Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)

✨ Exciting News! ✨ As we celebrate a decade of #impact, we are thrilled to announce a leadership transition that marks a new chapter in our journey! 🚀 Join us in celebrating this milestone! #GAYOImpact #ZeroWaste #ClimateAction #LeadershipTransition

Meet the voices shaping the call for a #PlasticsTreaty! These change makers will lead the dialogue tomorrow,24th July at NAC-Kisaasi. #INC52 #BreakFreeFromPlastic #YouthVoices #INC52 #BreakFreeFromPlastics

Today’s #GreenJobs training focused on marketing & branding — helping participants position their green businesses for impact. Next phase kicks off tomorrow with @HolisticActions, diving into hands-on #circulareconomy skills. @GlobalFundWomen

The wait is over! Join ACIFER by GAYO to shape Africa's climate future. Research CDR & SRM, access funding, collaborate with peers, and drive climate justice. Apply now: bit.ly/4knMeEG #ACIFER #ClimateAction #AfricanResearchers #ClimateJustice #GAYO

Over 100 voices, including Ministries, EPA & youth, united at GAYO's NDC 3.0 Dialogue for a just transition. Breakouts tackled workforce gaps, informal sector roles & local innovations, adopting gender-responsive, inclusive initiatives. #JustTransition #GhanaNDCs

Ghana Climate Literacy Portal Launch! 🇬🇭 Join us on July 31, 2025, for the GCLP, Ghana’s first open-access digital platform for climate education! Empowering youth, educators & communities with equitable, self-paced learning. #GhanaClimateLiteracy #GCLPLaunch #YouthForClimate

2025 CRFAS Grantees Announced! Meet the young African leaders driving bold climate solutions in renewable energy, circular economy, adaptation, WASH, and nature-based solutions! Congrats, grantees! Your journey begins with funding & mentorship. #CRFAS2025 #YouthForClimate

GAYO's Funding Bootcamp Series, part of the Climate Catalysts Mentorship Program with Youth4Capacity & Youth4Climate, began July 15, 2025. It equips youth & climate orgs with skills to secure funding, addressing the $45B climate finance gap in 2024. #GAYOImpact

Voices for a Plastics-Free Future! Today, our Youth Leader @JoyceGwokyalya will be speaking at an Advocacy Dialogue on the UN #PlasticsTreaty — amplifying youth, waste pickers & frontline communities demanding a strong, just treaty at #INC52. 📍@activecitizensu ⏰ 10:00AM EAT

Where will you be tomorrow at 7PM EAT? 👀 Join the convo as we set the tone for #LCOYUganda2025! 🎧 Don’t miss out — set your reminder 👉 bit.ly/3IFRntn #FromPlayToPolicy #COP30

GAYO urges a strong Global Plastics Treaty at INC-5.2. We advocate for #youth, #wastepickers & African frontline communities to tackle #plasticpollution. Stakeholders should act fast for a treaty addressing Global South needs! Read more: bit.ly/3IzNlTy #GAYOimpact

Plastic pollution is a global crisis, and the world is acting! GAYO's latest summaries detail the INC's push for a Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution from source to sea. Explore more: bit.ly/4jSQNW4 #GAYOimpact #plasticpollution

GAYO welcomed Universities Canada & Rideau Hall Foundation! The delegation toured our Material Recovery Facility & urban garden, engaging with interns on their climate justice work. We are Proud of our partnership & excited for future opportunities! #GAYOimpact #partnerships

Fresh watermelon from GAYO's urban garden in Accra! Our Urban Farming Officer, Maxwell, grows produce to fight carbon emissions & waste. Start your own garden with us! Contact [email protected]. #UrbanFarming #ZeroWaste

4th African Youth Negotiators Fellowship is open! Shift from activism to influence, passion to policy. Gain skills to impact global climate talks. 🕒 Deadline: July 28, 2025 🔗Apply now: bit.ly/4lgd4hL #AYNFellowship #ClimateDiplomacy #YouthNegotiators #COP30

Just Transition ensures an inclusive shift that protects livelihoods. GAYO & partners host a National Just Transition Dialogue on July 17, 2025, to integrate these principles into NDCs 3.0. Exclusive event. Keep following to Join the conversation for Ghana's future! #gayoimpact

GAYO, represented by @BettyGold19, is at @UNIDO's Global Green Industrialization Dialogue in Vienna, GAYO ensures African youth and community-led solutions like RePower microgrids, aiming to unlock equitable finance for clean energy and green jobs in Africa. #GAYOimpact

From kerosene lamps to the global stage! GAYO is at GGID Vienna, powerfully asking: Why are bright minds still in the dark? GAYO's RePower & Earthshot-winning Zero Waste Cities show real impact. We're calling for catalytic finance for Africa's future! #GAYOimpact

We convened over 40 scientists, youth leaders & policymakers at our Science for Decision-Making in Africa workshop with @QuadratureCF to bridge the science-policy gap. Strong calls for investment in science infra & youth-led innovation. #ScienceForAfrica #SDGs #GAYOGhana

The second phase of the #GreenJobs & #CircularEconomy Training is underway by @HolisticActions Participants are diving into practical, hands-on sessions that turn waste into opportunity — strengthening green skills, business ideas, and climate solutions from the grassroots.

GAYO joins the #NationalDialogue on #ClimateAction today, 6 PM on @JoyNewsOnTV /Radio! Our Executive member and CoS Nana Minta speaks on “Coordinating Climate Action in Ghana: A Policy-To-Action Call”. We're pushing for concrete steps, not just words! #GAYOimpact