Waste Not, Want Not “When I think of sustainable waste management in Ghana, one question comes to mind: how do we apply general scientific and entrepreneurial principles to new ideas to create a sustainable, home-grown solution?” So asks Bernadette Dzifa Agbefu, operator of Ghana’s JVL-YKMA Recycling...
Waste Management Company, Jekora Ventures has cleared piled up refuse at the Adenta SSNIT Flats in the Adenta Municipality in the Greater Accra Region following news report of the company’s inability to address the sanitation menace and that it is sleeping on the job. The company...
A business which gives out virtual cash in exchange for rubbish, a start-up which converts faecal sludge into fuel briquettes, and an enterprise which offers smart metering solutions for solar mini-grids, have won the SEED Low Carbon Award (SEED Awards) (SEED.uno). SEED was founded as...
SEED announced the winners of the SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development (SEED Awards), at the UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on July 13th 2021. The winners and runners-up, who hail from nine countries across Africa and Asia, showcased their innovative and...
The JVL-YKMA recycling plant set up is an innovative Public-Private Partnership between Jekora Ventures Ltd (JVL) and the Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly (YKMA) that recycles source-separated foodwaste from the markets, faecal sludge from public and private toilets, woodwaste, and rice husk from the mills to...
November 17, 2020 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to ensure clean water and sanitation for all. The two are closely interconnected: a lack of adequate sanitation and waste management infrastructure and processes has long-term negative impacts on water supply and quality. Several countries have successfully introduced initiatives...
The Impact of Covid-19 has been dire on many businesses in Ghana. Waste Management Companies have not been insulated from the negative effect of the pandemic on cash flow despite its crucial role in managing increasing contagious medical waste which would have a deleterious effect on...
Jekora Ventures Limited a leading integrated waste management and resource recovery company, gave support in the form of logistics to the head of civil service as part of their week and awards celebration which was observed from the 4th – 8th November 2019. Jekora Ventures...
The construction of a fertiliser production factory under the one district one factory has commenced in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Municipality, to process both faecal and bio-degradable waste. The construction of the factory is part of the “Creating and Capturing Value” (Capval) project launched in 2015 by the International Water...
“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...