Project title: Coastal Watch – Marine Plastic Pollution Education and Awareness for Sustainable Development

Christian Amoako – Ghana

Christian’s project addresses marine pollution in coastal regions of Ghana through education for sustainable development. After witnessing the growing quantities of waste on beaches, Christian recognized the need to address the degradation of Ghana’s coastal areas. His project aims to raise awareness about single-use plastic and marine pollution among children, young people, and communities by designing toolkits for implementing ocean clubs in basic schools. By equipping the younger generation with knowledge, skills, and values to combat marine plastic pollution, Christian hopes to foster a sense of responsibility and stewardship, ultimately contributing to a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable coastal ecosystem for future generations. 

• Collected 900.24kg of waste from the beach.
• Build the capacity of 50 persons living with disabilities on waste management as an income-generating activity.
• Trained 100 schoolteachers who will facilitate the management of the school Ocean clubs.
• Established Ocean clubs in 16 schools with a minimum membership of 20 members per club.
• Organized a boot camp with 500 participants from 16 schools.
• 25 volunteers were trained to support the community sensitisation campaign. Over 50 households and 3000 individuals were sensitized during the campaign.