What we do

Our Focus Areas

Forest Restoration & Environmental Conservation

FORG promotes sustainable forest management and landscape restoration to reverse environmental degradation, enhance biodiversity, and protect vital ecosystems such as river basins and forest reserves.

Key interventions include:

  • Tree planting using indigenous and multipurpose species
  • Community woodlots, agroforestry, and enrichment planting
  • Fire prevention and control training
  • Protection of water bodies and buffer zones
  • Support to Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs)

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security

We work with smallholder farmers to promote climate-smart and sustainable agricultural practices that improve yields, food security, and income while conserving natural resources.

Key interventions include:

  • Dry season gardening projects
  • Farmer training on sustainable farming practices
  • Integration of trees on farms (agroforestry)
  • Soil and water conservation education

Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation

FORG supports rural communities to understand climate risks and adopt practical adaptation and mitigation strategies that protect livelihoods and ecosystems.

Key interventions include:

  • Climate change education and awareness
  • Community-based adaptation practices
  • Ecosystem restoration for carbon storage

Promotion of climate-resilient livelihoods

Education & Youth Development

Education is central to sustainable development. FORG supports access to quality education, with a strong focus on girls and rural schools.

Key interventions include:

  • Provision of educational materials
  • Girl-child education advocacy
  • Environmental education in schools
  • Academic award schemes for rural students

Women & Marginalized Groups Empowerment

FORG actively promotes social and economic inclusion, especially for women, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups.

Key interventions include:

  • Financial literacy training
  • Linking women groups to credit facilities
  • Advocacy for women and children’s rights

Inclusion of women in environmental governance and decision-making

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Friends of Rural Growth (FORG), Ghana, is a non-governmental, non-profit organization formally established in 2016 after operating informally since 2014.

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