A section of the youth constituency of the Global Ecovillage Network Ghana, participated in the advocacy training campaign organized by Global Action Platform in Tamale Municipality as part of efforts to build capacity of members in advocacy. Charles Katere, Ruffie Abdulai, and others participated in this forum on behalf of GEN Ghana youth. (NEXTGEN) The…
1ST ECOVILLAGE DESIGN EDUCATION (EDE) HELD AT KITA GHANA
The first Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) course in Ghana has been held at the Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture, KITA in Kumasi. The four week international training course is aimed at building capacity of community leaders, CSOs and institutions and members of GEN Ghana in ways to enhance sustainable lifestyles and sustainable development in communities….
NEXTGEN coordinator Constant Akwensi Selase Visits KITA GEN Ghana Secretariat
Constant Akwensi Selase visited KITA GEN GHANA SECRETARIAT to familiarize and update staff on activities and plans for the ecovillage youth in Ghana. Mr. Selase was met by Mr. Lovans Owusu-Takyi the Secretary for GEN GHANA, Mr Kwame Ansah Baffour, the National Coordinator, Mr Eric Amega, An advisory council member and coordinator if the communication…
Practice Guides/Books
These are books and resources that guides the eco-strategies you can use to bring change to your community. Beekeeping Mushroom Production Plastic Waste Recycling
GEN GHANA AND DENMARK ASSOCIATION SHOWS EXAMPLE OF MODEL NORTH SOUTH COOPERATION
The Ecovillage Association of Ghana (GEN Ghana) and Denmark (LOES) has established an ideal north south cooperation to build capacity of civil societies and ecovillages in Ghana with support from the Civil Society Fund in Denmark (CISU) The north south cooperation for ecovillages development in Ghana begun with a partnership grant between Ghana and Denmark…
GEN GHANA to join the fight against the construction of a 700MW coal plant in Ghana.
The Volta River Authority has announced that Ekumfi Aboano, a fishing community in the Central Region about 85 kilometers from Accra will be the site of Ghana’s first and West Africa’s first coal-fired power plants- a 700 megawatt (MW) coal plant which will later be scaled up to a huge 2,000 megawatt (MW) coal complex….
NEXTGEN – YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF THE ECOVILLAGE MOVEMENT ELECTS EXECUTIVES TO GEN COUNCIL
As part of efforts to promote youth participation in ecovillage development and decision making, the youth constituency of the Global Ecovillage Network Ghana, GEN Ghana elected two representatives in a democratic way to represent at the National Council of the Ecovillage Network. Constant Akwensi Selase from Food Sovereignty Ghana and Lembadega Linda of the Ghana…
GEN GHANA PRODUCES SOFA CHAIR FROM USED PLASTIC BOTTLES
As part of practical training during the GEN Ghana Ecovillage Design Education Course held at KITA, participants led by Dormenyo Galley of Action Accra trained participants of the EDE in the design and fabrication of a plastic chair made from used voltic bottles. Plastic bottles have become a nuisance in our country Ghana due…
HON. SAMIA NKRUMAH BECOMES ECOVILLAGE AMBASSADOR IN GHANA
Honourable Samia Nkrumah the daughter of the First President of Ghana was adjudged the first ambassador of the Ecovillage Movement in Ghana to advocate for the ecovillages as models for sustainable development. Hon Nkrumah visited the Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture, KITA on March 15th to inspire participants undergoing the first Ecovillage Design Education…
GEN GHANA TO PROMOTE ECO-STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
GEN Ghana works to promote sustainable development in communities by transitioning traditional communities into ecovillages. To promote ecovillage concept in communities, we introduce our eco-strategies or interventions gradually to show examples of sustainability and to be able to transform communities and societies into ecovillages or sustainable communities. During the Ecovillage Design Education Course held at…
KOSHA JOUBERT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GEN VISITS GHANA
Kosha Joubert, Execuive Director of the Global Ecovillages Network International visited Ghana to facilitate the first ecovillage design education and GEN Ghana conference. Kosha admonished the members and council of GEN Ghana to promote ecovillage strategies and showcase them as examples for sustainable development. Kosha also met with Honorable Samia Nkrumah who was made ambassador…
GOVERNMENT URGED TO ADOPT ECOVILLAGES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Kumasi, Nov. 12, GNA – Mr Lovans Owusu-Takyi, the Secretary to the Executive Board of the Ghana Ecovillage Network (GEN), a non-profit making association has called on the government and the people to adopt ecovillage principles to ensure sustainable development. He said the principles of ecovillage are an integral part for the care of the…
KUMASI METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY CONSULTS GEN GHANA FOR ITS TREE PLANTING EXERCISE
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has invited the Ghana Ecovillage Network to be part of its planning team in the implementation of a greening Kumasi Initiative to plant 1 million trees in the Kumasi Vicinity. GEN Ghana was represented by Lovans Owusu-Takyi , the Secretary to GEN Ghana and Kwame Ansah Baffour the GEN Ghana coordinator….
GEN GHANA COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEET TO CONSOLIDATE EFFORTS OF STRENGHENING GOVERNANCE WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
The National Council of the Ecovillage Network Ghana, GEN Ghana and a section of committee heads and members met on the 16th – 18th of April 2016 to discuss outcomes of the GEN Ghana conference held in 2016 and to consolidate decisions made during the Annual General meeting of GEN Ghana. A strategic plan, the…
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