Eric Tutu Tchao

Smart Indigenous Weather App (SIWA) is an AI-powered climate intelligence platform that combines indigenous ecological knowledge with scientific weather data to provide localized, accessible 12–24-hour forecasts for smallholder farmers in Ghana. Trained on community-generated forecasting indicators and enriched with Ghana Meteorological Agency data, SIWA delivers actionable weather insights through an offline-first, local-language mobile experience. The platform strengthens farmer resilience to climate variability, reduces weather-related crop losses, and empowers communities, particularly women and youth, to become stewards of locally relevant climate intelligence. Through the ObaaSIWA project activities funded through the EmpowerHerAI project by the GRAIN project, over 100 female digital weather champions are being trained as part of efforts to provide timely weather information to female farmers who don't have access to smartphones