Dozens of residents from the Zaare East community mobilized for a large-scale cleanup exercise on Saturday, promoting environmental health and community solidarity while advocating for sustained national efforts.
The event, supervised by local assembly members and unit committees, aimed to improve sanitation, instill a sense of collective responsibility, and reduce waste-related diseases such as malaria and cholera.
Logistics, including masks, gloves, and cash donations, were provided by residents and supporters. Volunteers cleared debris, desilted drains, and collected plastics, bottles, and obsolete household items, with a community member donating a truck for waste removal.
Assembly member Clement Azikagana Ayamga commended participants, describing the initiative as a long-term commitment. “A clean environment is essential for healthy living,” he said. “We reaffirm our commitment to making our communities cleaner, healthier, and more habitable.”
Community member, Matthew Atanga, emphasized the broader impact of pollution. “Plastic bags and bottles affect our farmland, making farming and development decline,” he said. He urged all communities in the Upper East Region to adopt similar cleanups and called on politicians to participate locally. “Cleaning is community development,” he added.
Mr. Atanga also acknowledged the president’s recent revival of National Sanitation Day, urging chiefs, queen mothers, and residents to sustain the momentum for a cleaner, healthier environment.
Source: A1 Radio | 101.Mhz | Moses Azubire Anaba | Bolgatanga
