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Five programmes. One goal: resilient communities.

From classroom libraries to community adaptation plans, our programmes are designed with the people they serve — practical, measurable and built to last.

Our programmes

Designed with communities. Measured by real change.

Our five programmes work together: learners gain knowledge in school, young people turn it into leadership, communities apply it to prepare for climate shocks, and we carry the lessons to the institutions that shape policy.

Storybooks, a German-English dictionary and reference books on a reading-corner shelf
A local carpenter building bookshelves for a school reading corner
Ballpoint pens and colourful pencil sharpeners included in ACAI learning kits
Programme 01

Climate Literacy & Green Schools

Children who understand climate change grow into adults who act on it. We make climate science practical, local and fun for primary and junior high school learners.

What we do

  • Set up reading corners built by local artisans and stocked with storybooks, dictionaries and climate titles.
  • Distribute learning kits — pens, pencils, sharpeners and exercise books — so no learner misses a lesson.
  • Run interactive climate lessons on weather, water, waste and energy, linked to the national curriculum.
  • Support eco-clubs that lead school clean-ups, recycling and tree-care rotas.
SDG 4 Quality EducationSDG 13 Climate Action
Programme 02

Youth Climate Leadership

More than 60% of Africa's population is under 25. Our Youth Climate Ambassadors programme gives young people the knowledge, confidence and networks to lead climate action where they live.

Ambassador training

Six-week course on climate science, project design, public speaking and community facilitation.

Youth climate dialogues

Open forums where young people, elders and officials discuss local climate priorities.

Micro-projects

Ambassadors design and lead small community projects with mentoring from our team.

Peer mentoring

Graduates mentor the next cohort, building a self-sustaining network.

SDG 13 Climate ActionSDG 5 Gender EqualitySDG 17 Partnerships
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Youth climate ambassadors, community members and facilitators standing together in a community hall
Programme 03

Community Resilience & Adaptation

Heatwaves, dry spells and floods hit the most vulnerable first — especially children. We help households, schools and children's homes prepare for climate shocks and recover faster when they happen.

Children and caregivers gathered around drinking water, cereal, biscuits and rice delivered during a resilience outreach
Packs of bottled water, learning kits and food staples stacked outside a school building

Our activities

  • Community risk mapping and simple preparedness plans
  • Heat-safety and safe-water sessions for children and caregivers
  • Emergency supplies for children's institutions after climate shocks
  • Climate-smart farming tips shared with farming households
Programme 04

Nature-Based Solutions

Trees cool classrooms, hold soil in place during heavy rains, provide fruit and shade, and store carbon. We help schools and communities restore nature in ways that bring everyday benefits.

Every planting is matched with a care plan — because a tree that survives five years does far more good than ten that do not survive one.

SDG 15 Life on LandSDG 13 Climate Action

School tree nurseries

Eco-clubs raise native and fruit-tree seedlings for school grounds and families.

Community greening

Shade trees around schools, clinics and public spaces to reduce heat stress.

Soil & land care

Composting, mulching and agroforestry demonstrations for farming households.

Coastal awareness

Learning sessions on mangroves and coastal ecosystems that protect shorelines.

ACAI representatives meeting a senior officer of a public institution in the Ashanti Region

Stakeholder engagement with an institutional partner, Ashanti Region.

Programme 05

Policy, Advocacy & Partnerships

Local action grows stronger when institutions listen. We build relationships with public bodies, schools, traditional authorities and civil society so that community climate priorities shape real decisions.

Institutional engagement

Working with public institutions to explore greening of institutional land, waste management and environmental skills training.

Community voice briefs

Short, evidence-based briefs that summarise what communities tell us about climate impacts and needs.

Networks & coalitions

Collaborating with civil society and youth networks across West Africa to share learning and amplify local voices.

Logo of the Interregional Pact for Sovereignty through Solutions – Global South

Global South coalition

Interregional Pact for Sovereignty through Solutions

Standing with partners from Africa, Latin America and South Asia for locally owned climate solutions — most recently at the AfDB Annual Meetings 2026 in Brazzaville.

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Where we work

Ghana first, West Africa next.

Ashanti Region

School programmes, youth dialogues and institutional partnerships.

Greater Accra

Urban heat, flooding and coastal awareness activities.

Northern Ghana

Drought preparedness and climate-smart farming awareness.

Central & coastal areas

Learning on erosion, mangroves and fishing livelihoods.

Be part of the solution

Climate action starts in our communities — and it starts with people like you.

Volunteer your skills, bring a climate workshop to your school, or partner with us to help African communities adapt, learn and lead.