{"id":322090,"date":"2024-05-24T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T12:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=322090"},"modified":"2024-05-24T12:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T12:41:41","slug":"sanitation-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/general\/sanitation-challenge\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"5th edition of School Sanitation Solution Challenge launched in Accra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 5th edition of the School Sanitation Solutions (Triple S) Challenge has been launched in Accra with a call on the government and its partners to prioritise Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Ghana is said to have made remarkable progress in respect of access to safe water, it is regrettable that the same cannot be said about environmental sanitation. Progress towards universal access to improved sanitation and ending open defecation continues to be very slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For these and other reasons, the WVG and its partners Kings Hall Media, in collaboration with Junior Graphic, came up with Triple S Challenge initiative, which offers an opportunity for pupils from the basic and Junior High Schools to profess sustainable solutions to our sanitation challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first edition of the Triple S challenge, where the winner is crowned \u201cChild Sanitation Diplomats\u201d to lead his or her peers on environmental issues, was launched in September 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The launch of the 5th edition, which took place at the plush Fiesta Royal Hotel in Accra, Ghana, brought together WASH experts, stakeholders, students, and teachers from some selected schools in the Greater Accra region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n