The Okere District Assembly aims to be the cleanest District in the Eastern Region and Ghana at large per its strategic sustainable environmental plan.
The Okere District is among the three Districts on the Akuapem ridge where majority of Ghanaians are either aiming to have their permanent home or holiday home.
The District Assembly in their long term plan has anticipated congestion and influx of people in town with it potential of compromising the sanitation of the District.
The Okere District Strategic Sustainable Environmental plan aim to educate communities on sanitation bylaws, inculcate good sanitation practices and train Sanitation Managers and Environmental Health Officers who are domicile in Okere to maintain best sanitation practices.
In order to execute the last last phase of the strategic plan, the District Assembly has fully sponsored 13 indigenes from Okere to pursue a degree at the School of Hygiene in Ho to help enforce sanitation bylaws and compliance.
At a ceremony to announce the beneficiaries, District Chief Executive of Okere District Mr. Daniel Kenneth explained that the beneficiaries went through a rigorous interview process and were selected on merits from 13 major towns of the district.
Some hail from Adukrom, Abiriw, Dawu, Awukugua, Apirede, Aseseeso, Asenema, Nkyesua, Esi Nkwanta, Otareso among some major towns in the district.
He said, the Assembly has bond the beneficiaries for 10 years to work in the Okere District Assembly after school to execute innovative sanitation policies and programs for a clean Okere.
Their tuition, accommodation and other expenses for the two year degree program has been duly taken care of by the Assembly.
