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Since 2022, STADD and Xylm have launched the first phase of a sanitation and sustainable waste management project, and initiated awareness-raising actions, the strengthening of the collection service and the development of the sorting service in the commune of Ogou 1.
This project responds to a need expressed by the municipality: solve the problem of waste management. The inhabitants had in fact largely resorted to illegal dumping, incineration, or even disposal in nature. The approach adopted not only allows promote more sustainable waste management, but also to recover this waste and create a sustainable activity (sorting center) capable of promoting the integration of disadvantaged residents.
The project strategy is to develop a sector ranging from pre-collection of waste from local residents to sanitation and sorting, passing through the awareness raising among households and local stakeholders to increase the efficiency and reach of the system. The recyclable waste is then resold to GIP, a social waste recovery enterprise, which sells it and then finances STADD's activities in return, through its CSR policy.
A second phase has been in place since 2023 to strengthen this sanitation and sustainable waste management project in the commune of Ogou 1.
Strengthening the sanitation service in the commune of Ogou 1 by creating sustainable and supportive jobs for young people who have dropped out of school and disadvantaged women, as well as improving awareness of waste sorting and collection
Raising awareness among Ogou households and students about environmental protection and sustainable waste management
Strengthening the technical resources of the waste sorting unit and waste transport in Lomé
Strengthen the sustainable waste management capacities of local stakeholders and strengthen good local governance
Raising awareness among Ogou households and students about environmental protection and sustainable waste management: broadcasting of advertising spots and awareness-raising radio programs, production of educational manuals for schools, running awareness-raising sessions in schools, door-to-door awareness campaigns
Strengthening the technical resources of the waste sorting unit and waste transport in Lomé : development of the waste storage and sorting site, development of the organic waste composting site, maintenance and upgrading of sorting equipment
Strengthening the sustainable waste management capacities of local stakeholders and strengthening good local governance : capacity building and training of teams recruited for awareness raising and sanitation actions, capacity building and training of sorting agents at the sorting center, support for the waste management unit, strengthening and support of pre-collection service agents, training of local community actors and elected officials in the municipality on management issues
5,000 households in the commune of Ogou 1 benefit from awareness-raising activities
25 disadvantaged women and school dropouts recruited as awareness-raising agents or sorting agents
Through its Microprojects division, the La Guilde association, in partnership with the French Development Agency, supports the implementation of microprojects in the service of sustainable development internationally.