Base Estates Group, a construction firm, has donated sanitation tools to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to improve sanitation in the sub-metropolitan districts.
The equipment were four wheelbarrows, four shovels, four wellington boots, two rakes and dozens of gloves, which were handed over to each assembly member in the 20 electoral areas under the jurisdiction of the AMA making a total of 480 tools.
Mr Korankye Ankrah, the Project Manager of Base Estates, at a brief presentation ceremony in Accra, explained that the decision to support the electoral areas was due to the long-standing relationship the company had with the assembly members.
In addition, he said his outfit owned several firms in the electoral areas which served as a motivating factor to distribute the solid waste collection tools to promote cleanliness and boost good health.
He said the donations were made to assist and strengthen the AMA to embark on its routine sanitation works, adding that transforming Accra into the cleanest city in Africa demanded a collaborative and collective effort from all residents.
According to him, climate change had become an alarming factor impeding development globally, hence he urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the equipment to improve sanitation in the metropolis and mitigate the spread of diseases.
“This is not the first donation we have made to them, so they should utilize the tools well so that their communities will be clean…. because of climate change, the rains are unpredictable so they should clean the choked gutters and all to reduce the spread of diseases,” he encouraged.
Mr Musah Ziyad, the Assembly Member for Amamomo Electoral Area, expressed gratitude to the leadership of Base estates for the philanthropic gesture, stating that the donation was not the first of its kind.
However, it was part of a series of engagements made to support the many significant strides of the AMA and the assembly members to improve sanitation in their electoral areas.
“For the last two or three years, they gave us sanitation tools,” he said, and urged the beneficiaries of the tools to maintain them and to prolong their lifespan.”
He gave the assurance that the AMA would continue with the collaboration with the Base Estate Group to transform Accra.
GNA
