Clean-up campaign in Holy Family Hospital Nkawkaw


Location

Nkawkaw,

Category

Time span

January 8, 2024 –

January 31, 2024

Status

Finished


Project number

Project lead

jannik.mechau

Regional Groups

Koforidua

Project members

Bright Amoh
Robert Agbenyega
Joseph Maudjorm

Contact

jannik.mechau@teog.de

A lack of awareness among large sections of the population and inadequate waste disposal are leading to major problems with plastic waste in Ghana. It can be found everywhere in the landscape as well as in villages and towns and is finally washed into the sea via the sewage system and rivers.
The Holy Family Hospital in the town of Nkawkaw is also littered with garbage. With the support of the initiative EndPlasticSoup and TwB, Ralf Hardenberg from Rotary Club Nuremberg Connect organized a waste clean-up in the Holy Family Hospital Nkawkaw during his stay. Abdul Rashid Wumpini Alhassan, TwB member and ambassador for EndPlasticSoup in Ghana, helped in coordination and organization in advance. We, Bright, Robert, and Joseph of the Koforidua regional group made our way to Nkawkaw to take part in the collection campaign on-site. The hospital organized large rubbish containers, gloves, rubbish bags, as well as food and drinks for the participants. A total of 20 people collected 15.9 kg of Sachets and 9.2 kg of plastic bottles. The best collectors were rewarded with prizes. We highly thank Ralf Hardenberg for making the event possible for us, which also gave us the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with great people.

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