Godfred Owusu

Godfred is a leading climate change and environmental sustainability advocate from Ghana, currently serving as a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He was crowned the PGC 2024 Champion for his “Kumasi Waste Free Project,” which employed a circular economy model to eradicate plastic waste and successfully transformed over 900kg of plastics into items like student desks and community waste bins. Godfred joined the Turning Green Organization as a campus representative in 2023 and further deepened his commitment by interning with Turning Green during the summer of 2025. He now leverages his experience as a mentor and motivator, inspiring young leaders across Ghana and ensuring students continue to engage massively in PGC.