Ghana

Africa · Western Africa

11 projects · 11 organizations

Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)

Accra's Informal Waste Workers Are Paid to Collect the Rubbish That Used to Be Burned

Clean Air

Where Accra households once burned their rubbish because nobody collected it, more than 500 informal waste workers now collect it for a small fee instead.

1,072tonnesWaste diverted from landfill and open burning (Ghana, Uganda and Botswana combined)

14.3ktonnes CO2eEmissions avoided (GAYO estimate)

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C40 Cities

Breathe Accra: Ghana's Capital Builds Its First Air Quality Network

Clean Air

Accra is wiring itself with low-cost sensors to see, for the first time, exactly where its toxic air is hitting hardest.

30%Air pollution and carbon emissions reduction target by 2030

1,790deaths/yearEstimated preventable deaths avoidable annually in Greater Accra if WHO air guidelines are met

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Toyola Energy Limited

Toyola's Efficient Stoves Cut Ghana's Smoky Kitchens

Clean Air

A Ghanaian social enterprise sells ceramic-lined charcoal stoves that cut smoke, fuel bills, and burns for low-income households across West Africa.

150kstoves/yearCookstoves produced annually (group-wide)

1Mtonnes CO2e/yearGreenhouse gas emissions avoided annually

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