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SHOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AFRICA (SCCA) is a Non-Governmental, non-political,
non-ethnical, non-racial Organization that encourages all to “SHOUT NOW
OR NEVER” on climate change issues that may affect us all
Over
the years, the effect of climate change has greatly affected the coastal
communities of Freetown especially the Goderich to Lakka areas.
Sustainable Development Goal 13 requires “Climate Action” since inaction
will have a direct consequence on non-development of communities that
are affected thereby encouraging the circle of poverty.
To
undertake “Climate Action” according to the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) 13 requires solving those problems that are posed by climate
change. Thus the coastal erosion in the above areas could not be
dissociated from sea level rise.
In Sierra Leone especially
Freetown coastal areas around the Goderich to Lakka, there is massive
coastal erosion that is destroying valuable property like the St Michael
Lodge and other important structures and the eventual loss of the
beautiful beaches along those places. The direct effect is the loss of
the country’s tourism income generation that these beaches would have
provided.
This project hopes to assist in stopping further
“eating into the land by the sea” and totally reclaim the land and
beaches lost in the above process; that will create a bigger problem if
not checked by now. Detailed of the full project document has been
developed and will be made available to you if you are interested to
partner with SCCA.
The targeted beneficiaries are some 200,000 peninsular-mountain
community people including some 150 villagers valley, vegetable farmers
and the underprivileged, with focus on youth, women, children and as
well as the physically challenged (Disabled) with a total rippling
effect (indirect beneficiaries) of some 300,000 other community members
It will reduce the effect of climate change and improve the
ecosystem/biodiversity as citizens negative activities on the
environment will be minimized through greater awareness of citizens’
roles and responsibilities on climate change and the environment. It
will also create employment for the youths of the communities, and they
will claim ownership and protection for it when the beautiful landscape
and biodiversity of these areas will be restored.
SHOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AFRICA (SCCA) is a Non-Governmental, non-political,
non-ethnical, non-racial Organization that encourages all to “SHOUT NOW
OR NEVER” on climate change issues that may affect us all; formed two
years ago; that is made up of scores of professional of various
expertise that work with other Organisations, Communities, NGOs,
Institution, Companies, Governmental MDA etc. in providing services that
addresses climate change environmental problems and related issues.
Since its creation, SCCA has undertaken some four environmental related
assignments working with the local radios, televisions and newspapers
and other organisation in address community climate change environmental
and related concerns. Key among them was transforming communities from
depositing refuse dumps in drainages, support and encouraged communities
to contribute and prioritise tree planting and reforestation activities;
renewable energy usage to fossil fuels and toward decentralised
community-owned and controlled sustainable energy. Shout Climate Change
Africa is an independent campaigning organisation that acts to change
attitudes and behaviors of individuals, to protect, conserve the
environment and promote peace
SCCA has a well-structured
management system; it operates from a coordinating center in Freetown,
with personnel in the Regional headquarters and hopes to have Focal
Persons in all districts in Sierra Leone
Over the years, the
effect of climate change has greatly affected the coastal communities of
Freetown especially the Goderich to Lakkah areas. Sustainable
Development Goal 13 requires “Climate Action” since inaction will have a
direct consequence on non-development of communities that are affected
thereby encourage the circle of poverty.
To undertake
“Climate Action” according to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13
requires solving those problems that are posed by climate change.
The
rampant and indiscrimate deposition of plastic waste in Sierra Leone
especially on the streets of the cities and big town are not only
eyesore but also heavily polluting the drainages and our waters.
As
the World including Sierra Leone continues to be greatly affected by
Climate Change and Environment disasters there is a dare need to address
this issue.
The recently adopted United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), urges nations to adopt measures that will
combat Climate Change, Protect the Environment and Conserve the forest
to save lives through strong policy formulation and implementation.
It
is against this background that SCCA is submitting a proposal on
sustainable management of plastic waste so as to prevent the disasters
associated with them
Detailed of the full project document
has been developed and will be made available to you if you are
interested in funding SCCA to implement the project
PROJECT TITLE: THE SUSTAINABLE REHABILITATION OF THE MANGROVE IN THREE
AREAS IN THE SHENGA, BUMPEHTOKE, TESANA AND MUPELEH AREAS OF THE
KAGBOROH CHIEFDOM IN THE MOYAMBA DISTRICT – SIERRA LEONE
HOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE AFRICA has a well-structured management; operates from a
coordinating centre in Freetown.
