Kumasi, Ghana
“Words cannot describe how excited I am for our City's proposal to be selected as one of 15 winning proposals to be supported for implementation. The pinnacle of my happiness is anchored on the fact that the panel of high-level international judges deemed our proposal worthy of implementation.” Hon. Samuel Pyne, Mayor of Kumasi
Addressing waste management through youth employment
Winner of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge for their response to a local sanitation crisis, Kumasi Sanitation Solutions trains unemployed youth to build low-cost, sustainable toilets for households in need of safe, affordable, accessible, and clean sanitation facilities. The program uses bio-digesters and other technologies compatible with the city's infrastructure to convert waste into organic manure for farms. Kumasi Sanitation Solutions also supports the community in professional development by offering economic opportunities for trained youth artisans.
Photo: Ohene Kwabena Agyemang
Deputy Director of Waste Management Osei Assibey Bonsu (first photo) shows residents the type of toilet technologies that will be tested in their homes.