“The most obvious challenge in the country is improper waste management. Accra is full of filth. Some efforts are being made but they are not enough. We need to tackle the issue at the grassroot level- the value system- thus a paradigm mindset shift and the youth are...
Due to the immense benefits of segregating at source, the Methodist Church of Ghana, Gethsemane Society, Baatsona, has joined the increasing number of churches implementing segregation at source on their premises, after a team from Jekora Ventures Limited educated the congregation on good sanitation and...
On Friday, June 14, 2019, a total on seventy-three (73) people – composed of six (6) staff members and sixty-seven (67) JHS 2 students from the Bishop Bowers School were received at the facility. After passing through security clearance, the group was briefed on the JVL Health and Safety...
A delegation from Marie de Paris, France, paid a working visit to Accra Metropolitan Assembly from the 20th to 25th May 2019 to exploit areas of possible co-operation between the City of Accra and Paris. One of the areas of interest was the Waste Management...
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has released a report on the performance of the various waste management companies operating in the metropolis for the third quarter of 2018 based on their service zones within six sub metros. The report evaluates the performance of six (6) contractors namely J. Stanley Owusu and...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) provide a dynamic framework for Ghana’s transformation. Jekora Ventures Limited has positioned itself to achieve 94% of the SDGs by implementing the Waste Segregation and Recycling programme (WSR) which aims to add value to waste thereby promoting a circular economy. ...
Jekora Ventures Limited (JVL), the waste management professionals is participating in the ongoing 4th Ghana Renewable Energy Fair (RE Fair) at the Accra International Conference Center. The fair is under the theme “Renewable Energy: Exploiting Energy Resources at The District Level” and organized by the...
By: Martha A. Annan, Innovations Manager. Email: m.annan@jekoraventures.com Present-day trends are mindful of ways of sustainable waste management through segregation, reuse and/or recycling of waste. One critical step in achieving this is through a “waste audit”. A “waste audit” is simply an assessment tool that is...
The rate at which public litter bins placed at vantage points in the capital are being stolen is thwarting efforts by public-spirited individuals, civil society groups and city authorities to make Accra clean. 11 Litter Bins Stolen Out of 40 public litter bins placed at vantage points...
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mr. Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has reiterated the need for Africans to promote city to city relations to encourage bilateral relations. According to him African countries can learn better from each other than from the already...