Smart farming
Surveying the land, analysing the soil and checking local weather forecasts, to choose the crops that will grow best.
Africa Climate Action Hub
Putting practical climate knowledge in farmers’ hands, across Africa.
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It began with farmers.
In Sierra Leone, farmers learned to survey their land and study their soil, then to make clean green charcoal.
Hubs open where communities ask for them.
Sustain Salone came first. Sustain La Guinée and Sustain Casamance followed.
One network, still growing.
ACAH connects the hubs, so what works in one place spreads to the next. Lake Chad and the Congo Basin are next.
Who we are
One organisation, a growing network of hubs
Africa Climate Action Hub (ACAH) is a non-profit company registered in England and Wales. It owns a network of hubs in West Africa, where farmers and communities learn to farm smarter, switch to clean fuel and create green jobs.
ACAH brings the hubs together under one organisation, and gives governmental and charitable funders one place to invest in the work.
What the hubs teach
Practical skills for better harvests, cleaner fuel and new income
Green charcoal
A clean replacement for ordinary charcoal, made from agricultural by-products.
Green jobs
Eco-preneurial work that restores the land, such as beekeeping and reforestation.
Our hubs
Local roots, shared network
Each hub is a local organisation with a local name, registered in its own country. ACAH connects them, so what works in one place can spread to the next.
- Sierra Leone
Sustain Salone
The first hub, in Sierra Leone, where the work began.
- Mamou, Guinea
Sustain La Guinée
A hub in Mamou, chosen for its position as a crossroads.
- Casamance, Senegal
Sustain Casamance
A hub in southern Senegal, serving the Senegambia region.
- Future hub, not yet established
Future hubs
Lake Chad and the Congo Basin are next.
Our story
How it grew
Farming in Sierra Leone
The work began with farmers in Sierra Leone, using technology for smart and precision farming: surveying land and studying soil to work out which crops will grow best.
Clean energy
Most people in Sierra Leone used charcoal, which harms the planet. The answer was green charcoal, a clean fuel made from agricultural by-products.
Sustain Salone
The first hub opened in Sierra Leone, teaching farmers to make green charcoal alongside smart farming.
Sustain La Guinée
The next hub opened in Mamou, Guinea, chosen for its position as a crossroads.
Sustain Casamance
People in the Senegambia region wanted a hub of their own, so Sustain Casamance opened in southern Senegal.
Africa Climate Action Hub
ACAH was registered in England and Wales to bring the hubs together under one organisation.
Next: Lake Chad and the Congo Basin
ACAH has been approached about hubs in the Lake Chad Basin and the Congo Basin.
What we stand for
Our values
Knowledge for everyone
The knowledge farmers and communities need should reach them directly, not stay with a few. ACAH shares it through its hubs and conferences.
Built with farmers
The work began with farmers in Sierra Leone, and it is shaped by what farmers need.
Local roots, shared network
Each hub is a local organisation with a local name, registered in its own country. ACAH connects them, so what works in one place can spread to the next.
Led by demand
Hubs open where communities ask for them. That is how the hubs in Guinea and Casamance began, and why Lake Chad and the Congo Basin are next.
Good for people and planet
Climate action should also mean better harvests, cleaner fuel and new income.
Get involved
The network grows when people take part.
Learn at a hub
Farmers and communities come to the hubs to learn.
Support the hubs
Supporters in the African diaspora and beyond help the hubs reach more farmers.
Ways to support the hubs are coming soon.
Come to a conference
ACAH will hold conferences open to all interested parties.
Contact ACAH
Questions about the hubs or the work?
Contact details are coming soon.