Sanitation Ministry commences implementation of Accra Solid Waste Management Strategy
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources marked commencement of the implementation of Accra Solid Waste Management Strategy developed under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project with a behavior change campaign and cleanup exercise in Alogboshie, one of the three beneficiary low-income communities under the Project The learning-by-doing event which was carried […]
New designs for major drains completed to tackle Accra’s perennial flooding – GARID
source: Citi Newsroom The Drainage Engineer on the Greater Accra Resilience and Integrated Development project (GARID), Kojo Badu Keelson, says some major drains have been earmarked for major works after the June rains. He said the move is part of efforts to tackle the perennial flooding that occurs in Accra. According to him, the Ministry […]
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 […]
Fencing of Abloragyei Dumpsite to Commence Soon
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has handed over the Abloragyei dumpsite in the Ga East Municipal Assembly to Mariandago Company Limited to commence construction of a fence wall around the site. This is to help ward off encroachers ahead of the planned closure and aftercare maintenance of the dumpsite under the […]
Government Launches Social Behaviour Change Campaign on Solid Waste and Flood Risk Management in Accra
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has launched a Social Behavior Change Communication campaign to improve solid waste and flood risk management within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA). The campaign activities which will be carried out in communities within the Odaw Basin, and in basic schools, market centres, religious gatherings, […]
NADMO Conducts Simulation Exercises in Five Flood Prone Municipalities in the Greater Accra Region
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in collaboration with the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has conducted desktop flood simulation exercises in five Municipalities within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area to assess the readiness of the selected Assemblies to respond to incidence of flooding and reduce the impacts of flood disaster along […]
WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTRY SIGNS MOU WITH NGLESHI STOOL TO USE THEIR LAND FOR TEMPORARY HANDLING SITES
The Ministry of Works and Housing (MWH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ngleshi Stool of James Town and Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to use three (3) designated sites along the Odaw Basin and Korle Lagoon for temporary handling sites for dredged materials from the Odaw River. The MoU which was signed […]
Three Flood-Prone Communities in Accra Prioritize Needs for inclusion in GARID Project’s Community Upgrading Plan
Residents of Nima, Akweteyman and Alogboshie, the three beneficiary flood prone communities under the Participatory Community Upgrading Component of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, have been urged to actively participate in the ongoing stakeholders’ engagement process to prioritise their communities’ needs for inclusion in the preparation of Community Upgrading Plans under […]
GARID Project Builds the Capacity of Gender-Based Violence Service Providers in the Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has organized a capacity building workshop on Gender Based Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse / Sexual Harassment (GBV) SEA / SH for service providers in the Greater Accra Region. The workshop is part of the efforts by the GARID Project to map and train GBV service […]
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 […]