SERVIR Profile of Mary Amponsah
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Name: Mary Amponsah
Affiliation: SERVIR-WA / CERSGIS
Role/Title: Assistant Application Specialist
Year you joined SERVIR: 2018
Please introduce yourself. What are you passionate about?
I am a dedicated, detailed-oriented, and well-organized person. In every task I work on, I revise it thoroughly to make sure there are no errors and present my work in a highly organized fashion. I am a critical thinker and love to initiate plans.
I am passionate about helping people around me. I love to help people find solutions to meet their needs. I provide my insights to help people address their problems.
I love to make a difference. When I am involved in a project or anything pertaining to my personal life, I want to do my best to achieve success.
What initially attracted you to this field of work?
I was attracted to this field of work during my studies in the university. I love everything related to nature and was inspired to learn more about how I could use GIS tools to solve critical issues in my country.
What SERVIR activity are you currently working on?
Using satellite images to monitor charcoal production sites in the West Gonja and Sene districts in the Northern and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana, respectively.
How does your work generate positive change?
Data produced is used to solve economic, environmental, and social problems. GIS products - such as Land Use/Land Cover maps, GPS points, and DEM maps - are used by decision makers to better understand and take necessary actions in fields related to land and water use, crop yield, and climate change. In so doing, these decision makers can now make better informed decisions using the results of our work to help maintain a healthy and sound environment.
For example, mapping and producing maps of cocoa farms in selected cohorts in Ghana helps Cocoa Life to decide on the level of incentives and support to give to each of their cocoa farmers.
