About Us

Facts About the Programme

Our Story

At RCOMSDEP, our mission is rooted in promoting environmentally responsible cooperative mining while ensuring that local communities thrive beyond mining activities. We are dedicated to equipping youth and women with vocational, technical, agricultural, digital, and entrepreneurial skills that create meaningful opportunities for alternative employment and self-employment. Beyond skills development, we focus on restoring and rehabilitating degraded mining lands, transforming them into productive spaces for agriculture, forestry, and other sustainable income-generating ventures.

Through these efforts, we not only protect the environment but also empower communities to build resilient and prosperous futures.

Management Team

Current managment of the rCOMSDEP team

Sheik Siddiq Sheihu

National Coordinator View Profile

George Dadzie Junior

Deputy National Coordinator - Operations View Profile

Our Mission

To promote environmentally responsible cooperative mining provide, skills training for youth and the wider community and restore degraded lands for productive use.

Our Vision

To lead in responsible mining and skills development for sustainable and empowered communities

Building Capacity and Impacting Lives Across Mining Communities

RCOMSDEP has been instrumental in supporting mining cooperatives and communities across Ghana. Through innovation, training, and collaboration, we promote safer mining practices, improve livelihoods, and strengthen local economies. Our impact continues to grow each year empowering people, protecting the environment, and building sustainable communities.

Beneficiaries Trained

Certified Trainers

Communities Impacted

Cooperatives Supported

Siddiq Sheihu is a dedicated and results-oriented professional whose career beautifully intertwines leadership, faith, and service. A graduate of the University of Ghana, where he studied Humanities, Siddiq later advanced his professional development at GIMPA, earning a Postgraduate Certificate in Environmental Health and Safety. He further expanded his expertise with a Human Resource Management course from HR Certification, reinforcing his strong foundation in people management and organizational leadership.
With over 14 years of professional experience—12 of which he spent as Branch Manager at Amen Scientific Hospital—Siddiq has built a reputation for operational excellence, team development, and strategic administration. His leadership style is defined by empathy, discipline, and a results-driven mindset.
In addition to his professional accomplishments, Siddiq has served as an Imam for 14 years, offering spiritual guidance and fostering unity within his community through wisdom and compassion.
Currently serving as the Deputy National Coordinator (Finance & Administration), Siddiq Sheihu brings a wealth of experience and a balanced perspective to his role—merging financial insight, human-centered leadership, and administrative excellence to drive progress and purposeful impact.

George Dadzie Junior is an accomplished Ghanaian professional with a strong background in operational leadership, strategic management, and organizational development. He currently serves as Deputy Coordinator in charge of Operations at rCOMSDEP, where he supports the effective coordination and implementation of programme activities. In this role, he contributes to strengthening operational systems, performance oversight, and stakeholder alignment in advancing responsible cooperative mining and skills development.

He brings over a decade of executive experience as Chief Executive Officer of Royal Group of Companies, leading project execution, risk management, performance optimization, and business growth initiatives. His leadership is defined by efficiency, accountability, and results-driven management.
George also serves as Executive Director of CEPI-Ghana (NGO), where he has played a key role in strategic planning, financial stewardship, and institutional effectiveness, including the successful application of lean management practices to improve operational efficiency.

He holds a Master of Science in Oil & Gas Resources Management and a Master of Arts in Communications Studies from the University of Cape Coast, alongside a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and professional training in Network Engineering.
George Dadzie Junior’s career reflects a sustained commitment to operational excellence, structured leadership, and national development priorities.