In Ghana, the issue of collection, management and disposal of solid waste continues to feature prominently in major towns and cities across the country. This situation is no different from what goes on in our rural areas where lands are converted into dumpsites. The contamination of water bodies leading to the spread of water-borne diseases and health hazards from the stench emanating from uncollected and decaying garbage result in the outbreak of several preventable sanitation-related diseases.
Consequently, It is our goal to serve as the leading innovator in proper waste disposal and management in Africa. This we hope to do through our active youth-led activities.
LEVERAGING ON THE PASSION FOR SPORTS TO IMPACT WASTE MANAGEMENT IN GHANA
OUR VISION
OUR MISSION
About us
Our core approach to attaining our vision includes the effort to:
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Instill the habit of proper waste disposal in the people of Ghana
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Encourage environmental sustainability through organic farming
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Promote innovation in waste management
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Provide a source of livelihood for members of communities in which we operate
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Use sports to ensure that the youth remain healthy and avoid being social deviants like thieves, drug addicts, etc
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Help develop skills and find opportunities for the youth who wish to pursue careers in sports
TranSite offers a simple model that is highly replicable. Thus, we are looking to expand from one community to the other. For now, we are working in the town of Berekuso in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
The Inspiration Behind TranSite
Most of us running the project have lived in slums ranging from Ashale Botwe, Ashaiman to Odorkor; one thing that we noticed was very common to these and other areas was the habit of improper waste disposal. We saw people dumping refuse in gutters, water bodies, bushes, and large heaps of rubbish as others defecate in the open.
But when we had the opportunity to visit more developed areas like East Legon, Cantonments, we realised that the people there did better in terms of waste disposal; at least, they rarely defecate in the open or dumped refuse in the gutters. Consequently, we resolved to find out what exactly the reason was. Unlike the slums, we noticed that the waste management companies were more active in those developed areas as they emptied people's bins regularly.