Native tree learning project using Indigenous Knowledge in Kumasi, Ghana

Native tree education in Ghana has been crucial due to the decline in native tree species coupled with the loss of cultural heritage. This project aims at using indigenous knowledge to teach basic school learners about their native trees through a school-community partnered learning project. The project aims at developing teaching and learning materials rooted in indigenous knowledge for teaching basic school learners about Ghana’s endangered native trees. It would use a collaborative teaching model consisting of basic school teachers, foresters and community members knowledgeable in indigenous knowledge about the selected species. In addition, there would be a school-community native tree planting project where community members partner with schools in planting and monitoring growth of endemic native tree species in their respective communities.