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aSantE Cycle – Turning Waste into Growth
2024–Present
Kumasi, Ghana
Programs Coordinator
Transforming wood waste into mushroom substrates, creating opportunities for circular learning and green entrepreneurship.
Project Overview
The aSantE Cycle Project transforms wood waste into mushroom substrates, creating opportunities for circular learning and green entrepreneurship. As Programs Coordinator, I led the Green Classroom Initiative, equipping students to design eco-solutions and understand climate action through practice.
Project Process
- •Conducted ethnographic interviews with sawmill workers and youth
- •Mapped material flow and environmental impacts
- •Prototyped mushroom substrate blends using local waste
- •Designed branding and educational kits (growth journal, manual, QR card)
Project Reflection
- •Innovation is most sustainable when communities can own the solution — design must be accessible, teachable, and iterative
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Challenges
- Initial resistance from traditional educational institutions
- Securing consistent wood waste supply chains
- Training teachers in new circular economy concepts
- Balancing educational goals with commercial viability
Solutions
- Comprehensive teacher training programs
- Partnerships with local carpentry workshops
- Simplified curriculum materials for easy adoption
- Revenue-sharing model to ensure sustainability
Key Outcomes
Model adopted by additional schools in the region
Featured in sustainability education conferences
Secured follow-up funding for expansion
Students reporting increased environmental awareness
Impact & Results
- Trained 20+ students in circular economy and mushroom farming
- Designed a climate education curriculum embedded in school activities
- Managed a $21,000 project budget with 100% of deliverables achieved
- Built partnerships with schools, local governments, and recycling firms
Technologies & Approaches
Circular EconomyYouth EmpowermentSustainable Food Systems
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