By Dennis Peprah/Christopher Tetteh
Sunyani, (Bono) Aug 20, GNA – The Bono and North East Regions have qualified for the grand finale of the World Vision Ghana 2025 Sanitation Solutions Challenge.
The regions would be represented by Master Kwabena Owusu Nyarko, a student of the Berekum Yiadom Boakye Demonstration ‘B’, Bono and Emmanuela Kolbila of the Charis Christian Mission School, North East.
After exhibiting brilliant performances, the finalists were crowned as the Cocoa and Shea Zones champions of “Master Encounter-Northern Sector School Sanitation Challenge (TRIPLE S)”, held at Abesim, near Sunyani.
They would compete with two others, who had already been selected to represent the Southern Sector in the grand finale of the challenge, to be held at the Accra International Conference Center on December, 22.
Speaking in an interview with the media on the sidelines of the closing session of the contest, Mr Yaw Attah Arhin, the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Technical Specialist, WVG, explained the Cocoa Zone comprised Ashanti, Eastern, Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions.
The Shea Zone comprises North East, Savanna, Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions, he explained, adding that the Tilapia Zone was also made up of the Greater Accra, Volta and Oti Regions, with the Coconut Zone comprising Central, Western and Western North Regions.
The WVG in collaboration with the Kings Hall Media, Zoomlion Foundation, Ghana Education Service, the Ministry of Local Government and the Sanitation, as well as the Ministry of Water Resources are organizing the challenge.
Mr Arhin said it created a fair playing field and opportunity for the contestants, mostly in Primary six and Junior High School to identify sanitation problems, propose solutions and discuss impacts.
He said it further sought to tackle open defecation, and called for attitudinal change towards the environment.
The 2025 edition of the challenge is on the theme “Empowering the children to co-create sustainable sanitation solutions”.
Mr Arhin said the challenge further sought to encourage schools to develop interest in environmental sanitation and sustainability, and thereby serve as advocates in addressing barriers in the nation’s sanitation management sector.
That will greatly promote environmental sustainability and also avert the possible outbreak of preventable diseases.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Christian Akorlie