Heritage Charity Foundation (Ghana)
Founded in 2014, Heritage Charity Foundation (HCF) is a local non-governmental organisation established to provide support to children, including children living with disabilities, and women in poor communities in Ghana. Through its support, HCF aims to provide skills training and education, and enable these women and children to contribute to their communities and live self-sustaining and financially independent lives.
In 2024-2025, the Eurofins Foundation is supporting the project “Promoting innovative agroecology models and mechanisms for conservation of carbon stocks within the savannah landscapes in Goaso communities in Ghana.”
In the Goaso region of Ghana, the main livelihood sustaining rural communities is agriculture, but the adverse impacts of climate change on crop production have been significant, with longer dry spells and erratic rains. With declining soil fertility, crop yields are poor, which translates to low incomes and poverty. Other environmental problems such as illegal small-scale mining, deforestation and forest degradation, unsustainable charcoal and fuelwood production, and bush fires/fire hunting are rife in these communities.
The project aims to increase the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices by 100 female farmers and increase the carbon stock on 100 farms. More specifically, the project will:
- Train 100 female famers in climate-smart agriculture, including minimum tillage, mulching, zero burning in land preparation, Zai pits, and trees on farms.
- Train 20 community-based agriculture extension agents and officers on climate Smart Agriculture, Integrated Soil Fertility Management, and climate change adaptation (early warning and crises mapping).
- Train beneficiary farmers on how to read weekly weather forecasts provided via mobile phones and radio broadcasts.
- Train 50 female farmers in Integrated Soil Fertility Management practices, such as the use of quality, early maturing seeds/germplasm, use of organic manure with inorganic/mineral fertilisers coupled with good farming methods.
- Organise community sensitisation programmes on climate change, deforestation, bushfires, and biodiversity conservation.
- Support 100 farm families to invest in compost and organic pesticides preparation and seed bank maintenance.
These projects contribute to the following United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
