Community Health and Awareness
Around our recycling plants, many communities face the daily realities of unsafe sanitation, unmanaged waste, and the health risks that come with them. Safisana works at the heart of these neighborhoods to transform this challenge into lasting progress—mobilising women, youth, children, and journalists to build local leadership, strengthen environmental awareness, and champion cleaner, healthier living conditions. Together, we are creating a growing movement for better hygiene practices, responsible resource use, and stronger circular communities.
Women Leading Cleaner, Healthier Communities
Ghana’s markets are often environments where poor waste practices threaten public health and livelihoods. Safisana works together with the market women through workshops and demonstrations to strengthen the economic and environmental resilience of the market spaces they depend on. By equipping women with practical knowledge and leadership skills, we teach women how to manage waste responsibly, keep food areas clean, and safeguard their communities from disease.
Inspiring Young Minds for a Cleaner Future
In many low-income urban communities, children grow up surrounded by unsafe waste practices that threaten their health, environment, and future opportunities. Through workshops and interactive visits, Safisana facilitates awareness training on proper hygiene, waste segregation, and circular waste solutions. By empowering young learners with knowledge and curiosity, Safisana is nurturing a new generation that understands they need to build healthier and more resilient communities.
Youth Driving Green Entrepreneurship and Circular Innovation
Across Ghana, young people face rising unemployment while their communities struggle with mounting waste and environmental challenges. Yet this same challenge holds enormous potential for innovation, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Through targeted training programs, Safisana equips youth - especially young women - with skills and confidence to build sustainable enterprises in the circular economy.
Media Voices Shaping National Awareness on Sanitation
We partner with the Ghana WASH Journalist Network to deliver dedicated media engagement days, in-depth training workshops, and visits to our recycling plants. Through these sessions, journalists gain direct insight into how organic and fecal waste can be transformed into safe, valuable, resources. By strengthening the capacity of journalists to cover sanitation and environmental issues with depth and clarity, Safisana is helping build a more informed public and inspiring a national movement toward cleaner, healthier communities.
Contact
Safisana Foundation, The Netherlands
+31 (0)294 773857
safisanafoundation@safisana.org
Stationsplein 30
PO Box 5064, 1382 CB Weesp
RSIN: 8221.97.571
