As part fostering youth leadership in scientific research and environmental sustainability, GAYO donated laboratory and field equipment worth GH¢100,000 to UCC [...]
To celebrate World Cities Day 2021, the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) in partnership with the La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA), Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Ministry of Local government and Rural Development (MLGRD), with support from Joy News, GHOne TV, and CitiNews, [...]
Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) in an effort to increase youth participation in climate action and adaptation, partnered with Earthbeat to roll out the Earthbeat Project; a global initiative aimed at engaging young people worldwide to develop their digital and storytelling skills to help advance the global conversation on tackling [...]
GAYO organized a workshop for members and executives of the Borla Taxi and Tricycle Operators Association of Ghana (BTTA) across the Greater Accra Region as part of its commitment to support the activities of informal waste collectors and pickers and to continually promote their interest and well-being. [...]
The central goal of the Paris Agreement is to keep the average global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius and as close as possible to 1.5 degrees. About one degree of that rise has already happened, underlining the urgency to progress much further and faster with the global clean [...]
“Happy World Wetlands Day to everyone who works to protect global wetlands” – From Our Founder, Joshua Amponsem. Wetlands are the link between land and water, and are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Some common names for different types of wetlands are swamp, marsh and bog. [...]
The World Climate simulation event gives people a taste of what it is like to be a negotiator at the UN climate change negotiations. World Climate was developed by Climate Interactive, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, and the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) Climate change Initiative. [...]
The Government of Ghana is expected to solve the country’s energy crisis through the construction of a 2x350MW supercritical coal fired power plant in Ekumfi Aboano in the Central Region of Ghana. The project, which was initially scheduled to commence in August 2016 has been postponed to April 2017. The [...]
Ansah Boatemaa is an environmental activist in Cape Coast, Ghana. She is the Programs Manager for Green Africa Youth Organization in Ghana and a teaching assistant at the University of Cape Coast. She is passionate about food security and climate change. Agricultural waste management and climate smart agriculture – aiming at combating [...]