Daniel K. Owusu
Daniel Kwasi Okyere Owusu is a co-founder and the current Media Director for HAMI US. Born in Ghana and growing up in Cambridge, MA he studied fine arts and graphic design at Boston University school for arts. His professional experience has been in the field of Media education and programming. Past clients and collaborators range from organizations such as YWCA Boston, to educational institutions like Wheelock College, Boston University, Cambridge Public Schools, and with political partners [Deval Patrick-MA Governor, Ayanna Presley-US Congress, Denise Simmons-Cambridge Mayor, Nuno Gomes Nabiam-Guinea Bissau, Prime Minister], and others. Dan's focus has been partnering with and empowering women and minority groups in the African diaspora to use the power of voice to advocate for their upliftment [especially young people].
Wheelock college service learning program to West Africa. Group honored by Ghana MP - Queenstar Maame Pokuah Sawyer.
Documenting presentation for Gambia Constitutional Review Commission on granting citizenship to Black people in the diaspora
Representing film "Selma 2050" at Roxbury Film Festival with youth co-producer, Jamal Hamilton
Thidi Tshiguvho
Giving a motivational speech in Worcester, Mass 2024, to participants of The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, which is the flagship program of the U.S. Government's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).
Thidi Tshiguvho is a Consultant for HAMI-US programs, anchoring HAMI’s work in youth development, cultural resilience, and ethnobotanical education. She holds a PhD in Cultural Geography from Clark University, Massachusetts, and a Master’s in Conservation Biology from University of Cape Town (South Africa). Thidi’s interdisciplinary training informs programs that integrate ecological literacy, youth leadership, and community development.
Thidi previously served as Associate Director of the Education Program at the Urban Ecology Institute (Boston College) and currently serves as Executive Director of Worcester Roots, where she connects residents to urban nature and builds youth leadership initiatives. Her work has supported historically underrepresented youth in seeing themselves as scientists, changemakers, and stewards of their communities and the natural world.
Thidi has also served as an adjunct professor and lecturer in Biology, Geography, and Global Studies, at Worcester State University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and University of Venda for Science and Technology (South Africa). Her research examines how foodways, medicinal plant knowledge, and ecological relationships travel, adapt, and endure in new environments, highlighting how diaspora communities sustain cultural continuity while innovating in response to social and environmental change.
Doing ethnomedicinal research in Limpopo, South Africa, to promote indigenous healing practices.