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MAY 2021 MONTHLY CLEANUP EXERCISE (RIMI Market)

On Saturday May 29th MAMA Sanitation Ambassadors stormed Rimi Market (Kano City) to engage in the monthly cleanup exercise for May 2021 in Kano State, Nigeria.

We had 17 Volunteers from the organization while 6 joined form the community.

Quick Data:

  1. A total of 45 waste bags were collected
  2. We got good reception from the community
  3. There is need to provide a Waste collection center for the area as they had none available and only dumped their waste in the open.

Recommendation

Waste Collection Center be created and Waste Drums be provided to the community.

The overall goal of the project is to compliment the efforts of the Government in having an improve standard of living for communities in Kano through effectively waste management and ensuring a clean environment. As an organization we come to achieve this through;

  1. Joining and engaging community members in cleaning exercise at selected communities/locations
  2. Sensitizing the public on proper disposal of solid waste, control of wastewater and rainwater
  3. Sensitizing the public on proper hand hygiene and personal hygiene and
  4. By collaborating and partnering with relevant organizations if/when necessary.

Beneficiaries

It is expected that the project will in the long-term help change the orientation of individuals in the community towards keeping a clean, safe and healthy environment.

The Hon. Commissioner for Environment Kano State Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim Getso was also on ground with his team to include senior management staffs of REMASAB (Refuse Management and Sanitation Board) to inspect our activity.

APRIL 2021 MONTHLY CLEANUP EXERCISE (TARAUNI Market)

The organization through her ambassadors participated in the monthly cleanup exercise for April 2021 in Kano State, Nigeria.

The day fell on the 24th of the monthly being the last Saturday for April 2021 and we had 12 Volunteers from the organization while 5 joined form the community.

Quick Data:

  1. A total of 65 waste bags were collected
  2. Community needs more orientation on importance and need to join the exercise

Recommendation

Evacuation trucks will be needed at site for immediate clearing of waste and to help with gutters with much waste deposit.

The overall goal of the project is to compliment the efforts of the Government in having an improve standard of living for communities in Kano through effectively waste management and ensuring a clean environment. As an organization we come to achieve this through;

  1. Joining and engaging community members in cleaning exercise at selected communities/locations
  2. Sensitizing the public on proper disposal of solid waste, control of wastewater and rainwater
  3. Sensitizing the public on proper hand hygiene and personal hygiene and
  4. By collaborating and partnering with relevant organizations if/when necessary.

 

Beneficiaries

It is expected that the project will in the long-term help change the orientation of individuals in the community towards keeping a clean, safe and healthy environment.

We appreciate the inspection done by the Hon. Commissioner for Environment Kano State Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim Getso, the Permanent secretary and Senior management of REMASAB (Refuse Management and Sanitation Board)

Also read

https://guardian.ng/news/flooding-kano-government-to-desilt-drains-water-bodies/

MAMA Initiative Presents A Certificate of Appreciation to the MD of REMASAB

The Team lead and Mobilizer of the MAMA Initiative Cleanup Projects on Monday 10th February, 2020 visited the office of the Managing Director of the Refuse management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) Hon. Abduallahi Muazu Gwarzo to appreciate the boards support in her last Sanitation project. MAMA Initiative through her Mobilizer, Yakasai Jubril Buhari also used the occasion to inform the MD of her intention to create a 20-man volunteer team who will participate in the environmental sanitation of the State each month of the year 2020.

A Certificate of appreciation was presented to the boards and received by the MD in company of the boards Director of Sanitation.

In response to the certificate received, the MD appreciated the Initiative and promised the boards’ support to programs of the Initiative as it as to do with environment and sanitation.

#SDG 2 ZERO HUNGER ADVOCACY PROJECT

The SDG Goal 2 seeks sustainable solutions to end hunger in all its forms by 2030 and to achieve food security. The aim is to ensure that everyone everywhere has enough good-quality food to lead a healthy life. Achieving this Goal will require better access to food and the widespread promotion of sustainable agriculture. MAMA Initiative in partnership with SDGsACT Nigeria and World Merit Nigeria had this in mind when they decided to first create advocacy around the goal by involving youths from the communities to come forward and identify possible solutions and also get the opportunity to feed less privilege community members. Unfortunately, only one correct entry was received and the project was executed last Saturday 20th July, 2019.

The project eventually fed over 200 person (90% Children) from identified community in Kano State, Nigeria.

  • While we agree that truly there is hunger and action must be taken immediately, we have also come to realize that a total re-orientation of the social mindset of people must also come along.
  • Aside providing them with food, it is also important that a sustainable business be designed for residents of this community whose about 70% youth population hardly can communicate in English.

MAMA Initiative will be going back to this community to do a proper research on the immediate needs.

Thank you partners for the wonderful job done we are indeed #leavingnoonebehind