The Sumbrungu Youth and Development Association (SUYDA), in collaboration with Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU), has carried out the second phase of a community-wide cleanup exercise aimed at improving sanitation and promoting public health in Sumbrungu.
Speaking after the exercise, SUYDA Chairman Albert Adongo said the initiative forms part of a sustained effort to keep the community clean.
“This morning is the second phase of our cleaning exercise. As we indicated in our first one, we want to sustain it and ensure that Sumbrungu is clean,” he said.
He praised BTU’s involvement, noting that students living in the community also contribute to local development.
“Bolgatanga Technical University collaborating with us is at the right time. We all know that the students in the community also contribute positively to the community.
“It is in this direction that we have called on them and indeed they have agreed to come and join us,” he said.
Mr. Adongo added that the relationship between the community and the university has improved significantly over the years.
“Unlike before, the community is not collaborating very effectively with the Bolgatanga Technical University, we don’t have a problem with any of them. They have actually supported us in so many ways. It is in this light that we have collaborated with them and done this exercise this morning,” he said.
The Upper East Regional Minister and the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive joined community members and students to cover key areas from Yikine to Anaatem, clearing refuse from roadsides, markets, and other enclaves.
“We try to ensure that we cover all the small enclaves so that the kind of rubbish that you see on the road, in our market, and all those places are taken away,” he said.
He emphasized that the goal is to make cleanup exercises a regular activity in the community.
“Our aim is to sustain it. If we don’t do it every week, we intend to do it every two weeks. We want to sustain it. Cleaning should be part of us,” he stated.
The chairman also highlighted the health benefits of the exercise and appealed to residents to support the initiative.
“We have sensitized thousands of people to understand the health implications of waste. My call to the people is that they should let us continue with this exercise. It improves our health, it increases our well-being, and it’s something that will help us in our lives,” he said.
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