Our meetings opened with a rapturous singing of the national youth anthem, “Arise Ghana Youth.” The session focused on exploring possible funding sources by tapping into projects aligned with set goals. Addressing participants at the opening of the session, the executive coordinator of the Strategic Youth Network for Development, Chibeze Ezekiel, admonished participants to take […]
The Youth in Natural Resources and Environmental Governance (Youth-NREG) Platform has embarked on a new chapter of youth-led action in managing Ghana’s natural resources. On July 30th, 2024, young leaders from across the country gathered at the Crystal Palm Hotel, Accra, for a dynamic renewal session that refreshed the platform’s objectives and strategies for sustainable […]
Director for Climate Change and coordinator for Ghana’s REDD+ implementation at the forestry communions of Ghana, Madam Roselyn Fosuah Adjei, has underscored the need to tackle issues of natural resources and environmental governance in the country together with local indigenous people and their solutions. Speaking at the African Youth Conference on Natural Resources and Environmental […]
As part of building the capacity of youth to participate in Ghana’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation programme (REDD+), SYND collaborated with the REDD+ Secretariat under the Climate Change Directorate of the Forestry Commission and held a two-day youth engagement workshop under the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP). The event took place […]
The quarterly general meeting of the Youth in Natural Resources and Environmental Governance (Youth-NREG) took place in Kumasi at Miklin Hotel, Kumasi. The purpose of the meeting was for members to share their progress in the Natural Resource and Environmental sector and some activities or projects they may be working on.Members shared their progress in […]
SYND partnered the Wildlife Division of the Ada Forestry Commission to embark on their first youth-led Mangrove restoration project in Wasakuse, Ada on 7th March 2024.This initiative which resulted in the planting of 2,000 red Mangrove seedlings of the Rhizophora Racemosa species was aimed at promoting biodiversity conservation and enhancing climate resilience of the surrounding […]
On Friday 9th February, 2024, the Youth in Natural Resources and Environmental Governance organised a capacity building workshop for the Technical Working Group of the platform which was formed prior to play a crucial role in promoting Natural Resource for present and future generation.Excited participants of the workshop voiced their willingness to learn and contribute […]
The Children for Climate Action (C4C) team paid a visit to Agogo Presbyterian School on March 8th, 2023. The objective was to engage students from Junior High School 1 to 3 in a discussion about climate change, its causes, impacts, and effective strategies to mitigate its effects while ensuring environmental sustainability. The day began with […]
We are excited to share with you our engaging Rise World Summit, which took place at the Wisdom Ways Academy in Accra on 1st February, 2023. The summit was organized by the Strategic Youth Network for Development as part of the Children for Climate Action Initiative, as a side event under the 2023 Rise World […]
As the shift toward greener and more sustainable economies deepens globally, young entrepreneurs in the green business space in the country are being encouraged to build and leverage synergies to thrive. According to the Lead Person on Green Entrepreneurs at Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND), Maxwell Beganim, a key missing element in the emerging […]