Kpeve (V/R), March 12, – Nadin Bedzra, a four year-old pupil of Kpeve
Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) pre-school made a case for sanitation at a
forum on corruption at Kpeve in the South Dayi District.
The girl, in kindergarten two,
strolled among participants including chiefs, opinion leaders, teachers and
traders and picked sachet water bags used and dropped at the forum.
The spectacle drew the attention
of officials at the forum and compelled them to temporarily shift the
conversation to sanitation, with many commending Miss Bedzra for her
far-sightedness.
The girl told GNA that they were
taught at school and church to keep the environment clean.
Madam Precious Kakraba, Mother of
Nadin, said she encouraged her daughter to pick the empty sachet bags littering
the community centre after she sought her permission.
Madam Agnes Nutakor, Headmistress
of Kpeve Model Basic School, said it was sad to see little Bedzra cleared the
mess created by elderly people in the community and urged participants to
desist from littering the environment with used sachet water bags.
She said schools in the District were
using pupils and students as agents of change to improve sanitation in the
communities, especially Kpeve, which is known for its Market.
The corruption forum was
organised by the Ghana Integrity Initiative consortium under the Advocacy and
Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) mobile anti-corruption education and legal access to
citizens’ initiative.
It was aimed at promoting
corruption reporting and empowering citizens to help institutions in the fight
against corruption under “USAID Accountable Democratic Institutions and Systems
Strengthening,” (ADISS) programme.
Officials from National
Commission on Civic Education, the Commission on Human Rights and
Administrative Justice and chiefs from the community facilitated the
discussions.
GNA
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