Green Africa Youth Organization
Leading the way to a greener future
We seek a future where there is a balanced relationship between humans and natural systems on which they depend.
Green Africa Youth Organization

Helping vulnerable groups adapt to climate

We collaborate with local communities with a relatively lower capacity for adaptation to lessen their vulnerability to the effects of the climate.

ABOUT US

Building a greener future together

We are promoting sustainability and reducing the vulnerability of local communities to natural hazards and socio-economic risks. We focus on:

  • Youth empowerment, skills development, and public education
  • Children, youth, and women with less adaptive capacity

what we do

Preserving the earth for future generations

Our work has spanned a variety of industries over the years with focus on Climate Change, Circular Economy, and Disaster Risk Reduction

Climate Change

Protecting vulnerable communities and promoting sustainable development amidst climate change impacts.

Circular Economy

Reducing waste, conserving resources, and promoting sustainability through efficient resource management.

Disaster Risk Reduction

Enhancing community resilience and reducing the impact of natural disasters on vulnerable populations.

There is always a sense of fulfillment in empowering young people for decision-making responsibilities where they draw inspiration to share and build ideas through identifying the right opportunities to make the right impact in the space.

Joshua Amposem

Founder, Green Africa Youth Organization

Our Impact

Wondering why we do what we do?

Here are some long lasting impacts and ripple effects

01

3,000+

women empowered
02

200

tonnes of plastics processed
03

20,000+

native trees planted
04

700+

green jobs created
05

40 +

tonnes of compost fertilizer produced
06

5,000+

youth empowered

got a question?

FAQs

Weather is the short-term state of the atmosphere at a given location while climate is the long-term average weather pattern in a particular region and is the result of interactions among land, ocean, atmosphere, water in its many forms and living organisms

Climate change is a change in the average temperature and cycles of weather over a long period of time.

Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth's climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere whiles Climate change is a change in the average temperature and cycles of weather over a long period of time.

Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth's climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere whiles Climate change is a change in the average temperature and cycles of weather over a long period of time.

Climate change, together with other natural and human-made health stressors, influences human health and disease in numerous ways. Some existing health threats will intensify and new health threats will emerge.The health effects of these disruptions include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events, changes in the prevalence and geographical distribution of food- and water-borne illnesses and other infectious diseases, and threats to mental health.

Climate change risk management approaches generally fall into four broad categories:

  1. mitigation—efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  2. adaptation—increasing society’s capacity to cope with changes in climate
  3. geoengineering or climate engineering—additional, deliberate manipulation of the earth system that is intended to counteract at least some of the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions
  4. knowledge-base expansion—efforts to learn and understand more about the climate system, which can help support proactive risk management.

Building a climate-friendly, low-carbon society and economy is a big challenge, but also a huge opportunity. The main benefits are:

  1. New jobs and 'green' jobs
  2. Improved competitiveness
  3. Economic growth
  4. Cleaner air and more efficient public transport systems in cities
  5. New technologies such as electric or plug-in hybrid cars, energy-efficient homes or offices with intelligent heating and cooling systems
  6. Secure supplies of energy and other resources – less dependent on imports

Project Highlights

Youth Centered Initiatives

A competition that focuses on the innovative minds and projects of young Africans and empower them to create a sustainable impact in their communities.

Creating a platform for young people, developmental agencies, and researchers to have an intellectual discourse on how young people can be supported to contribute to urban sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa through ecopreneurship.

An institutional mechanism that enables the meaningful participation of young people in climate-related decision making processes.

Our Student Wing

GAYO Eco Club Campus Chapters

Engaging the youth on environmental sustainability issues through community action and awareness creation. Our focus is on Capacity Building and Youth Empowerment which has a direct link to the three thematic areas of GAYO which are: climate change, circular economy, and disaster risk reduction, through initiatives like plastic-free campus projects, webinars (for building capacity), zero-waste campaigns, social media campaigns, virtual chapter week celebrations, university forums, tree planting exercises, environmental education and awareness, and inter-chapters activities.

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