditions. Our values originated from this key concept when our Founder began to imagine a world where individuals could flourish even in the hardest of circumstances. The Karikari Foundation works hard to use our combined professional knowledge and life experiences to impact change for women and children of African descent through health, social care, economic stability, and community integration = QOL (Quality of Life).
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OUR CORE VALUES
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Sustainability
Ensuring our goals and the action we take can be maintained in the long-term, with minimal impact to the environment & without compromising on individual and Public Health
Passion
Working with enthusiasm by loving what we do at its very core, powered by real motivation to change outcomes and connect with the people we meet
Endurance
Keeping up with existing and new global challenges, without loss of momentum through realistic and achievable goals
Creativity
Using new, diverse and innovate ideas to affordably meet the needs and demands of individuals, both physically and emotionally
Strategy
Using critical thinking, good management and planning, to effectively deliver our goals and achieve vast positive outcomes with minimal disruption
Integrity
Upholding the morals and principles of the Foundation, whilst ensuring methods, messages and action taken reflects best practice in both healthcare, social and education sectors
