Women in Social joins forces with the Casablanca CDQ to combat unsanitary conditions

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Extract from the article: Members of Women In Social (WIS), a community committed to promoting civic values, joined forces with residents of the Casablanca neighborhood (Gulf 5) on Saturday, August 9, for a major clean-up operation. The operation, themed “My clean city, my ci

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Members of Women In Social (WIS), a community committed to promoting civic values, joined forces with residents of the Casablanca neighborhood (Gulf 5) on Saturday, August 9, for a major clean-up operation. The operation, themed “My clean city, my civic commitment!”, aims to improve the cleanliness and hygiene of the neighborhood's environment while raising awareness among citizens about the importance of sanitation. It was carried out with technical support from the Casablanca Neighborhood Development Committee (CDQ) and financial support from the Social Universities of Togo (UST).

Armed with cleaning equipment (machetes, brooms, rakes, and picks), residents cleaned up the streets of Casablanca, removed plastic waste and other objects, and eliminated some illegal dumps that had formed along the roadside.

Through this collaboration, WIS and the Casablanca Neighborhood Development Committee (CDQ) are helping to improve the quality of life in the community. They aim to encourage citizen participation and shared responsibility in community management and create a healthier and more attractive living environment conducive to health, safety, and collective well-being.

This public health initiative is part of a citizen mobilization effort for a clean and healthy environment. It has brought community members together around a common goal: to clean, raise awareness, and enhance our living spaces. Beyond the action itself, the aim is to strengthen collective awareness and commitment to the well-being of all. It is a symbolic action to remind us that every citizen has a role to play in preserving our living environment.

At the end of the operation, Étienne Dogbedzie, vice president of the Casablanca CDQ, congratulated the residents for their active participation in the operation and urged them to raise awareness among their peers about environmental preservation. “We are aware of the impact of unsanitary conditions on public health. It was crucial to prove that by working with communities, we can take measures to avoid the risks associated with dirt and the proliferation of illegal dumps,” he said.

He said that this is an exemplary citizen mobilization for public health. It contributes to improving the living environment and gradually raises ecological awareness in communities. “Maintaining the health of the population depends on the importance of sanitation. Women in Social recognizes that a healthy population and a clean environment are essential to the country's progress. Thus, residents showed enthusiasm and joy during this operation,” he added.

The coordinator of Women in Social, Christelle Hodalo Agnindom, also praised the growing participation of citizens, an encouraging sign of collective ownership of environmental issues. A call was made to maintain this civic momentum, which is essential to building a clean, responsible, and sustainable community.

William O.