Nana Akua Dokyiwaa Karikari, an upper-primary pupil at Mary Mother of Good Counsel School and member of the Captain Planet Foundation’s Planeteer Alliance, will host Ghana’s first Wind Summit on July 26, 2025.
The event, organized at her Accra school, aims to educate peers on plastic waste management and environmental protection.
Karikari expressed confidence in leading the summit, citing training from the foundation’s 2024 plastic policy workshop and an ongoing six-month boot camp. She emphasized motivating youth to adopt sustainable habits: “I want children to understand why throwing plastics everywhere is harmful and learn to repurpose them into useful items.”
The Captain Planet Foundation, a nonprofit inspired by a 1990s environmental cartoon, focuses on youth-led ecological initiatives globally. The summit will cap attendance at 50 participants, featuring practical sessions on upcycling plastics into products like bags and pencil cases. Karikari highlighted broader goals: “Preventing plastic from polluting streets, drains, and oceans requires collective action.”
The foundation’s legacy of empowering young environmental leaders aligns with Ghana’s sustainability efforts. Registrations for the summit are open via the Planeteer Alliance platform.