Go Green Malawi (Go Green Save the Environment I GGSE)

Go Green Malawi is a community-based environmental organization headquartered in Nkhata Bay, Northern Malawi. Working at the intersection of ecosystem restoration, climate-smart livelihoods, and community systems change, the organization enables communities to design, adopt, and sustain practical, low-cost solutions that strengthen both people and nature.

Go Green Malawi partners closely with local authorities, schools, and civil society to restore degraded landscapes, promote regenerative agriculture, advance circular waste systems, and build awareness for sustainable resource management along the Lake Malawi shoreline. Through participatory training, demonstration plots, and youth engagement, the organization connects knowledge with action and ensures that solutions remain in community hands long after projects conclude.

A. Core Programmes

1. Reforestation and Tree Nurseries
Community and school-based nurseries producing indigenous, fruit, and agroforestry tree species; planting campaigns, post-planting care, and community-led survival tracking.

2. Climate-Smart Agriculture and Permaculture
Integrated soil and water management, diversified gardens, composting, agroforestry models, and adaptive cropping calendars implemented through farmer field schools.

3. Digitalization in Agriculture
Use of digital tools and technologies such as mobile apps, data collection devices, and digital advisory services to improve farming decision-making, enhance climate resilience, and increase productivity through timely information and market linkages.

4. Waste Sorting, Recovery, and Recycling
Community and school sorting systems, collection points, clean-up drives, and partnerships with social enterprises for recycling and material recovery.

5. Conservation Education and Youth Engagement
School eco-clubs, teacher training, environmental curricula, and youth-led stewardship initiatives.

6. Lake and Fisheries Protection
Community awareness on sustainable fishing, co-management frameworks, shoreline clean-ups, and rehabilitation of aquatic habitats.

7. Farmer Outreach and Research
Participatory training, seasonal clinics, demonstration plots, and practical field guides advancing evidence-based farming practices.

B. Areas of Expertise

• Participatory community mobilisation and co-creation
• Nursery operations and agroforestry system design
• Permaculture, soil, and water conservation practices
• Digital agriculture tools and data-driven farming
• Circular economy and community waste systems
• Environmental and conservation education
• Fisheries and lakeshore ecosystem management
• Training facilitation and capacity development
• Monitoring, evaluation, and learning for adaptive management
• Partnership and government alignment
• Safeguarding and inclusion across all programmes

C. How We Work

• Local-first implementation with a Nkhata Bay-based team
• Evidence-driven learning from field demonstrations and adoption tracking
• Co-owned approaches engaging communities, schools, and local government
• Scalable, low-cost designs that communities can maintain independently
• Transparent reporting focused on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement

D. Collaboration and Partnerships

Go Green Malawi works with smallholder farmers, youth and women’s groups, schools, fishing communities, and local enterprises, coordinated through district departments in forestry, agriculture, fisheries, and environment. Partners can expect practical co-design, efficient programme delivery, transparent results reporting, and visible community ownership that ensures long-term sustainability.