The Chairman of the Sumbrungu Youth and Development Association (SUYDA), Albert Adongo, has called on residents to embrace regular sanitation practices following a joint cleanup exercise with Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU).
The exercise, the second in a series, targeted key areas across Sumbrungu, with participants clearing refuse from roadsides, markets, and other neglected areas.
“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,” Mr. Adongo said.
He stressed that the association’s goal is to make cleanup exercises a consistent habit within 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.
Mr. Adongo also highlighted the health benefits of maintaining a clean environment and urged residents to continue supporting the initiative.
“We have seen thousands of people lacking knowledge of 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 improves our well-being, and it’s something that will help us in our lives,” he said.
The collaboration with BTU was widely welcomed, with students joining residents to support the exercise and strengthen ties between the university and the community.
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