With personnel in the
regional headquarters and hopes to have focal persons in all districts
in Sierra Leone. Over the years, the effect of Climate Change has
greatly affected the coastal communities of Freetown especially the God
rich to Lakka areas. Sustainable Development Goal 13 requires “Climate
Action” since inaction will have a direct consequence on non-development
of communities that are affected thereby encourage the circle of
poverty.
The rampant deforestation of the mangrove is very
visible in the rate of reduction of the country’s mangrove. Nearly 40%
have been lost over the past 30years.If this trend continues; there will
be no more mangroves after the next sixty years.
The
mangroves/forest is very important component in the marine/land
ecosystem. They serve as sanctuary for birds and home to scores of
biodiversity including various mammals, reptiles and amphibians. They
help to regulate the soil water content by reducing excessive solar
radiation and hence the water content. They also help to reduce the
evaporation of the water/sea around them thereby reducing the salt
component concentration the increase of which is unfavorable to the fish
and usually kill them.
The mangrove trees can also act as a
very good carbon sink thereby reducing our carbon emission budget.
The
increase in the deforestation of the mangroves especially in the Moyamba
district areas of Sierra Leone is very worrisome. The mangroves are a
notable place there birds and some land animals also live there. It also
regulates the soil water content and salt/water concentration of the sea
along the shoreline not to mention its notable role of high absorbility
of CO2 and deterrent role to coastal erosion. Its massive reduction is
responsible for the reduction of biodiversity especially the mammals,
birds, amphibians and reptiles.
This project therefore hopes
to mobilize the coastal community and engage them to reforest the
mangrove in the four main coastal areas of the Shenga, Bumpehtoke,
Tesana and Mupeleh areas of the Kagboroh chiefdom in the Moyamba
District.
It will create a short impact employment for the
youths of the community, and they will claim ownership and protection
for it and the ecosystem of these areas will be restored. Alongside the
rehabilitation will include the massive sensitization and advocacy for
the community. It will easily be replicated in other coastal places.
Land use, climate change will be included in the posters and be used for
Exhibition on Wheels in order to reach more people.
Detailed
of the full project document has been developed and will be made
available to you if you are interested to partner with SCCA.
SHOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AFRICA (SCCA) is a Non-Governmental, non-political,
non-ethnical, non-racial Organization that encourages all to “SHOUT NOW
OR NEVER” on climate change issues that may affect us all; formed two
years ago; that is made up of scores of professional of various
expertise that work with other Organisations, Communities, NGOs,
Institution, Companies, Governmental MDA etc in providing services that
addresses climate change environmental problems and related issues.
Since its creation, SCCA has undertaken some four environmental related
assignments working with the local radios, televisions and newspapers
and other organisation in address community climate change environmental
and related concerns. Key among them was transforming communities from
depositing refuse dumps in drainages, support and encouraged communities
to contribute and prioritise tree planting and reforestation activities;
renewable energy usage to fossil fuels and toward decentralised
community-owned and controlled sustainable energy.
Shout
Climate Change Africa is an independent campaigning organisation that
acts to change attitudes and behaviors of individuals, to protect,
conserve the environment and promote peace. Creating a toxic free
nature, SCCA catalyzes the energy revolution to address the number one
threats facing our planet: Climate Change. It also hopes to defend our
ocean by challenging wasteful and destructive fishing, and creating a
global network of marine reserves. It also helps in protecting the
World’s Ancient forest and the animals, plants and people that depend on
them. In conflict and post conflict countries like Sierra Leone, SCCA is
working for disarmament and peace by tackling the causes of conflict and
consolidate such peace through community engagement. It also helps for
sound environment calls for the elimination of all nuclear weapons
SCCA
campaigns for sustainable Agriculture by rejecting genetically
engineered organisms, It helps in protecting biodiversity by encouraging
community/national solution to community problem environmental problems.
