Sanitation project launched at Ahwiam

Women of Africa Foundation has launched an environmental sanitation project at Ahwiam in the Ningo-Prampram District to educate the indigenes on waste management, hygiene and health related issues.

The Spanish non-governmental organisation in collaboration with Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF), embarked on the project to raise awareness on the need for a healthy environment to improve citizen’s quality of life for a sustainable future.

Ms Alicia Cebada, Project Coordinator Women of Africa Foundation noted that Ahwiam, just as any community in Ghana has a rapid growing population with serious problems of sanitation and thus it is important to educate the people to know the repercussions of keeping unclean environment.

She said to improve cleanliness and solid waste collection in the community, it is necessary to draw an action plan to bolster the existing infrastructure and implement concrete measures that would improve sanitation as well as the standard of living of the people.

The theme for the project: “Painting Africa: Africa Women against Malaria,” is to combine culture and art to sell good sanitation messages for the well-being of the people.

Ms Cebada said the foundation together with WiLDAF would on the second week in December embark on a serious clean up exercise to clean the community and provide five waste bins to ensure that rubbish is properly disposed of for the prevention of cholera outbreak and malaria.

Alhaji Sarachk Nartey, District Chief Executive thanked the NGOs for their intervention, adding this would improve the living conditions in the community.

He said the use of plastic materials in the country has contributed greatly to the sanitation problem and encouraged the people to dispose of waste in a proper way to prevent cholera and other communicable diseases.

Mr William Lomo Tettey, District Environmental Officer said sanitation is a way of life and must be seen as such in the day-to day activities of the people.

He said members who fail to abide by the rules and regulations in sustaining a clean environment would be dealt with lawfully.

Ms Bridie Boye, District Operations Supervisor stated that the people contribute most to the current problems relating to sanitation and waste management in the community and the country at large.

She therefore urged them to change their attitudes towards cleanliness by starting from their homes so that together they would sustain the good works of the NGOs to improve on their lives.

The Women of Africa Foundation is a private organisation. It was founded with the intention of becoming an exemplary body in Spain and internationally with its commitment to sustainable economic and social development, human rights, peace, justice and dignity for people and especially for women and girls in Africa.