Educate · Inspire · Empower
We put power in children’s hands
Education that empowers children and young people across Ghana.
Impact at a glance
4,200+
Children reached
36
Communities served
5
Active programmes
How we are organised
4
Areas of work
5
Programmes
1
Purpose
We put power in children’s hands.
Why we exist
Education is how a child gets power
We exist to educate children and young people in Ghana — in who they are, their culture, science, the environment around them and the rights that protect them. An educated child is a child with a hold on their own future.
A just and sustainable world where every child and young person can live with dignity, opportunity, safety, and a meaningful voice in the decisions that affect their lives and environment.
Our vision
Our work
Our four areas of work
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Education
Coding for Kids
Science and technology in the hands of children, helping them develop digital skills, curiosity, confidence and future opportunities.
02
Climate
Make It Green
Youth-led climate awareness and creative action, translating climate knowledge into practical engagement at school, at home and in communities.
03
Culture & Creative Expression
Sound and Color Africa · Aware Music
Sound and Color Africa — using music, culture, colour and performance to help children and young people understand and value African identity and heritage.
Aware Music — using music and creative expression to amplify young voices and contribute to social change.
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Advocacy
Aware Voice
Amplifying voices and lived experiences while supporting advocacy around justice, equality, inclusion and human rights.
How we work
Children remember what moves them
A worksheet is forgotten by Friday. A song, a colour, a story on a screen they can hold — those stay. Music, art, technology, storytelling, culture and participation are how we make learning meaningful, memorable and something a child can act on.
“The African child must KNOW Africa to LOVE Africa.”
Katakyie
Human voices
Hear from the people we work with
“My voice is louder out there because of the FIMP programme. I am empowered, and grateful.”
Shanti Ba
Female in Music trainee
“The platform connected me with amazing mentors and led to a collaboration offer, transforming my career path.”
Osei
Trainer and guitarist
“I have been farming for over a decade, yet I struggle to access the financial support I need to expand. If we had better support systems, we could feed more families and create jobs for others.”
Sister Yaa
Smallholder farmer, Abuakwa DKC
Our impact
What we did, and what happened
Selected evidence from our own programme records and published reporting. We label an activity as an activity, the people it reached as reach, and only a documented result as an outcome.
Education · Coding for Kids
- ActivityDonated four computers, a television and stationery to Christ the King International School for its STEM programme.
- ActivityRan Climate-Smart School Garden sessions with pupils on climate change and youth involvement in agriculture.
Climate · Make It Green
- ActivityReleased the Make It Green climate anthem and launched Eco Aloud, a video series translating climate concepts into everyday language.
- ActivityHeld cocoa farmer outreach sessions, climate-smart sessions in selected schools, and engaged young growers at the Youth in Greenhouse Project, KNUST.
- ActivityRan a schools outreach in July 2026, ending with pupils planting seedlings on their own school grounds. See the film and photographs.
Culture · Sound and Color Africa
- ActivityTrained 15 contestants of the Face of OLAG pageant at Our Lady of Grace Senior High School, Mamponteng, in Ghanaian cultural history, ethics and values.
- ReachThe training was performed publicly at the Cultural Night Grand Performance on 21 June 2025, attended by traditional chiefs.
Culture · Aware Music
- ReachCulture Aloud ran three editions in Kumasi, drawing 600+ attendees and showcasing 10 emerging artists.
- OutcomeFemale in Music trained 12 young female musicians and all twelve secured internships.
Advocacy · Aware Voice
- ReachThe Peace Campaign in Kwadaso Constituency reached 500+ community members and 100+ youth peace ambassadors.
- ActivityField research for Urban Soil, Rural Struggles documented the barriers facing smallholder women farmers in Abuakwa DKC.
From the field
Come and see the work
Featured · Aware Voice
Urban Soil, Rural Struggles: Women in Agribusiness
Smallholder women grow much of Ghana’s food and hold almost none of the land. We went to Abuakwa DKC and asked them what actually stands in the way — and heard the same answer each time: not effort, not expertise, but access to finance, markets and tools.
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Climate-Smart Cocoa Farming in Ghana: A Path to Sustainability
Ghana is the world’s second-largest cocoa producer. Climate change is coming for…
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Sustainable Practices: Aware International’s Green Initiatives
Climate-Smart School Gardens teach sustainability by growing food — the lesson is…
Put knowledge within reach of one more child
Every session, every device and every day in the field was paid for by someone who decided it mattered.