The organisation is strongly working with some civil society
organizations, development partners, relevant government ministries,
departments and agencies to protect the environment and to promote the
recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals that mainly focuses on
the environment. The organisation comprised of 5 core staffs, working
with 15 Volunteers and more than 45,000 members in total nationwide. The
organisation builds its capacity from its experience in advocacy,
campaign, monitoring, community engagements, sensitization and education
and reporting on climate change and associated environmental issues.
SCCA has a well-structured management; operates from a
coordinating centre in Freetown.
Since its inception, SCCA
has undertaken several community engagements resulting in the
establishment of voluntary CSO partners in three districts to report on
climate change, conservation and environmental issues in their
communities.
This project therefore hopes to mobilize the
targeted community and engage them to rejuvenating this vital ecology of
the forest in these places, whereby more trees are planted for every one
cut during the charcoal burning process.
It will create a
short impact employment for the youths of the community, and they will
claim ownership and protection for it and the ecosystem of these areas
will be restored.
Alongside the rejuvenation will include the
massive sensitization and advocacy for the community. It will easily be
replicated in other places. Land use, climate change will be included in
the posters and be used for Exhibition on Wheels in order to reach more
people.
The targeted beneficiaries are some 500, charcoal burners, farmers and
the underprivileged, with focus on youth and women, with a total
rippling effect (indirect beneficiaries) of some 5,000 community and
other members that depends on charcoal for the heating/cooling source of
energy
It will reduce the effect of climate change and improve the
ecosystem/biodiversity as citizens negative activities on the
environment will be controlled through greater awareness of citizens’
roles and responsibilities on climate change and the environment. It
will also create employment for the youths of the communities, and they
will claim ownership and protection for it and the biodiversity of these
areas will be restored. It is in line with three of the strategic
conventions on climate change related issues especially in the
contribution to the overall emission reduction (through removal by sink)
and that of the ecological and biodiversity restoration. The economic
returns from the trees planted will capacitate the youths and
communities in the ensuring cooperate responsibility cost benefit
sharing that this project will produce.
This project was planned by SOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE AFRICA (SCCA) in
response to a nationwide research finding of easy to grow and high
economic return food crops for the cultivation of Banana and Plantains
in each section of each chiefdom to districts of Sierra Leone. The
project will be implemented in ALL the rural areas of Sierra Leone in
phases, as a way of making the participants economically self-sufficient
as well as addressing the environmental issue of rampant deforestation
(caused by the slash and burn upland food crop production) that is
contributing to global warming. Here they will be using the low land
(Boli) area together with the banks of swamps/rivers/streams and will
not be burning the grass brushed but used it as manure around the
plants. The broad and green leaves of both Banana and Plantain will act
as a good sink in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere thereby
reducing Sierra Leone emission budget.
The Present proposal
is for the first phase of the Project that will be piloted in one
district. The second phase during the second year will next pilot it in
one Province including the first district. The final Phase is the
rolling out of the process nationwide. The budgets for each of these
various phases are in given the excel sheets two, three and four.
Shout
Climate Change Africa is an independent campaigning organisation that
acts to change attitudes and behaviors of individuals, to protect,
conserve the environment and promote peace. Creating a toxic free
nature, SCCA catalyzes the energy revolution to address the number one
threats facing our planet: Climate Change. It also hopes to defend our
ocean by challenging wasteful and destructive fishing, and creating a
global network of marine reserves. It also helps in protecting the
World’s Ancient forest and the animals, plants and people that depend on
them. In conflict and post conflict countries like Sierra Leone, SCCA is
working for disarmament and peace by tackling the causes of conflict and
consolidate such peace through community engagement. It also helps for
sound environment calls for the elimination of all nuclear weapons.
SCCA
helps in protecting biodiversity by encouraging community/national
solution to community problem environmental problems.
The
organisation is strongly working with some civil society organizations,
development partners, relevant government ministries, departments and
agencies to protect the environment and to promote the recently adopted
Sustainable Development Goals that mainly focuses on the environment.
The organisation comprised of 5 core staffs, working with 15 Volunteers
and more than 45,000 members in total nationwide. The organisation
builds its capacity from its experience in advocacy, campaign,
monitoring, community engagements, sensitization and education and
reporting on climate change and associated environmental issues.
