Eco-Schools Ghana

Learning from each other and learning by doing isthe best way of learning. This week it is 10 years since the second batch of students and teachers from Ghana visited their counterparts in Norway. We will share some highlights this comming week. It was freezing cold but the memories are warm. Here at the schoolgarden at Byåsen skole, planting a tree for long standing friendship and learning about how the resilient potatos help saved the people in the hight north from starving during har times. We experienced it the hard way, as it was snow in the air while we were planting, although summer season had started 😳❄️.

Isabella Blay

It’s today! Join in from where ever you are! It’s about our future!

Ready for the most anticipated webinar on climate change? ​​We’re moving beyond the "problem" and focusing on the action & solutions.

​📅: 28 February, 2026
​📍: https://meet.google.com/sxz-mzdj-pxg
⏰: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Why should you join?

📌Gain deeper insight into climate realities
📌Understand its impact on our communities and future
📌Be equipped with practical solutions and action points
📌Connect with like-minded individuals passionate about change.

We recommend our to join this YRE seminar. We should all learn how to best increase knowledge and awareness about climate and environmental issues using methods.

Join Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) Ghana for an exciting webinar on Environmental Journalism & Storytelling, where we spotlight how young voices can shape powerful sustainability narratives.

Date: Jan 31, 2026
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM (GMT)
Place: Google Meet

If you care about the planet and love telling stories that matter, this one’s for you.

Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/ycj-hsxb-gjt

Nurture Nature Foundation Hilde Opoku Akumun Emmanuel

2025 gave us important break troughs. Years with methodological developments for the Ghanaian context is paying off. Learn more in the Center for Sustainable Transformation - CEST end of year bews letter (first comment) on what has been achieved and development strategies for 2026. Wishing you all a Happy new year 🪅

At our Outdoor Classroom session of the Plastic-Free Schools project, we conducted a simple citizen science exercise with the students. Their task was to identify the types of plastic waste that had ended up on the beach, count the quantities within each fraction, and then reflect on what they found and why.

This led to good discussions about how items with economic value—like plastic bottles and sachet-water bags—are less common on the beach, while plastics with no value and no take-back system, such as styrofoam from takeaway food, are found everywhere.

The highlight was when one of the girls summed up the activity by saying, “We need better policies.”

What do you think are the solutions? Are policy developments enough?


Eco-Schools Foundation for Environmental Education Hilde Opoku

This is promising:

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a transformative initiative that will see all secondary schools and tertiary institutions in Ghana establish their own school farms.

Speaking at the 2025 Farmers' Day celebration, the President revealed plans to integrate agriculture into the educational system, ensuring students gain practical farming skills while contributing to national food production.