GARID Project Trains Sanitation Committees in Upcycling
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project has successfully organized a training workshop on upcycling for newly established sanitation committees, a group of community volunteers supporting the GARID project’s solid waste management initiatives in five of its 17 beneficiary assemblies. The initiative aimed to provide participants with insights into the economic value of […]
GARID Project Trains Environmental Health Officers in Prosecution to Strengthen Enforcement of Sanitation Regulations
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, has recently organized a specialized training workshop on the enforcement of sanitation regulations for frontline Environmental Health Officers in all the 17-project beneficiary Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) in Accra. The program aimed to equip participants […]
Works and Housing Ministry Signs Contract for Drainage Improvement Works in Kaneshie
The Ministry of Works and Housing, has signed contracts for the construction of two storm drains at Kaneshie under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID Project). The two works include the construction of a storm drain from Accra Academy Senior High School to Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange (Lot One) and another one from the […]
Work Begins on Nima-Paloma Drain
The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has cut sod for the construction of Nima-Paloma drain under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, the sector minister said the construction of the drain will help reduce the perennial flooding challenges in Accra, and bring the […]
Seventeen Assemblies receive over GH¢8 million to improve drainage infrastructure
Some 17 Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) in the Greater & Accra Region have received over GHç8 million to improve drainage infrastructure under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project. This follows the disbursement of a total of GHç10. 9 million in both 2022 and 2023 for the same goal. The beneficiary Assemblies […]
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 […]