SCCA
has a well-structured management; operates from a coordinating centre in
Freetown.
Since its inception, SCCA has undertaken several
community engagements resulting in the establishment of voluntary CSO
partners in three districts to report on climate change, conservation
and environmental issues in their communities.
SCCA campaigns
for sustainable Agriculture by rejecting genetically engineered
organisms and encouraging people to undertake intensive economic
agricultural practices unlike the primitive extensive one that waste
land and reduces the green vegetation.
This project therefore
hopes to mobilize the targeted community and engage them in productive
agricultural practices that will make them economically self-sufficient.
Sierra Leone especially the Moyamba District has vast amount of lowland
(Boli-land) as well as wet lands. However for years, the people
concentrate on upland agriculture especially in rice production. Such
method deforests the land thereby contributing to climate change through
emission of CO2 (during the slash and burn process) and the reduction of
the carbon sink following the deforestation.
In the present
project, it was discovered that the cultivation of economic food crops
of Banana, Plantains, pineapple and sour sap are less time consuming and
brings in faster and better economic returns and being permanent crops,
they only need initial input as its expansion and sustainability could
be achieved from the continuous harvest of the starting crops.
It
will create a long impact employment for the women and youths of the
rural communities, and they will claim ownership and protection for it
and the biodiversity and ecosystem of these areas will be restored.
Alongside
the farming process will include the massive sensitization and advocacy
for the community regarding sound and sustainable environmental
management. It will start sections of the chiefdoms to the district in
the first phase. This will be gradually extended to the province in
which it started in the second phase and finally easily be replicated in
the whole country. Sustainable Land use and climate change will be
included in the posters and the Exhibition on Wheels to reach more
people to involve many more in the project in other parts of the
country.
The final project budget summary for all the phases
is tabulated in the table under Budget and following is the required
budget for the first phase.
As part of Shout Climate Change Africa annual activities, the organization organized 2018 Environmental Care Awards with the ”Theme: Climate Change Action: Your Contribution Will Never Remain Unnoticed’, powered by Environment Protection Agency – Sierra Leone. These awards were geared towards appreciating and motivating key environmental care institution, countries and personalities around the world.
SCCA campaigns for sustainable Agriculture by rejecting genetically engineered organisms and encouraging people to undertake sustainable economic agricultural practices.
Shout Climate Change Africa (SCCA) is an independent Organization that acts to change attitudes and behaviors of individuals, to protect, conserve the environment and promote peace.
The rampant and indiscriminate deposition of plastic wastes in Sierra Leone especially on the streets of the cities and big towns are not only eyesore but also heavily polluting the drainage and our water. As the World including Sierra Leone continues to be greatly affected by Climate Change and Environment disasters there is a dare need to be address
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture are an important contributor to Climate Change, especially when emissions from agriculture’s impact on land-use changes are involved. Most importantly, agriculture emissions will become more significant in the future as the world takes actions to address Climate Change more broadly.
The Mid-September 2015, massive floods caused by torrential rains
which hit Freetown, caused serious damages particularly to people
living within the slum areas, left at least seven people dead and more
than 3,000 displaced with properties worth millions of Leones
destroyed.
It was against this backdrop that Shout Climate
Change Africa, began its Climate Change Campaign and also produced a
video depicting the hazards of environmental neglect for the attention
of various stakeholders.
The headquarter of Shout Climate
Change Africa is currently located in Freetown, Sierra Leone but its
activities covers most of the country.
Shout Climate Change
Africa has produced an awareness campaign video clips advocating the
need for people to stop disposing refuse and garbage in the drainage
systems which is causing blockages and reduction of the channels hence
making them to overflow their banks.
Shout Climate Change
Africa has been campaigning against environmental degradation since
2014 and as evidence in mid-September 2015, massive floods caused by
torrential rains hit Freetown and caused serious damage in the city of
Freetown. Journalists went into all the parts of the city that was
affected to see the tragic incident.
This tradition of
‘bearing witness’ in a non-violent manner continues today, and our
organizational workforce is an important part of all our campaign
work.
