IDEAS For Us - Ghana

Project 1: Community Garden Installation

Objective: Many locals are in need of fresh produce and building a garden will allow a hands on experience for the entire community to enjoy / learn from.

• • Goal 1A: Build a small community garden and supply the tools/ materials needed to educate the next generation of local growers.
  • Goal 1B: Help to inspire the youth to see agricultural occupations as desired future career paths, removing the stigma of outside manual labor.
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Project 2: Neighborhood Clean Up

Objective: Pollution is a challenge in many remote areas in Ghana, but providing materials to support frequent clean -ups will spread awareness while diminishing the waste clutter on rural streets.

• • Goal 1A: Purchase materials to help facilitate community clean ups which will help residents change their behavior and get accustomed to recycling.
  • Goal 1B: Connect with local schools and universities to bring students into the experience, giving them a sense of ownership in the neighborhood.
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Project 3: SOLAwash station

Objective: Strengthen the capacity of the WASH facility for the sustainable WASH infrastructure at the schools while ensuring students have access to clean safe drinking water, improved hygiene and teen-friendly sanitation services and better source management and alternative sources of water i.e. Rain water harvesting and greywater management

• • Goal 1A: Increased awareness and establishment of innovative WASH facilities while reduced risks of bed bugs infections and diseases like Diarrhea, Dysentery, Typhoid fever, Cholera and Hepatitis etc.
  • Goal 1B: Increased capacity of school children, teachers and local leaders to manage and sustain WASH facilities in OLA Girls Senior Highand to innovate Personal Hygiene management (PHM) attained in OLA Girls SHS.
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Top Environmental Challenges

• Deforestation in the in the mining areas
• Poor sanitation in Schools
• Lack of access to clean water
• Unstable power supply affecting the hub and churches operations
• Lack of Toilet facilities causing open defecation in communities

Get Involved:

Please reach out [email protected] to learn how you can get involved with the Ghana team running environmental action projects throughout the nation.

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Branch Leaders

Founded in 2012 by Emmanuel Marfo (now IDEAS For Ghana Country Director and African Director)  with Evelyn Addison, Adwoa Fosua and Aaron Nartey.