The Smart Environmental Networks Africa (SENsA), a research team in the School of Sustainable Development of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development(USED) Somanya ,has emerged as the Best Project Team in the 2023 Korea SHE Global Seed Foundation’s grants.
The team members are Dr. Kwaku Adu of the Department of Applied Economics, Dr. Kwame B. Bour and Dr. Eunice Stella Nyarko of the Department of Built Environment.
The team’s project was selected from among over 200 projects submitted in March, 2023.
The 2023 Global Seed Grants was given to 26 teams from 15 different countries.
SENsA from UESD was the only team from Ghana.
The project which aimed at promoting environmental education and justice through religious diversity started in May and ended in October, 2023.
The recognition and pronunciation of SENsA as the best project team was made in November, 2023 at the foundation’s final meeting.
The UESD winning team is expected to undertake a six-month project from May to October, 2024, in the Kumasi Metropolis titled: Promoting environmental education and justice through religious diversity in Ghana.
The project focuses on educating communities on the dangers associated with environmental degradation in addition to organising training sessions on environmental policies and environmental justice for six hundred (600) religious leaders and their representatives.
Furthermore, the project aims to supervise the master trainers to organise step-down training workshops at their local assemblies.
The grant, by the Korea Safety, Health and Environment Foundation provides grants to researchers in the area of environmental-related issues, and it is open to countries across the world.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
