Activities planned to be completed in the next reporting period for the first quater of the project.
Key stakeholders such as the Municipal Chief Executive,The Municipal Coordinating Director, Municipal
Environmental Health Officer, Municipal Planning Officer,Municipal Waste Management Officer, Director of NADMO,National Youth Authority, Information Services Department are aware of the project and provided relevant project information and took part in clean up exercise.

Elders of Teshie Tsuibleoo, Lascala,Akro East, Akro West, Zongo communities. to inform them about
the project and to strategize for project implementation

Chiefs and opinion leaders from all 5 project communities are aware of the project and provided relevant information and advice on the project. The chiefs and opinion leaders expressed interest in sustainable plastic waste management

Organize training on plastic waste segregation for volunteer waste pickers. 25 volunteers waste pickers empowered with knowledge and skills on waste segregation. The volunteer waste
pickers have so far collected 1,470kg (1.47) tonnes of plastics and 30kg of cans.
Clean Up Exercise undertaken. 820kg of plastics and 30kg of cans collected during the clean-up exercise. This was segregated from the waste collected on the day of clean up.

Planned Activity Achieved Results
Baseline Survey Survey undertaken to establish the existing situation with regards to plastic waste management in the municipality, Conduct awareness and education campaign in single use plastic, and alternative uses of plastics in churches, mosques, schools, hospitals, and other institutions
using the trained volunteers

Awareness and Education Campaign undertaken in single use plastic, alternative uses of plastic and segregation of waste in 4 schools, 3 churches and 1 mosque reaching 1,500 people. All the groups engaged pledged to support waste management efforts by segregating their waste and minimizing the use of plastics.

Select and support households in the implementation of the integrated plastic waste management program.

90 Households, drinking bars, eateries, and schools identified, sensitized and educated to segregate their waste.

A team from Socioserve-Ghana embarked on monitoring visits to project communities with the intension of assessing the progress of work of volunteers, interact with community members to ascertain if volunteers give out the right information. During the monitoring, it was clear that volunteers were actively working, the various households identified appreciated the project and attested that the project is a step in the right direction and therefore promised to support the project. They however requested that the project should provide them with waste bins to facilitate segregation of waste. They also expressed concern that the recycling company will continue to buy the plastic even after the project ends.

4. Activities planned but not completed in this reporting period and reasons for delay
Planned Activity Reason

The data collection and field work took longer than planned because of difficulty in reaching some targeted respondents. The draft report is currently ready and the final report is expected to be ready by August 10, 2022.

Conduct awareness and education campaign in single use plastic, and alternative uses of plastics in churches, mosques, schools, hospitals, and other institutions using the trained volunteers

8 awareness and education sessions were planned and executed. However, the strategy adopted resulted in use of less funds than was planned. SSG has therefore planned to undertake 8 additional awareness and education sessions. This will sustain awareness on single use plastic and to serve as a
continuous source of information throughout the project period.

Socioserve-Ghana organized a Clean-Up Exercise at Sagonaa beach located at Teshie Tsuibleoo to commemorate World Ocean Day as planned. A second planned clean up exercise was disrupted by poor weather conditions. This has been rescheduled for the end of August.

The activities listed below would be undertaken in the next reporting period:
a) Acquire and install bins to accommodate the different types of plastic waste and
supply the local group with tricycles to collect plastic waste to designated places.
b) Support the review of the Municipal Environmental policies on plastic waste and
identify the gaps.
c) Hold consultation with stakeholders on appropriate policies and regulations to support
single use plastics and the implementation of the integrated Zero-plastic strategy.
d) Conduct awareness and education campaign in single use plastic, and alternative
uses of plastics in churches, mosques, schools, hospitals, and other institutions.
e) Undertake one Clean-Up Exercise

Experience, lessons learnt and issues in this reporting period.

