Driving eco-innovation in Africa. Capacity building for a safe circular water economy.
Recycling organic waste (water, plants and food) using Anaerobic Digestion for sustainable food production in Ghana Lack of nutrients and/or water usually limit crop yields in Ghana. Chemical fertilizers are expensive to buy, so farmers in turn do not apply the nutrients the crop needs. Of the available farming land in Ghana (1.9 million hectares), […]
The Integrated Biodigester (IBD) at Umar Bun Hatab Islamic Basic School at Madina Zongo has been operating since September 2021, the project began in 2019 and has now been successfully completed. This January saw the commissioning and handing over ceremony of the plant by CSIR, Lancaster University and other partners. CSIR-IIR Director Dr Francis Boateng […]
Sylvia B Mwansa holds a Master of Business Administration International (MBA(I) from Edith Cowan University, Australia. Her Unique Value Proposition is that, she is an Organizer, Effective and Efficient Communicator, who believes in bringing out positive attributes in self and others with a total belief that ‘There is enough for everyone’. Nicknamed “Sunshine” because of […]
Uhunamure Nosayamen Destiny is a Lecturer at University of Benin, Nigeria. He earned his first degree (B.Sc.) in Accounting, second degree (M.Sc.) in Finance and is presently in the last stage of his PhD program all in the University of Benin. He worked in the industry for about five (5) years where he gathered valuable […]
In January 2022, the focus of our PARTICIPATE engagement has been around the project’s impact and legacy, highlighting work from our researchers and academics. On 27th January our ‘International Impact Webinar’ asked the question – have the RECIRCULATE and ACTUATE Projects influenced the research agenda of young and early career researchers in Africa and what […]
Onyinye Obiora-Okoye owns and runs international schools in Nigeria that offer nursery, primary and secondary education with other affiliations in agriculture, business, gender and entrepreneurship. She has a Bachelors Degree in History, a Masters Degree in History, a PGDE in education and a PhD in History and International Relations (in view). To mark the UN […]
In the second part of our look back at 2021, we’re reflecting on our online engagement programme PARTICIPATE. In August 2020 the RECIRCULATE and ACTUATE teams developed PARTICIPATE, a programme which aims to stimulate discussion and provide engagement activities in a digital space during the COVID-19 pandemic. With travel restrictions in place and recognising the […]
As the year comes to a close we’re looking back on another busy twelve months across the RECIRCULATE partnership, in the first part of this review we look at the stories and news we’ve brought you. As you may already know The FLOW was developed as a collection of short, non-technical articles written by those […]
Mary Mwangi is a Lecturer and plant Biotechnology researcher at Kenyatta University, Kenya. Mary is passionate about seeking practical solutions for poverty reduction, sustainable food security and wealth creation in Africa with a focus on the majority resource-poor women farmers and the youth. Her area of interest is banana biotechnology; specifically, Sigatoka disease resistance breeding […]
The ACCELERATE Circular Economy programme which was held under the ACTUATE banner has recently concluded. The programme was started to support education and capacity building to enhance understanding and acceptance of the aims of the ACTUATE project and the wider circular economy. We engaged with students from our partner institutions in Africa and each week […]