The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh), has secured funding to implement a project on climate action, aimed as the project title indicates, “Building Bridges: Empowering Youth as Green Champions for Climate Resilience in Northern Ghana”.
The climate action project seeks to directly empower 25 youth groups from the Tamale Metropolis and Savelugu and Sagnarigu Municipalities, which youth groups will reach some estimated 1,000 men and women in various communities in the three MMDAs.
Through awareness creation, the project will empower the youth groups and the community members to actively participate in political debates and discussions on climate change, democracy, peace and security.
The main aim of the “Building Bridges: Empowering Youth as Green Champions for Climate Resilience in Northern Ghana” project is to facilitate the formation of alliances and partnerships that help to amplify youth voices and influence advocacy for positive change in Northern Ghana.
SWIDA-Ghana is one of eight CSOs in Ghana, benefiting from the “Danish Support for SDG 13”, funded by the Danish Embassy in Ghana, to enhance capacity and support the efforts of the organization in increasing awareness and engagement, regarding climate change.
Other areas include capacity support for political debates, as well as addressing challenges within democracy, civic space, freedom of speech and human rights.
The “Building Bridges: Empowering Youth as Green Champions for Climate Resilience in Northern Ghana” project, is funded by the Danish Embassy in Ghana and is being managed by the West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP).
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