Youth Employment and environmental sanitation in the Central 2 community.
the problem:
Freetown became a “safe heaven” for people who fled the atrocities caused by rebels’ up- country. The country was devastated with the decade long civil unrest which left thousands of people moving from one area to another for safety. Thousands of people moved into Freetown and little have returned to their original homes after the war. The population of Freetown grew from 800,000 in 1995 to 1.85 million in 2003. This resulted in squalor, poor housing, inadequate sanitation, congestion, and poor public services, and chronic high unemployment, particularly among the city’s youth-most of whom are illiterate and also unskilled.
According to the World Bank report on Waste management in Freetown, Solid waste management poses costly and vexing problems. Included are low service coverage-averaging 40%, insufficient budgets, highly inadequate equipment, substantial inefficiencies such as high costs, low quality service, low labor productivity, poor public attitudes, and widespread illegal dumping
Apparently, it could be seen that young Adults especially youths continue to remain poor, unemployed, disadvantage, inexperience and as most lack the basic life skills for them to leave successfully.
vital stats:
people impacted:
20,135people involved:
80why it's important:
This project is geared toward help solving the waste management system and at the same time strengthened capacities of the youths to increase their economic livelihoods.
Knowledge is a key component in changing attitudes to impact positive behaviours change in relation to waste management. Providing basic knowledge on proper waste disposal methods will help improve the waste management problem. Waste collection and proper disposal methods will benefit the youths by providing basic economic incentives for them and also give them the opportunity to take responsibility for their environment. Information on recycling of waste will reduce solid waste especially plastics as these can be recycled. If not managed properly, they can pose many environmental and human health risks.
Moreover, providing basic skills for unemployed and illiterate youths will help increase economic livelihoods that will reduce the level of unemployment rate among youths.
the plan of action:
1) Increase knowledge on proper waste disposal method
Activity 1:
• Organise community meetings/ talk shows
• Preparation and production of awareness materials(Radio jingles, posters, road shows etc)
• Encourage communities to practice waste recycling.
2) Conduct house to house solid waste collection and disposal activities.
Activity 2
• Organise communities into youth groups
• Purchase of waste collection and disposal materials.
• Routine cleaning of street and gutters
The project will target people leaving in the Central 2 community in the Western Urban district of Freetown.
Obj 1:
Public awareness programs will the organised in every corner of the central 2 communities on proper waste disposal methods and recycling of wastes. Awareness raising materials such as posters, sign posts, radio jingles, road shows etc will be developed in all aspect of the awareness program.
Obj 2:
This will involve the youths collecting waste from homes and deposited in a proper manner. Storage containers, handcart, wheel barrows, shovels and other collecting equipments will be used.
how you can get involved:
To help support youth employment by funding this project to improve environmental sanitation in the Freetown Central 2 community.
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