Youth-driven climate action in Ghana

Inspiring a greener tomorrow through Art & STEM

We empower children, young people, women and marginalized communities to be eco-conscious, climate-adaptive problem-solvers through education, innovation and action.

Who we are

Asaase Yaa means Mother Earth

Asaase Yaa [ah-sah-see yah] & Friends Network is a youth-driven organization rooted in the mission to reconnect local communities to their environment and to their power to create change.

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What we focus on

Three ways we create change

Quality Education

We believe education is a powerful tool for positive change. By equipping young minds with technical and vocational skills, we empower them to be innovative and address pressing climate issues.

Youth Leadership & Community Empowerment

We work hand in hand with communities to develop and implement strategies that help them adapt to climate change and build resilience while building a sustainable livelihood.

Research & Sustainable Innovations

We believe innovation is key to a greener future. Our focus is on inspiring creative, practical and eco-conscious solutions that tackle climate challenges and promote environmental sustainability.

Our projects

Programmes making a difference

From mobile science labs to clean cooking, each project tackles climate challenges with the people who live them.

Student looking through a microscope during a STEM session
Quality Education

STEM on Wheels

A mobile initiative that brings hands-on STEM education directly to underserved schools and communities.

Smiling woman holding up a pair of handmade earrings
Youth Leadership & Community Empowerment

WYSE

Vocational skills, education, mentorship and market access for vulnerable groups in climate-affected areas.

Research & Sustainable Innovations

PowerHER

Clean cooking stoves for women, and training to become clean energy advocates and entrepreneurs.

Students and teachers standing behind new waste sorting bins at a school
Quality Education

Greening Schools Campaign

Environmental and climate literacy for schools through tree planting, waste sorting and art for climate action.

Woman holding a colourful hat and bags made from upcycled materials
Research & Sustainable Innovations

Trash2Wealth

Turning waste into opportunity for cleaner communities and new livelihoods.

Impact so far

Small steps, real change

Lives impacted
3,000+
Ongoing projects
5
Communities served
3
Moments of impact

Every image tells a story

Of hope, action and transformation in the communities we serve.

Large group of volunteers gathered on the beach for a clean-up
Woman holding a colourful hat and bags made from upcycled materials
Schoolgirls holding packs of sanitary pads with Asaase Yaa volunteers
Student looking through a microscope during a STEM session
Volunteers in high-visibility vests celebrating after a beach clean-up
Asaase Yaa representatives at the UN Climate Change conference, COP28 in the UAE
Students and teachers standing behind new waste sorting bins at a school
Smiling woman holding up a pair of handmade earrings
Volunteers taking a selfie during a beach clean-up
Young woman holding a reusable sanitary pad with two Asaase Yaa volunteers
Asaase Yaa volunteer talking with women at a market
Clean-up team posing on the beach
Schoolgirls and staff with donated sanitary pads
Volunteers picking up litter on the shore
Volunteer leading a menstrual health session in a classroom
Volunteers raking rubbish from the sand
Two women holding packs of sanitary pads at a handover meeting
Volunteers bagging collected waste on the beach
Volunteer raking litter along the waterfront
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Partners & supporters

We don't do this alone

  • UNESCO
  • IOM, UN Migration
  • Greening Education Partnership
  • Ghana Education Service
  • Clean Cooking Technologies
  • GAYO
  • Ladymart Foundation

Join us in caring for Mother Earth

Partner with us, volunteer, or support a project in your community.