The Sanitation drive presents to the targeted communities, educating them on the overview of the environment, causes, and effects of human practices that deteriorate the environment, highlighting significant events that have occurred as a result of poor environmental practices. The group distributes waste bins to basic schools, marketplaces, and bus stations across the country. We have the best strategies to maintain the waste bins and also restore stolen waste bins from the road sides after the get lost or missing.
These bins are divided into four (4) sections, namely; food, paper, glass, and plastic. The rationale behind this idea is to nurture the culture of proper environmental hygiene, waste disposal and recycling as an everyday lifestyle in the communities, now and in the future.
Poor sanitation is a significant challenge in the cities of Accra and Kumasi - Ghana, and urgent action is needed to address the situation. With the right interventions and sustained effort, it is possible to improve the sanitation situation in the city and protect the health and well-being of its residents.
Accra, the capital city of Ghana and Kumasi faces a significant challenge with poor sanitation. The city has a population of approximately three million people, and the lack of proper sanitation facilities is a major public health concern. In many areas of Accra and Kumasi, there is a severe shortage of toilet facilities, and open defecation is widespread. This practice leads to the contamination of water sources, leading to waterborne diseases like cholera and typhoid fever. The lack of proper waste disposal systems also leads to littering of the streets and pollution of water bodies.
The Government of Ghana has made efforts to address the sanitation challenges, including the construction of public toilets and the implementation of waste management programs. However, progress has been slow due to the city being over-populated, limited resources, inadequate infrastructure, and high-level environmental illiteracy. The situation is particularly dire in slum areas, where many people live in informal settlements with inadequate access to basic amenities like clean water and sanitation facilities. In such areas, the risk of disease outbreaks is high, and the health and well-being of residents are compromised. Improving the sanitation situation in Accra and Kumasi requires a concerted effort from all stakeholders and require investment in infrastructure, education on proper sanitation practices, and awareness campaigns to encourage behaviour change.
The Sanitation project commenced in some districts across the city; namely, Ablekuma Central, Ablekuma West and Manhyia South. The project includes a clean up exercise, where the group engages with residents in the area to sweep, desilt gutters, cut weed, mow overgrown lawns, separate waste generated, and setting up recycling workshops in schools in the area. In the next 5 years, through the efforts of Obri Komfo Freedom Empowerment, the amount of waste generated in Accra and Kumasi will reduce by 25%.
