Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, AYCAF was launched in April 2024 by the Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth K.T. Sackey, to empower the adolescence of Accra to appoint in altitude activity and sustainability projects.
The called projects are youth-managed recycling and decay abridgement programmes, Accra association borough solid decay (MSW) antecedent break at Jamestown, amalgam altitude change apprenticeship in bounded babyminding and development, the artificial brand abridgement activity (PFRP), as able-bodied as mangrove apology for littoral aegis and burghal greening.
The blow are acceptable altitude costs initiatives, a blooming approaching acquaintance and apprenticeship campaign, Activity Ecomakola, Clean Accra: antecedent break of waste, the Blooming Ambassadors programme, allotment adolescence in altitude animation and altitude preparedness, and the Adolescence Eco Power project.
This was independent in a columnist absolution active by the Head of Public Affairs at the AMA on account of the Mayor of Accra.
According to the release, the called projects covered key areas of altitude activity such as aborigine and association engagement, solid decay optimisation, and acceptable transportation, showcasing the adroitness and adherence of adolescent bodies in Accra appear architecture a acceptable future.
The account acclaimed that the AYCAF aimed to, amid added things, accommodate adolescent bodies with the all-important assets and abutment to beforehand and apparatus projects that abode ecology challenges and beforehand acceptable development.
"By adopting youth-led initiatives, the armamentarium intends to accouter the adroitness and activity of the adolescent bearing to actualize a absolute appulse on the association and the environment," the absolution noted.
The account acclaimed that a absolute of 31 applications were accustomed for the fund, accoutrement assorted sectors such as decay management, renewable energy, burghal planning, and altitude education, out of which 12 were called afterwards a accurate appraisal activity based on predefined belief to ensure alignment with the objectives of the AYCAF activity and the broader Accra Altitude Activity Plan (2021-2025).
The account added bidding the AMA's optimism about the abeyant appulse of the projects, advertence that the Accra Adolescence Altitude Activity Armamentarium was a attestation to the city's adherence to adopting addition and allotment its youth.
"The activity not alone aims to abode actual altitude challenges but additionally invests in the abiding development of approaching ecology leaders. By agreeable the adolescence in allusive altitude action, the AMA continues to beforehand its goals of acceptable altitude animation and sustainability in Accra," the account noted.
The account additionally accustomed that the AMA's charge to altitude activity was reflected in its absolute access to acclamation ecology challenges, abacus that by acknowledging youth-led projects, the burghal aimed to body a airy and acceptable burghal environment, adjustment with all-around altitude goals and acceptable the affection of activity for its residents.