GDCA

The Ghana Developing Communities association GDCA has commended the media for doing a good job in the area of promoting community development. This came to light at a media review meeting which sought to enlighten the media on the developmental challenges in Mion and Moglaa community in the Savelegu Nanton municipality. According to the municipal coordinator for the GDCA in Mion Ubaida Ibrahim, the challenge discovered in that community was teacher absenteeism, due to habitual lateness of the teachers, the long distance to the schools and the inadequate teachers bungalows. She said measures such as the GES policy on zero tolerance for lateness, disciplinary transfers for teachers who frequently absent themselves and more authority given to heads, if put in place will curb this canker. She added that the effects of this was seen when BECE students who passed in the Mion community comprised of only 32 percent and this was not encouraging to prospective students. The Municipal Coordinator for Moglaa, Abdallah Mohammed who spoke on the challenge faced by Moglaa said before the construction of the new household latrines, sanitation was a major problem as residents only engaged in open defecation. He said the Moglaa community with a population of 1,237 and 142 households has not a single latrine and so engage in open defecation which leads to health issues such as diarrhea, increased medical bills, loss of school days, loss of productivity and death especially in children under five. Mr. Abdallah added that the increase in awareness and sensitization, training on constructing of household latrines, and enacting sanitation bye-laws will all go a long way to help solve these problems. The executive Director for GDCA Alhaji Osman Rahman commended the media for their unwavering support in bringing to their notice some areas that need development and promised to continue the good relation with the media to enable equal opportunity for all.