Winner of Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2024 and Founder of EcoGreen Oases Legacy, Queen Nihad Titiaka Oases Ibrahim, has embarked on an inspiring five-day Green Legacy Tour across five districts in the Savannah and Northern Regions, advancing her flagship project, “Empowering Communities for Climate Action.”

The initiative, undertaken from 6th to 10th October 2025, combined climate education, tree planting, and recycling/upcycling training to promote sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and community empowerment.

In total, the Green Legacy Tour provided climate education and exercise books to 2,000 students, planted 1,000 trees, and trained 150 women and youth in recycling and upcycling; turning waste into wealth and opportunity.

A Green Mission Rooted in Community

The project forms part of EcoGreen Oases Legacy’s broader “Empowering Communities for Climate ActionT” initiative, which aligns with Ghana’s Tree for Life Campaign and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 13 and SDG 15) on climate action and life on land.

The Forestry Commission, one of the major partners of the project, supplied technical guidance and tree seedlings for the exercise. Other partners included Penyman Group Limited, HalferPay, GTP, and Vision Recycling.

Queen Titiaka explained that the project seeks to “transform schools into living classrooms that nurture environmental consciousness while empowering local communities, especially women and youth, with sustainable livelihood skills.”

Day-by-Day Impact: From Buipe to Tamale

Day 1: Buipe, Central Gonja District

The tour began in Buipe, where Queen Titiaka and her team met with the District Chief Executive (DCE), Hon. Mahama Fuseini, the District Director of Education, and the Assemblyman for Buipe Electoral Area.

They trained women and youth in recycling and upcycling, visited schools including Buipe Girls Model School, Higher Heights, Rock Foundation, and Buipe SDA A & B Schools, where they provided climate education, distributed books, and planted trees with students.

Market queens and traders warmly received the Queen, donating tubers of yam and offering financial donation as tokens of appreciation for her gratitude and ongoing environmental work. A sofa crafted from used car tyres and disposal GTP fabrics, and a wall clock made from disposable spoons, were donated to the District Assembly (products of the upcycling workshop in this district).

Day 2: Bole, Bole District

In Bole, the team engaged the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Abdulai Mahmud, and district officials, before conducting upcycling workshop, climate education and tree planting at St. Kizitos ‘B’, Kurabaso JHS, and English Arabic JHS.

A similar sofa donation from the upcycling training was made to the Assembly, with the MCE pledging to integrate the initiative into local youth employment strategies.

Day 3: Damongo, West Gonja District

The Queen and her team paid a courtesy call on the Damongo-Wura, Kelly Seidu Boresa I, to express gratitude for his support and to seek his royal blessings. In keeping with tradition, kola and exercise books were presented to the palace.

The team engaged the MCE, Hon. Yakubu Yussif Castro, and district authorities, and visited Damongo Girls Model JHS, New Life JHS, Kurabaso JHS A & B, and St. Annes JHS A & B, conducting educational sessions and planting trees.

A sofa and wall clock from recycled materials were presented to the Assembly as symbols of sustainable creativity.

Day 4: Daboya, North Gonja District

At Daboya, Queen Titiaka paid homage to the Wasipewura, Mumuni Anyame Kabasagya II, who blessed her mission and presented her with a royal handwoven smock.

The EcoGreen team met the District Education Directorate, trained women and youth, and visited Daboya Girls Model, Safo JHS, and Daboya D/A JHS for climate sessions and tree planting. In appreciation, the head teachers gifted the Queen another traditional smock; a gesture that symbolized respect for her commitment to environmental renewal.

Day 5: Tamale

The tour concluded at Pentecostal Academy, Queen Titiaka’s alma mater, where she led students in an empowerment sessions, climate education, exercise books donation, and tree planting; a nostalgic yet purposeful moment that underscored her lifelong advocacy for youth and environmental action.

Royal Blessings, Civic Partnerships, and Community Gratitude

Throughout the tour, Queen Titiaka received blessings from traditional leaders and institutional pledges from MCEs, DCEs, and education authorities.

Her symbolic donations sofas and wall clocks crafted from discarded tyres, spoons, and fabric scraps; captured the essence of her “waste-to-wealth” philosophy, demonstrating how creativity and sustainability can coexist.

Local markets, schools, and communities responded with warmth, offering gifts such as yam tubers, handwoven smocks, and prayers of goodwill; affirming Queen Titiaka’s unique bond with her people.

Partners in Purpose

The Forestry Commission’s active involvement through its regional and district offices underscored the alignment of the Green Legacy Tour with the national afforestation agenda and the Tree for Life Project.

Corporate partners such as GTP, HalferPay and Penyman Group Limited also contributed materials and logistics, while Vision Recycling provided technical inputs for upcycling training.

Queen Titiaka emphasized that sustainability must be both practical and cultural:
“We cannot talk about climate action without community ownership. From the chiefs to the children, everyone has a role to play in nurturing the environment that sustains us.”

About EcoGreen Oases Legacy

Founded by Queen Nihad Titiaka Oases Ibrahim, EcoGreen Oases Legacy is a non-profit organisation promoting climate education, afforestation, clean cooking, waste-to-wealth entrepreneurship, and women empowerment. The Green Legacy Tour is only one phase of Queen Titiaka’s broader agenda under the EcoGreen Oases Legacy umbrella. Her vision rooted in environmental justice, youth empowerment, and women’s participation seeks to blend beauty with purpose, influence with impact, and culture with sustainability.

As Ghana’s first Hijabi Queen and a passionate environmental advocate, her message remains clear: “Every tree we plant is a promise to the next generation; a promise of life, learning, and legacy.”