About Us

Green Communities International

Who we are

Contributing to Green and Sustainable Development Efforts in Ghana and Africa

Green Communities International (GCI) is a non-profit and non-governmental organization incorporated in 2010 with registration number CG069222017 to contribute to green and sustainable development efforts.

Who we work with

We Collaborate with

local, national and international institutions including both private and public sector organizations; and local and international organizations to integrate green content initiatives and sustainable development goals into the design, planning, implementation and development of communities; business practices and processes; and essential developmental projects and interventions.

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Our Aim

The aim of the GCI is to serve as a gateway to building an adaptable, sustainable, and resilient green communities in Ghana and Africa

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Our vision

To become a premier one-stop-shop eco-solution centre in Ghana with global inf;uence: providing advisory services, technical supports, training, research and development, market access partnership and project funding on critical matters bordering on green and sustainable development contents in Ghana, Africa and other developing countries

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Our Mission

The mission of GCI is to provide an innovative response to green and sustainable development challenges in Ghana and Africa whilst building eco-friendly communities which are not only greener but resilient to disaster and harsh climate changes.

Our Beliefs

At GCI, we believe that sustainable development should be viewed and tackled through the lenses of the main pillars of sustainable development goals, thus, economic, environmental, social, and political. To this, we bring people together from different functional groups (i.e. governments, business, civil society, etc.) and countries (developed, emerging and developing countries); and empower them to achieve short and long term sustainable development business imperatives

Our Attitudes

At GCI, our attitudes typify how we think and conduct our business, thus:

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Creativity and Innovation

GCI builds on innovation and creativity of its green team by initiating advocacy and self-sustaining programmes to crystallize green ideas into actionable green interventions.

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Foster Opportunities

GCI provides unique platform and opportunities that integrate local indigenous knowledge and scientific procedures and processes to help conserve, rehabilitate and sustainably utilize natural resources whilst building sustainable eco-friendly communities.

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Challenging Environment

GCI creates and provides a challenging environment for people to rethink their own communities from major cities, towns, villages and campuses in relation to the environment, from where the waste originates, to where the garbage goes.

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Green and Sustainability Thinking

At GCI, we encourage people to think and embrace green and sustainability as a collective community-scale effort. GCI works assisdously and in tandem with governments and all stakeholders involved with the sustainable development agenda to create a future of green, healthy and resilient communities.

Our Objectives

Towards achieving our set vision, we rigorously pursue the following specific objectives:

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To support the development of national sustainability policy and to promote sustainability practices among communities and businesses at all levels.

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To promote community farming, nurseries and tree planting through effective deployment of farm technologies such as greenhouse technology, GMOs, etc and sensitization on the benefits of these approaches.

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To promote effective community waste management systems and circular economy integration.

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To promote community greening concepts, green building developments, horticulture and landscape development.

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To promote aquatic ecosystem sustainability through the protection of river and water bodies from human activities such as galamsey operations.

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To promote environmental sustainability through the promotion of wetlands conservation and wetlands ecosystems protection.

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To help build eco-green and disaster-resilient communities; and address issues concerning global warming.

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To liaise with national and international agencies in providing eco solutions and to support the development of national parks and health spas.

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To design and implement environmental education programmes at all levels.

Our Philosophy to

Sustainable Development

With the understanding that sustainable development is the “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”, GCI’s philosophy to sustainable development is anchored in the two key traditional principles of sustainability, thus:

the principle of needs: the essential needs of the poor, to which overriding priority should be given. So our programmes are designed to cover everyone from the bottom-up.

the principle of limitations: imposed by human activities to restrict the ability of the environment to meet present and future needs. So we integrate green and zero waste thinking into all our business operations from the top to the bottom.

PARTNERSHIPS

Our Global Partnerships

We believe in an integrated approach for sustainability with a joint effort with local and international institutions. GCI is working together with its global partners to prompt sustainable change at all levels by supporting community developmental projects.

GCI is currently developing partnerships and collaborations with local and international development agencies, government ministries, foreign missions, sister NGOs and local authorities to deliver its programmes.

Our current and future partners may include the following organizations:

All Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAS) in Ghana

All Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAS) in Ghana

International Society for Development and Sustainability

International Society of Sustainability Professionals

Green Communities Canada

CSR Action Centre

Activity Centres

Corporate Engagement
Stakeholder Engagement
Sponsorship, Market Access and Project Funding

Our Green Team

GCI draws its strength from experienced Green Board of Directors (GBD); Green Management Team (GMT) and Green Profesional Members (GPM). Our teamconsists of seasoned professionals with in-depth exposure in energy, environment, sustainability and allied disciplines drawn from academia and industry.

A. Proposed Green Board of Directors (GBD)

Name	Qualifications
1. Prof. Joshua Ayarkwa	PhD, MPhil, BSc
2. Prof. Edward Badu	PhD, MSc, BSc
3. Prof. Mathew Glover Addo	PhD, MSc, BSc
4. Prof. Sam K. Afrane	PhD, MSc, BSc
5. Prof. David J. Edwards	PhD, BSc
6. Prof. Divine Ahadzie	PhD, MSc, BSc

B. Green Management Team (GMT)

Name	Qualifications
1. Prof. De-Graft Owusu-Manu	PhD, BSc, CMC,ChPA,
2. Dr. Kenneth A. Donkor-Hyiaman	PhD, MPhil, BSc
3. Mrs. Matilda Owusu-Manu	MBA, BA
4. Dr. Amos Darko	PhD, BSc
5. Mr. David Sackey Mensah	MSc, BSc
6. Dr. Frank Boateng	PhD, MPhil, BSc, MBA,
7. Dr. Francis K. Bondinuba	PhD, MSc, BSc
8. Dr. Kwame Ansong-Gyimah	PhD, MSc, BSc
9. Dr. Ernest Ofori Asamoah	PhD, MA, MBA, BSc
10. Dr. Christopher Antwi	PhD, MSc, BSc
11. Mr. Augustine Komla Kukah	MPhil, BSc
12. Dr. Nicholas Oppong Mensah	PhD, MBA BSc
13. Mr. Michael Adesi	PhD, MPhil, BSc
14. Dr. Richard Ohene Asiedu	PhD, MSc, BSc
15. Dr. Ernest Effah Ameyaw	PhD, MSc, BSc
16. Dr. Gabriel Takyi	PhD, MSc, BSc
17. Dr. Kofi Agyekum	PhD, MPhil, BSc

C. Green Professional Members (GPM)

Name	Qualifications
1. Dr. Prince Osei Wusu Adjei	PhD, BSc
2. Dr. Peter Osam Sanful	PhD, BSc
3. Dr. Richard Opoku	PhD, MSc, BSc
4. Dr. Harry Barton Essel	PhD, MSc, BSc
5. Dr. Emmanuel Adniyira	PhD, BSc
6. Dr. Eunice Akyereko Adjei	PhD, MSc, BSc
7. Mr. K. Otu Dankwah	MPhil, Bsc
8. Mrs. Annie Nsafoah	MPhil, MA, BA
9. Mr. James Adu Ansere	MSc, BSc