Ashok Mohinani
More than 5,000 pupils in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions are to benefit from a recycling campaign designed to build a sustainable and healthy environment for children.
The campaign, in the form of a competition, will educate pupils and their communities on waste management and further instil in them the habit of disposing of waste properly and making use of dustbins to promote a clean and healthy environment in Ghana.
This will also include recycling paper, plastic and cans.
It targets pupils between the ages of 9 and 13 in 20 selected primary and Junior High Schools (JHS) in the two regions.
Under the theme: ‘Celebrating our Past, Inspiring our Future,’ the competition, which begins this month, is an initiative of the Mohinani Group to mark its 50th Anniversary celebrations in Ghana.
Ashok Mohinani, Executive Director of the Mohinani Group of Companies, said the campaign formed part of its commitment towards recycling plastic and carrier bags and reducing pressure on the environment.
“This competition will motivate our youth to recycle by suggesting ways to engage everyone in a fun, educational programme that will involve students, staff and parents,” he said.
The competition runs for two months, after which the participants will be presented with exciting prizes ranging from learning materials to waste disposal equipment.
Other activities scheduled to mark the anniversary include clean-up exercises, environmental fairs, a football gala and a photo exhibition depicting 50 years in the Mohinani Group’s history.
Touching on the Group’s achievements, Mr Mohinani said, “Over the last 50 years, the Mohinani Group has grown into a diversified world-class group of companies with businesses and brands across the globe with a penchant for innovation and industrial leadership.”
The Group’s businesses include manufacturing (plastics and packaging products); distribution (consumer durables, electronics, electrical products); retail (office automation, tyres, building material) and international trade (polymers, chemicals and commodity raw materials).
Recently the group ventured into Greenfield sectors such as real estate, hospitality and Quick Service Restaurants (QSR).
The companies include Poly Products; Poly Tanks; Poly Sacks; Poly Kraft; Sonnex Packaging & Plastic Industries; Somotex; Somoco; Electromart; South West Estates; Protea Hotel Select and KFC, among others.
Currently, the group employs over 2,500 people directly across the country.
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