Madagascar today is facing a crisis that goes beyond power outages and dry taps. It is a crisis of national security. For decades, citizens have endured prolonged energy shortages and water scarcity. In 2018, promises of reform raised hopes, but the situation has only worsened. Today, 19 million out of [...]
The Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO), a youth-led, gender-balanced climate change and environmental advocacy group, has donated 30 bags of organic compost it produced to the Korle Bu Vegetable Farmers Association. The donation, made last Friday, was aimed at promoting sustainable organic farming practices among vegetable farmers in Korle Bu [...]
After attending GAYO's Youth Climate Leadership Training, Alice is ready to apply her new knowledge to make a difference. [...]
Concerned by the vast amount of plastics surrounding us, both on land and at sea, the global community, gathered in Nairobi in March 2022, agreed to develop a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Many have now referred to it as the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity [...]
The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), a youth-led environment and climate change advocacy group, has developed a comprehensive recycling framework for Accra, building on its existing zero-waste strategy. The Zero Waste Project Manager at GAYO, Jacob Johnson Attakpah, who was speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop to validate the framework in [...]
A youth-led environmental and climate change advocacy group, the Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO), has held a two-day summit and training programme for young people focused on waste management and environmental sustainability. The summit, which took place at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) at [...]
The leadership of the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), jointly led by Executive Director Richard Martey and Co-founder Desmond Alugnoa, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability to present the prestigious 2024 Earthshot Prize and explore opportunities for deeper cooperation. GAYO was announced [...]
The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) has hosted a community engagement and sensitization event to commemorate International Zero Waste Day. The event, held last Thursday at Teshie in the Ledzekokuku Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, aimed to promote environmental sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially methane. The sensitisation [...]
The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) has organized a clean-up exercise in the Ledzokuku Municipality as part of efforts to heighten awareness of the need for a clean environment. The exercise, held in Teshie, was a follow-up to a community engagement held by the NGO last week to educate the [...]