WHH, USL & ETU Strengthen Waste Management
WHH, USL & ETU Strengthen Waste Management
WHH, USL & ETU Strengthen Waste Management
By Tamba Borbor
Public Relations Officer
WHH Sierra Leone
Welthungerhilfe (WHH) Sierra Leone has struck a partnership with the University of Sierra Leone through Fourah Bay College (FBC), one of its constituent Colleges and the Eastern Technical University (ETU) in Kenema City.
This development comes about as WHH under its Waste management Project implemented in Kenema, Bo, Makeni and Koidu at the local level and Freetown at the national level, decided to engaged both Universities to develop Certificate and Diploma courses Curricula in Urban/Municipal Waste Management.
After several engagements between the three institutions, the ETU officially informed WHH on 27th February 2023 of their approval to commence a one-year undergraduate Certificate and two-year undergraduate Diploma courses in Municipal and Urban Waste Management for the 2023/2024 Academic Year.
On 6th March2023, Fourah Bay College (FBC) sent an Approval Letter to WHH confirming the start of same next academic year.
Presenting both Letters of Approval to the Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs (MLGCA)- Ambassador Tamba Lamina at the Ministry’s 6th Floor offices at Youyi Building in Freetown on Monday 9th March 2023, the Head of WHH Waste Management Project- Dr. John Williams assured of his institution’s commitment to developing the human resource capacity of Sierra Leoneans in the waste management sector.
“We have been working with both Universities for some time now to tailor comprehensive curricula that will address the current challenges of waste management in the country,” Dr, Williams stated; adding that this will ultimately change the face of waste management in Sierra Leone.
Receiving the Letters, the Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs- Tamba Lamina applauded the efforts of WHH and the Universities for this historic milestone aimed at enhancing sustainability of waste management in Sierra Leone. He promised to convey a meeting with other relevant stakeholders including Ministers to ensure the needed support is given to this welcomed academic development.
Meanwhile, the undergraduate courses would cater for applicants from the Municipal and Local Councils, Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) involved in waste recycling and other Sierra Leoneans interested in impacting the sector.
WHH & GTI Commence Organic Composting in Koidu City
By Tamba Borbor
Public Relations Officer
WHH Sierra Leone
Dry Bulk Organic Compost Fertilizer produced by students of GTI in Koidu City.
In a bid to support vegetable farmers and other agricultural activities in Koidu City, Welthungerhilfe (WHH) in collaboration with the Government Technical Institute (GTI) in Kono District has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commence the production of both Green Wet and Dry Bulk Organic Compost in the outskirts of the Koidu municipality.
According to the agreement, the Institute is contracted to produce Dry Bulk Organic Compost from the Koidu Dumpsite at Boroma while the Wet Green Organic Compost is produced at the newly established Demonstration Farm at the Institute’s Campus at Sundu Town in Simbakoro community.
According to the Head of Waste Management Project, Dr. John Williams, the establishment of the Organic Compost Demonstration Farm in Koidu City through a signed MoU with GTI is a demonstration of WHH’s commitment to supporting relevant institutions in the waste management chain.
“Our focus is to ensure we provide organic fertilizer to vegetable farmers, agricultural institutions and individuals involved in agriculture. We have done the same in Kenema and Bo Cities. This is also geared towards providing jobs for our youth in the cities our project operates and provide a constant source of income for them to lead a better life through waste,” Dr. Williams stated.
In Koidu City, WHH has supplied required equipment like shovels, pickaxes, rakes, digging fork, cutlasses, wheelbarrows, watering cans, buckets, head pans, in addition to vegetable seedlings and first aid kit.
A total of twenty (20) students, four (4) GTI officials and two (2) Students Farmers Associations are direct beneficiaries while Two Hundred and Twenty-six are indirectly impacted.
This activity implemented together with the GTI is part of project outcome which is to ensure that Central Government and City Councils support waste recycling through youth groups and private sector businesses. Additionally, it also aims to promote use of recycled materials in public facilities while expecting that the percentage of organic waste recycling across the project locations would be increase by 50% through recycling activities by small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) at the end of the project.
