Global Handwashing Day Commemoration in Ghana

By Edmund Smith-Asante
On Wednesday, October 15, Ghana joined the global community to mark Global Handwashing Day, which is a day set aside every year to emphasise on the importance of washing the hands with soap, especially at critical times such as after using the toilet and before handling food.
The theme was, "Choose Handwashing, Choose Health” and the venue was the Bukom Square in the Odododiodio constituency, Accra.

Braimah Kamoko aka Bukom Banku was appointed the Cholera Ambassador for the area.

When it rains in Accra

By Edmund Smith-Asante

When the the slight drizzle I encountered on my way to work on Friday, June 27, 2014 intensified, little did I know that I was in for a "shockprise", much as the intensity had lasted for only few minutes.
I virtually had to wade through scary floods on the streets. Oh mother Ghana! Where are all our engineers?

At the Dansoman junction west of Accra

 

Sanitation in Ghana

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

A biofil toilet model displayed at the 2013 Mole XIV Conference held at Fumesua near Kumasi, as captured by my lenses.

Ghana's WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE EXPERTS

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

Mrs Florence Larbi, Zoomlion MD

Shekinah Glory Hotel, Ghana

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

Below are some exclusive pictures from the Shekinah Glory Hotel, Sogakope in Ghana's Volta Region when I was guest from July 14, 2013 to July 20, 2013.

The big courtyard of the hotel

Sights from Abidjan

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

A portion of Abidjan's large expanse of Lagoon as captured in the first week of July 2013

Ghana's Ultra Modern Liquid Waste Treatment Plant in Accra

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

In an attempt to solve the issue of the lack of well engineered scientific liquid waste disposal sites in Ghana, the Government of Ghana has embarked on a GH¢22.5 million ultra modern waste disposal facility under the aegis of the Accra Sewerage Improvement Project (ASIP).