Ghana Planeteer Movement gears up to host duo

The Ghana Planeteer Movement, the local chapter of the Captain Planet Foundation, will host two top US

Environmentalist Laura Turner to visit Ghana Laura Turner to visit Ghana

environmentalists, Laura Seydel-Turner, Chairperson of the Captain Planet Foundation, and Barbara Pyle, founder of the foundation. 

They would participate in a series of activities scheduled from the 1st to the 5th of February.

While in Ghana on their five-day visit, Laura Turner and Barbara Pyle will pay a courtesy call on the U.S Ambassador to Ghana, the Minister of Environment, as well as the Mayor of Accra and some environmental institutions, together with members of the Planeteer Movement of Ghana.

President of the Ghana Planeteer Movement, Timothy Karikari, notes that Laura and Barbara’s visit is a boost for the group.

“Having our founder and chairperson visit us is a motivation to our relatively young movement to do much more. We would have the opportunity to interact with them and learn a lot to improve our approach towards environmental advocacy and action in Ghana”, he said.

Launched in October 2010 by Laura Turner-Seydel, together with Executive Chairman of Global Media Alliance, Edward Boateng, and Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, Omanhene of the Akyem Abuakwa State, the Planeteer Movement of Ghana have been active advocates in environmental issues, putting thought and word to action and embarking on series of educational campaigns in schools as well as hands-on clean up exercises.

Laura Seydel-Turner, daughter of Ted Turner, founder of CNN is the winner of several environmental and humanitarian awards including the League of Conservation Voters Environmental Hero Award, and the Healthy Child Healthy World’s 2010 Mom on a Mission for Service Award.

Barbara Pyle is co-creator of the award-winning 1990s animation series, Captain Planet, founder of the Captain Planet Foundation and lately, the environmental movement The Planeteers.