Stephanie Akrumah

I lead the Climate and Environment Committee of the Accra Global Shapers community (WEF). We work on adapting, building resilience and creating awareness in our community to meet our global goals on climate change. I worked with the Deutsch Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) . I am a trained public speaker and a former President of the Airport Toastmasters Club with more than 30 speeches,  including trainings and workshops.

My  background in environmental law enables my understanding in environmental regulations ,  policies and their impact.

I am  in my second term in the prestigious Young Women Leadership for Climate Adaptation training  program  with the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Global Center on Adaptation, CARE International  & Diplomatische Akademie Wien; 

I have extensive training in social Entrepreneurship, Climate knowledge, a mini MBA , the future of work, unlocking investments and finance in emerging economies from the OLC( Worldbank group) , HavardX - Chan School, UNFCCC and British Council.

I studied  Social work (Major) and sociology  during my first degree.  I  am finalising my post first degree studies in law .
My motivaion centres around having a future for and on this planet, that supports us. Generally,  I want to eradication poverty, however,  you cannot do that on an extinguished planet thus I believe in harnessing the opportunities of the green economy for Job creation and poverty eradication. From community level impact,  to privately sector adaptation and government involvement.

Notably , Countries in Africa and other Least Developed Countries are law emitters yet we suffer the consequences of the climate crisis the most. There is need to build resilience. Who is better motivated to make it happen than me who has and is still experiencing the effects first hand.

I believe that - “The developing world has the rare opportunity to get it right from the start i.e. we are able to inculcate sustainability into the process of our development ”.

Climate Change Adaptation:  I have wealth of experience and knowledge in Climate Adaptation from my advocacy and project creation work with GYCN.

The Young Women Leadership in Adaptation has extensively trained me on Climate Change adaptation and the Leadership required to implement successful projects. It has provided tools of world class standards to make implementation anywhere a success. On the other hand it employed specific case studies to also enhance specialised knowledge and skill.

My job at the Centre for Green Growth qualifies and equips me for this role. I am responsible  for project development in adaptation  with particular concentration on Socioeconomic sectors and impact. This means that I handle partnership engagement,  the project management  and stake holder engagement etc.

Oceans: I have advocated against plastic pollution    extensively. I co founded ECO-CURA Ltd to enhance the advocacy and  create the  platform the makes accessible alternatives to single use plastics. I identified that eco-friendly alternatives was one of the best ways to enhance cleaner oceans and protect our ocean lives.

 
My training and experience in several speaking engagements within and outside climate Change equips me .

As a self starter,  I co- founded centre for Green Growth and Eco-Cura.

I have curated, facilitated, convened and organised events in all my employments and extracurricular till date. At the 2021 Local Conference of Youth ( LCOY)in Ghana, I facilitated the Green Jobs session.

 
I am a persuasive speaker and have used my voice and words to advocate on different platforms. I have written articles and contributed to papers . I mostly use social media and more to enhance my reach and create awareness, thus I am equipped for media outreach and engagement.

Climate Change Adaptation:  I have wealth of experience and knowledge in Climate Adaptation from my advocacy and project work with GYCN.

The Young Women Leadership in Adaptation has extensively trained me on Climate Change adaptation and the Leadership required to implement successful projects. It has provided tools of world class standards to make implementation anywhere a success. On the other hand it employed specific case studies to also enhance specialised knowledge and skill. The lessons dealt indeptly with Climate Adaptation as a whole and  equipped me on Climate Vulnerability Assessment,
Gender- Sensitive Adaptation solutions,  effective communication for Adaptation practitioners,  Climate Adaptation policies and  finance,  building professional networks for Climate Adaptation,  Evidence-Building for Climate Adaptation Advocacy,  Interesr based Negotiations, /Negotiating like a Pro for Climate Adaptation Initiatives, Global Citizenship Leadership for a complex world  M&E in adaptation and more.

My job at the Centre for Green Growth qualifies and equips me for this role. I am responsible  for project development in adaptation  with particular concentration on Socioeconomic sectors and impact. This means that I handle partnership engagement,  the project management  and stake holder engagement etc.

Oceans: I have advocated against plastic pollution    extensively. I co founded ECO-CURA Ltd to enhance the advocacy and  create the  platform the makes accessible alternatives to single use plastics. I identified that eco-friendly alternatives was one of the best ways to enhance cleaner oceans and protect our ocean lives.

The above and more are the reasons for which I believe I am equipped to work with the  Resilience  team  to  mobilise  Non-State  Actors  in  Business,  Civil  Society,  Youth and  communities  to  ensure  that  ultimately  we  reach  our  goal  of  making  4  billion  people more resilient  to  climate  change  by  2030.

We are running out of time, we need to fast track the race to NetZero.

I bring on board the following strengths :

My training and experience in several speaking engagements within and outside climate Change equips me .

Initiative and Self-starter abilities: As a self starter,  I co founded centre for Green Growth and Eco-Cura.
 
Entrepreneurship: I have extensive training in Entrepreneurship and hands on experience.

Partnership engagement: My project development and collaboration jobs over the years has equipped me with the skills,management and enhance my abilities to create and maintain great partnership for innovative and transformative climate adaptation impact.

Networks: I have built a network of highly efficient and key individuals from Africa and the rest of the world as a result of my participation and work with the various groups.

Curator/ Expert facilitator/ Youth engagement skills: I have curated, facilitated, convened and organised events in all my employments and extracurricular till date. At the 2021 Local Conference of Youth ( LCOY)in Ghana, I was the expert facilitator the Green Jobs session. I have extensive knowledge in the Youth Climate ecosystem, from work, participation and presence in the ecosystem.

Communications Skills: I am a persuasive speaker and have used my voice and words to advocate on different platforms. I have written articles and contributed to papers . I mostly use social media and more to enhance my reach and create awareness, thus I am equipped for media outreach and engagement.

Joined 2022

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