Below are some experiences and lesson learnt during implementation:
i. Socioserve-Ghana employed the participatory approach to decision-making
throughout the project duration, ensuring that we got buy-in from key stakeholders.
ii. The concept of waste segregation, zero use of plastics etc, was new, so our strategy
was to use illustrations that relate to what the community is familiar with to send our
message across. We, however, note that behaviour change will take time hence
making budgetary provisions to undertake additional awareness creation sessions in
the next reporting period.
iii. Community members' concern on the sustainability of recycling companies continuing
to collect their plastic waste was pronounced. SSG recognizes that we'll have to put
in measures to ensure that. Although the project will provide funds to purchase a
tricycle for collecting plastic waste, the Municipal Assembly and community leaders
will be engaged to determine the best way to manage the vehicle to ensure adequate
maintenance and running costs are catered for.
iv. Collaborating with the Municipal Assembly helped us to maximize resources to do
more than our planned activities.
v. The volunteers' engagement and involvement in community engagements and
awareness creation activities helped us overcome the language barrier. Their
presence also made the community members receptive to our team coming to their
homes and engaging them.






Activities undertaken during the second phase of the project

Two clean-up exercises have been undertaken at Cocobeach and Teshie Salem. All 25 waste pickers, community members, and staff of the Municipal Assembly actively took part in the exercise. Waste generated was segregated into plastics and other waste. The plastic waste was sold to SESA recycling company.

A total of 400kg of plastic waste was generated during the Clean Up exercises.
Sensitization programs have been conducted to educate community members on waste segregation and the management of single-use plastics in 11 schools, 1 church, 2 mosques, 1 taxi rank, and 1 football academy. A total of 2626 people were engaged, and their knowledge improved on plastic waste management.

44 Bins were acquired and distributed to 11 schools and 1 mosque within the municipality. The bins have been labeled as ?Plastics Only? and ?Other Waste? to promote the habit of segregation. The Municipal Director of Education together with heads of beneficiary schools promised to put the bins to good use. Annex 5 provides the distribution list

One (1) tricycle has been donated to the Municipal Assembly to aid in transporting plastic waste collected by trained waste pickers to designated buy-back centres.

28 Key stakeholders such as Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors, Consumers/ waste generators, Waste pickers, Upcyclers, Recyclers, Regulators, and landfill managers in the plastic value chain have been engaged in a 1-day consultative workshop on November 3, 2022, to make input into strategies and measures to inform the formulation of an appropriate policy to help in managing plastic waste in the Municipality. See the article published by GNA below.

In the absence of existing Municipal Specific policies, Socioserve-Ghana facilitated the development of a Waste Management Policy for the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly. Following the stakeholder consultation, a draft policy document was prepared, and a Stakeholder validation meeting was held on November 29, 2022. Stakeholders such as importers, manufacturers, distributors, consumers/waste generators, waste pickers, recyclers, regulators, and landfill managers, participated in the workshop. They were presented with a draft policy on plastic waste for them to identify gaps and suggest recommendations to enhance the finalization of the policy. A total of 25 stakeholders took part in the meeting

Monitoring visits were conducted by Socioserve-Ghana to inspect sites allocated by the Assembly for the establishment of a buyback- centre. This was done together with the Municipal Environmental Officer, Opinion leaders, and the project manager for COLIBA recycling services.

Activities planned but not completed in this reporting period and reasons for delay

All planned activities were undertaken during the period


5. Activities planned to be completed in the next reporting period.

The activities listed below would be undertaken in the next reporting period:
i. Formulate the relevant regulations and byelaws on single use plastic and the
implementation of the integrated zero-plastic strategy
ii. Support the Municipal Assemblies to implement guidelines and regulation on zero
plastic management strategy.

Grant Management services (GMS)

6. Experience, lessons learnt and issues in this reporting period.

Below are some experiences and lesson learnt during implementation:
i. Due to the involvement of the Municipal Assembly from the planning to the
project implementation stages, it made it easier for Socioserve-Ghana?s
request for a land to establish a community buy-back centre to be granted.
ii. The policy on plastic waste management prepared for the Municipal Assembly
captured all pressing issues facing waste management in the Municipality. This
was due to the participatory approach adopted by SSG to involve key
stakeholders in the plastic value chain. This policy document will serve as the
basis for development of byelaws in the next period.
iii. The challenge of language barrier was eliminated due to the involvement of
volunteers in sensitization programs. Also, schools and other institutions visited
were welcoming because of the involvement of officials from the Municipal
Assembly.
iv. The Municipal Director of Education applauded Socioserve-Ghana for the
timely intervention and expressed gratitude to the UNDP GEF Small Grants
Programme. She promised to ensure that the beneficiary schools will practice
waste segregation.