The Fifth Anniversary of the Eminent Awards recognised a journey that began with one founder’s volunteer work and has grown into support for children, families and schools in Ghana and beyond.
At the Eminent Awards’ fifth anniversary celebration, the Quintessence Edition, on 31st October, 2026, at the National Theatre in Accra, ENNY Foundation received the Paragon of Autism Advocacy and Special Needs Excellence award.
The award recognised more than a name or a programme. It honoured years of work to help children with diverse learning needs access care, understanding and opportunities to develop, and to help the adults around them build the knowledge and confidence to support that development.
The citation presented traced ENNY’s beginnings to founder Emmanuel Ntow Nyarko’s early volunteer work with children who needed additional educational support and how that commitment has grown into a platform for intervention, training and advocacy. Today, ENNY Foundation works with children and families through home and school-based support, while also training parents, teachers and caregivers and promoting more inclusive learning environments. At the heart of this work is a practical belief: “children make meaningful progress when the people and places around them are part of the journey.” ENNY’s intervention programmes support skills such as communication, play, attention, social interaction, academic skills, and active, independent participation in daily routines. Its work with families and schools helps carry learning beyond individual sessions and into the settings where children live, learn and grow.
Advocacy is part of that daily work. Through autism-awareness activities, professional development and engagement with educators and caregivers, ENNY works to build understanding, challenge misconceptions and encourage inclusive practice. The aim is not only to support individual children, but also to strengthen the environments around them so that children are valued, supported and given room to flourish.
ENNY Foundation’s commitment now reaches beyond Ghana’s borders. Through ENNY Beyond Borders, families from abroad have travelled to Ghana to access intensive intervention and family support. The program brings children, parents and ENNY’s team together for focused work, with transition planning to help families continue supporting a child’s progress when they return home. It is a growing part of ENNY’s work: local experience in Ghana responding to needs shared by families across countries.
The Eminent Awards describes its purpose as “Celebrating Excellence, Encouraging Hard Work & Creativity.” In its fifth year, the awards brought that message to the National Theatre by recognising people and organizations whose work contribute to society. ENNY’s honour places autism advocacy and special-needs education within that wider celebration of achievement and social impact.
For ENNY Foundation, the award belongs to the children and families who have welcomed the team into their lives, the schools and partners who have worked alongside us, and the staff whose care and dedication make the programme possible. It also reflects the steady work of volunteers, educators and caregivers who help turn commitment into everyday support.
This recognition came as ENNY Foundation reached another milestone: eight years since the Foundation received its operating permit and completed its legal registration. From early volunteer work to a growing programme of intervention, family support, training and advocacy, the journey has been built one child, one family and one partnership at a time.
ENNY Foundation receives this honour with gratitude, and with renewed responsibility. The Paragon award affirms the work already done and encourages the Foundation to keep expanding, understanding, strengthening families, supporting educators and advancing inclusive opportunities for children in Ghana and beyond.
