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Dawa Residents Join Ningo-Prampram Assembly For National Sanitation Day Clean-Up

Residents of Dawa in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region have joined staff of the District Assembly to observe National Sanitation Day with a massive clean-up exercise.

Date Created : 11/9/2026 : Story Author : Theresa Workartey/ Ghanadistricts.com

The exercise, held on Saturday, November 7, 2026, focused on improving sanitation in the community, particularly along the principal street and its choked gutters.

Participants desilted gutters, swept streets, cleared overgrown weeds along roadsides and evacuated accumulated refuse as part of efforts to promote a clean and healthy environment.

The exercise was led by the Assembly Member for the area, Hon. Noah Abayateye, the District Environmental Health Officer, Madam Evelyn Nani, and staff of the Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit.

Community members, youth groups, traders and other volunteers also participated in the exercise.

Addressing residents, Hon. Noah Abayateye urged them to make sanitation a daily responsibility rather than an activity reserved for National Sanitation Day.

He stressed that maintaining a clean environment was essential to preventing diseases such as cholera, malaria and typhoid, while also improving the general outlook of the community.

He further cautioned residents against indiscriminate disposal of refuse into gutters and encouraged them to patronise approved waste collection services.

For her part, the District Environmental Health Officer, Madam Evelyn Nani, used the opportunity to educate residents on proper waste disposal, household sanitation, handwashing and personal hygiene.

At the end of the exercise, tonnes of refuse were collected and properly disposed of, leaving the principal street and its gutters visibly cleaner and allowing for improved water flow.

Some residents who participated commended the Assembly for selecting Dawa for the district-level exercise and pledged to sustain the initiative through regular community clean-up activities.

The exercise forms part of ongoing efforts by the Ningo-Prampram District Assembly to promote environmental cleanliness and encourage active community participation in sanitation management.