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Every week, over 4.3 million kilograms of the Global North’s fashion waste enters Ghana under the guise of charitable donation. In fact, if every piece of clothing arriving each week…

"If charity truly begins at home, why is Africa living in a dump’s paradise?" What if I told you that every week, over 15 million secondhand garments arrive in Ghana and…

Fashion has always been a way for people to express themselves, but in Ghana, it has also become a reminder of a global system that treats some lives as more…

Fashion waste has become one of the most urgent environmental and social justice challenges facing Ghana. Every week, an estimated 15 million garments arrive in Accra’s secondhand markets from the…

The Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM), in partnership with the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), is proud to announce the rollout of a sub-grant to 10 youth-led organizations across West…

Eliminating single-use plastics has been a prominent and urgent goal within the framework of the Global Plastic Treaty. Single-use plastics such as plastic bags, cutlery, straws, and packaging are among…

The Global Plastic Treaty emerged from a resolution adopted at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in March 2022, where 175 nations agreed to negotiate a treaty by the end…

On Thursday, August 21, 2025, young leaders, government officials, civil society groups, and innovators gathered at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Accra, for the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement’s (GYEM) Multi-Stakeholder…

On 18th July 2025, the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) organized the Youth Adaptation Networking Event at the Youth Opportunity and Transformation in Africa (YOTA) center. The event brought together 17 participants…

In May 2025, the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), in collaboration with the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM), hosted the Youth Adaptation Forum Ghana that convened over 120 young people,…

Building on the momentum from the first Forum in Uganda, Ghanaian youth are shaping a resilient future through local action, innovation, and leadership. The Global Center on Adaptation’s (GCA) African…

As the world marked International Day of Zero Waste 2025 with its focus on sustainable fashion, Ghana continues to bear the burnt of the textile waste crisis by Western countries. This is…