GETCARE FOUNDATIONProject Director
Biography
Hopeson Eli Etsra is a natural resource governance and development professional with over a decade of experience in environmental governance, programme management, ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable rural livelihoods. As Project Director at GetCare Foundation, he coordinates programme design and implementation across agrifood systems, landscape restoration, resource governance, and community resilience.
Previously, he served as Programs Manager at A Rocha Ghana, leading landscape restoration, post-mining rehabilitation, CREMAs, climate-resilient agriculture, and forest governance initiatives. At the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), he managed the U.S. Department of State-supported RECLAIMS ASGM Ghana project on mercury substitution, mining-related degradation, restoration, and governance. His earlier experience includes SNV, the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, and Forest Stewardship Council certification.
Hopeson holds an MPhil and BSc in Environmental Science from KNUST and a Diploma in Natural Resources Management. His expertise includes impact assessment, monitoring, donor compliance, and stakeholder engagement.