Environmental Justice & Climate Action
Youth-led climate initiatives and environmental advocacy to protect communities and ecosystems.
The Challenge
Young people in Ghana and across Africa bear the heaviest burden of a climate crisis they did not create. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, coastal erosion, and food insecurity disproportionately affect youth - particularly girls and persons with disabilities. Meanwhile, Africa's vast Blue Economy potential remains underexplored and underrepresented in youth policy spaces. Climate action requires youth voices not just in classrooms, but in negotiating rooms and policy halls.
Our Approach
AYA positions youth as credible climate advocates and knowledge producers. We connect the lived realities of young Africans to global climate conversations, integrate gender and health into climate programming, and build platforms that elevate African youth expertise on the Blue Economy and environmental justice. We work at the intersection of climate, menstrual health, and community resilience; a distinctive positioning that reflects how climate change actually lands in young people's lives.
Current Initiatives
RISE integrates AYA’s health, climate, and inclusion work into one coherent intervention.
Goal
To improve the health, leadership capacity, and environmental agency of young people across Africa.
- Expand menstrual health education and reusable dignity kits to adolescent girls through tailored interventions
- Amplify youth voices on climate, gender, and health
- #GreenRISE digital campaign linking climate change impacts to girls’ health and menstrual equity
Launched with eA MAAK Consult and Youth Force Ghana, Aqua Brief Africa is a youth-facing knowledge and advocacy platform on Africa’s Blue Economy and aquaculture futures. Already producing branded content and public dialogues, it gives African youth a credible voice in fisheries, aquaculture, and maritime policy.
- Youth-focused knowledge platform with articles, explainers, and advocacy content on African aquaculture
- Youth Blue Economy dialogues;Â panels featuring youth fisherfolk, aquaculture entrepreneurs, and policy actors
- Aqua Brief Africa Youth Position Paper on African Aquaculture (output of dedicated dialogue session)
Key partners: eA MAAK Consult, Youth Force Ghana
A creative platform amplifying youth voices on environmental justice through music, performance, visual arts, and digital content creation.
- Music, performance, visual arts exhibitions, and theatre focused on climate and environmental narratives
- Digital media and content creation by and for youth
- Youth artist showcase and advocacy campaigns