Sanitation Ministry Distributed Waste Collection Equipment to GARID Project Assemblies
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has distributed seventeen (17) refuse compactor trucks and other solid waste management equipment to the Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project. The move according to the ministry forms part of efforts by the government to improve solid waste management capacity […]
ISSER Holds Lecture Series on the GARID Project
The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, Legon, has held a lecture series on the land value capture potentials under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project and how transcalar politics influence the design and implementation of the Project. Opening the workshop, a Professor of Urban […]
GARID PROJECT TRAINS FEMALE INFORMAL WASTE WORKERS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has organized capacity building workshop in small business management and entrepreneurship for female waste pickers and waste collectors. The workshop is part of the interventions the Project is implementing to improve solid waste management capacity in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area. Addressing participants, the Coordinator of […]
Informal Waste Sector Workers Collect More than Half of the Waste Generated in Accra -A Research Study
Findings from a study commissioned by the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project into Solid Waste Management in low-income communities in Accra have revealed that the Informal Waste Sector workers collect 51% of waste in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA). This was made known during a high-level workshop organized by the GARID […]
More than Half of the Waste Generated in Accra is Organic – A Research Study
A study conducted by the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project into solid waste management in low-income communities in Accra has revealed that more than half (54%) of the waste generated in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) is organic. Explaining the detailed composition of waste in the Municipalities, Dr. Oduro Appiah, a […]
GARID Project Presents Solid Waste Management Strategy to Key Stakeholders
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project in collaboration with the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) has presented a Solid Waste Management Strategy developed for the seventeen (17) participating MMDAs to key stakeholders in the Greater Accra Region. The strategy which was presented at a high-level workshop for top officials […]
GARID Project Donates PPEs To Informal Waste Workers
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to some Informal Waste Sector (IWS) workers in Accra. The presentation was made during an Occupational Health and Safety training workshop organized by the Project for the informal waste workers. In his opening remarks, the Project Coordinator, Dr Ohene Sarfoh, […]
Flood control in Accra: GARID project to start in October
Source: GhanaWeb A US$200m World Bank-sponsored Greater Accra Resilience and Integrated Development (GARID) project, which will provide long-term soft credit to government to address drainage and flood management infrastructure improvement in the capital city, is expected to commence in October. According to the Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, government has replaced an earlier flood […]
World Bank supports Ghana’s coronavirus response with $100m
source: Myjoyonline.com The World Bank is providing $100 million to Ghana to assist the country in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This $100 million will be made available to the government and the people of Ghana as short, medium and long-term support. This financing package includes $35 million in emergency support to help the country provide […]
Gov’t To Construct $43m Landfill Facility, Transfer Stations
Source: Daily Guide The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has announced its intention to construct a sanitary landfill facility, two Transfer Stations and cap two major dump-sites at Abokobi and Agbogbloshie (Old Fadama). According to the Ministry, it will be utilizing an amount of $ 43 million to finance these activities under the solid […]