Isaac Rockson
In a bid to relieve government of the sole responsibility of addressing the poor sanitation situation in the country, the Confederation of Governance Assessment Institute (COGAI) and its affiliate partners – Bureau of Research on Governance, Commerce & Administration (BORGCA) and Institute for Sustainable Environment & Public Health (ISEPH) – have outlined a successive strategy to help.
The strategy, ‘One-On-One Sanitation Outreach Programme’, will consist of a series of nationwide activities that seek to solve the country’s sanitation problem once and for all.
Explaining how the strategy will work, the communication strategist for the programme, Isaac Rockson, revealed that stakeholders will be engaged to educate people across the country on proper sanitation.
“The sanitation crusaders are going to be everywhere in the country to educate people through poems and musical anthems because we want to develop a good sense of attitude in people towards sanitation,” he stated.
Mr Rockson further disclosed that a sanitation training course will also be introduced in educational institutions while traditional leaders will be at the forefront at the grassroots.
He, however, urged the government to introduce national service on sanitation, where senior high school students can be employed to serve after graduation.
The ‘Ghana National Sanitation Resource Fund’ will soon be instituted by ISEPH, in collaboration with financial institutions locally or globally, to facilitate community development projects geared towards sanitation.
This will be a loan facility to communities aiming to fight poor sanitation,” he added.
He further explained that the loan will be a public-private initiative, and this can be repaid through a community sanitation special tax (CoSS Tax), a community initiative by its people with or without government.