Donation of Trashcans to Guabuliga

BA, on Wednesday the 18^th of May, in a small ceremony donated 12 trashcans to the people of Guabuliga. The donation of the bins was planned to coincide with the monthly sanitation committee meeting. This ensured that all stakeholders and opinion leaders in the community were duly represented to receive insights on the work of the committee. Because of the quintessence of the donation, it took place at Guabuliga Chief’s palace; drumming the presence of sectional leaders, committee members, staff of BA, community elders, and the Chief himself. BA seized the opportunity to rehash the importance of sanitation to participants. The platform was also used to reward Nayiri Fong (A section of the community) for their impressive performance during the sanitation inspections. Receiving the reward and donation on behalf of Nayiri Fong and the community respectively, Chief M.S.Tampuri commended BA for the excellent projects and assured his unflinching support to the work of the organization. He also reechoed the importance of sanitation and tasked the various sections to ensure the safety and efficient use of the bins. Participants and the sectional heads also made pledges to foster sanitation both at the household and community levels as they aspire to create a model community in the district. 

A panoramic view of participants  

Participants discussing the state of sanitation in Guabuliga

Chief M.S. Tampuri receiving the trashcans for the community 

Sanitation Committee members posing for the camera with staff of BA

Cleaning Guabuliga

There's one bugging issue all over Ghana:  the trash! Committed to supporting community development, Braveaurora started a program to clean Guabuliga. We have readied ourselves to fight against this problem in two ways. The first is, changing the mentality of the villagers. For that we go through the various sections of the community to motivate the people to clean their areas with us. Since Monday the 2nd of May, we started  cleanup exercises with the community. From Monday to Saturday, we visit the different sections; one section per day with our motivated team and a band of drummers for the exercise. The second way we try to clean Guabuliga is by buying trashcans for the streets. The community do not have an effective waste disposal system so it is no surprise that everyone throws trash on the ground. Just a few days ago, 12 metal trashcans arrived in Guabuliga to help solve the issue. The next step is to distribute these to the village. The result of the sanitation program until now is that, it was very hard to mobilize the people to help because of their missing interest in environmental pollution- we are making steady progress. We will keep on cleaning and see where it brings us :)  

Compiled by Roman.

Wrapping up on a cleanup exercise; Roman, Ziblim and some kids

Madam Suzie showcasing some of the trashcans

Cleanup underway