17 MMDAs under GARID Project receive drones to strengthen development control activities
In a move aimed at bolstering flood risk and solid waste management in Accra, the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has distributed advanced drones to 17 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) under the Greater Accra Resilience and Integrated Development (GARID) The event featured the introduction of the DJI Matrice 30 […]
Local Government Ministry Inaugurates a Committee to Address Flooding and other Urban Challenges
The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development has inaugurated an Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination Management Committee (ICMC) and its steering committee in the seventeen Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project. The committee will enhance collaborative efforts among participating assemblies to address pressing urban challenges, including […]
GARID Project Trains Women in Disaster Risk Reduction
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project has held a training workshop on disaster risk reduction for women groups within the project intervention areas. The event, a collaborative effort between the GARID Project and National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), aimed at empowering women as key stakeholders in disaster preparedness and response strategies. Through […]
GARID Project Engages Stakeholders on Kaneshie Drainage Works
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has held a series of engagement programmes for key stakeholders in Kaneshie on the reconstruction of storm drains along Dr. Busia Highway, Osabiede, and Ayikai Streets. The engagement programmes were used to brief and solicit feedback from participants on the scope of the construction works and […]
Sanitation Ministry Completes First Phase of Clean Accra Campaign in GARID Assemblies
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, in collaboration with the seventeen (17) Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, has successfully concluded the first phase of “Clean Accra Campaign” in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area. The combined clean up and heavioural change campaign aimed at promoting […]
Sanitation Teams in GARID Project Beneficiary Assemblies Trained in Responsible Solid Waste Management Practices
In a bid to tackle the menace of indiscriminate waste disposal and promote cleaner communities, the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, through the GARID Project, has held orientation workshops for nine (9) newly formed sanitation committees in five GARID Project beneficiary Assemblies. These committees, comprising individuals from various communities within Okaikwei North, Korle Klottey, […]
World Bank Inspects Progress of Community Upgrading and Drainage Works Under the GARID Project
The World Bank’s Senior Social Development Specialist, Ms. Nneka Okereke, has led a team of experts on an inspection tour of the ongoing community upgrading and drainage improvement works under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project. The inspection, conducted in collaboration with lecturers from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Ghana […]
Dredging of the Odaw River Basin Commences Under the GARID Project
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has commenced dredging works on the unencumbering sites of the Odaw River Basin ahead of the rainy season. This crucial intervention aims to clear the Basin of silt and solid waste to facilitate unimpeded water flow in the drains and mitigate the perennial flooding along the […]
Accra takes bold step towards flood resilience with cutting-edge warning system
In a groundbreaking move to safeguard lives and property from the perennial flooding, the Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has handed over state-of-the-art equipment for the operationalization of Accra Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) equipment to the system’s implementation institutions comprising the Ghana Hydrological Authority, the Water Resources Commission, Ghana Meteorological Agency, and […]
Community Upgrading Works Starts in Alogboshie
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye has cut sod for the commencement of community upgrading works in Alogboshie, a low-income settlement under the GARID Project. Speaking at the event, Mr. Asenso-Boakye, said under the current phase of the GARID Project, the Ministry, will undertake the construction of primary and secondary drains, access […]