GOOD HEALTH & CLEAN ENVIRONMENT CAMPAIGN

GOOD HEALTH & CLEAN ENVIRONMENT CAMPAIGN     
BY
SAVE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ORGANIZATION (SEHO) 
TO 
POLICE OFFICERS WIFE ASSOCIATION (POWA) IKEJA MARKET, IKEJA LOCAL COUNCIL, LAGOS STATE

ABOUT SEHO: Save Environment & Health Organisation (SEHO) is a non profit, non Governmental organisation that promotes environmental best practices and healthy living of people in all the States of the Federation with a strong presence in Lagos, Abuja and Nasarawa as the   pilot States of their programmes.   HOW SEHO WORKS: Through collaborative efforts with individuals, associations, market men and women, local councils, State and Federal Miniseries and Parastatals, companies, traditional institutions, United Nations, Embassies, and the general public for the purpose of implementing humanitarian projects aimed at ensuring the well being of the people of Nigeria by adding value to the less privileged communities/individuals with specific interest in the area of health and environment. OUR MISSION HERE: To educate and enlighten the market men and women of the present state of the Ikeja POWA market on the area of preservation and clean environment as well as basic healthy living approaches embarked upon by the market and the new ways of observing clean environment and personal hygiene expected of every market man and woman and our children. THE NATURE OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE MARKET: The market has been assessed to have located in a popular and lucrative business location. It is noted that the major trading products and services within the market are food selling point, alcoholic and non alcoholic drink, tailoring, drug stores, provision selling points and barbing services. THE STATE OF THE MARKET: The survey conducted by SEHO team reveals that the environmental cleanliness and the basic approaches to personal hygiene within the market are grossly in a poor state. Such basic facilities like urinating points, drainages, toilets, water and poor road net work within the market has been noted to be some major challenges. In addition, the use of fire wood, and uncontrolled placement of generator set within the market has constituted a challenge to the market state of cleanliness. However, no mechanism yet in place to ensure personal hygiene and clean environment and noise pollution by the authority.

SEHO ACTION PLAN:

1.         FOLLOWING THE PRESENT POOR CONDITION OF THE MARKET, SEHO IS CONSIDERING TAKING THE FOLLOWING ACTION THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS:

·         PROVISSION OF WATER (BORE HOLE)

·         CONSTRUCTION/REHABILITATION OF GUTTERS, TOILETS AND DRAINAGES

·         MAINTENANCE OF ROADS WITHIN THE MARKET

·         HELP IDENTIFY A LOCATION FOR PLACEMENT OF GENERATORS

·         PROVISION OF FABRICATED CHARCOAL STOVES

2.         SEHO ACTION/ DEMONSTRATION PLAN:

SEHO shall within the time that will be approved by the authority provide the following within the Ikeja POWA Market:

·         REFUSE BINS

·         URINATING STANDS

·         SET MECHANISMS& GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH CONTROL MEASURES TO BE OBSERVED WITHIN THE MARKET.

·         ADVOCATE FOR A SEPARATE LOCATION FOR PLACEMENT OF ALL GENERATOR SETS WITHIN THE MARKET.

·         ADVOCATE FOR THE USE OF FABRICATED CHARCOAL STOVE OR GAS COOKER WITHIN THE MARKET.

·         TO ALWAYS PROVIDE ENLIGHTMENT ON THE FOLLOWING:

(I)      BASIC SANITATION GUIDELINES:

a.      CLEANING SHOPS AND ENVIRONMENT DAILY, using detergents and insecticides.

b.      CLEANING OF GUTTERS AND DRAINAGES ATLEAST WEEKLY

c.      DISPOSING OF WASTE PROPERLY INTO THE WASTE BINS

§   FOOD LEFT OVERS shall be treated for other commercial means like dog and other domestic animals use only.

§   AVIOD INDISCRIMINATE URINATION but only in the urinating points.

§    AVIOD INDISCRIMINATE DIFICATION: only in toilets within the markets.

§   Ensure separate selling point like meat, fish from selling vegetables, fruits aimed at attracting less pollution. Also to help the mothers and the people who sell within the market to keep clean and get rid of waste in the right place at the right time.

(II)   GENERAL HIGEINE GUIDELINES:

a.      WASH & CLEAN CUPS ANDPLATES PROPERLY with detergents and clean water only.

b.      AVIOD USING WATER STORED FOR WASHING PLATES FOR A LONG TIME AND MAKE REPLACEMENT WITH CLEAN WATER REGULARLY TOWASH &CLEAN CUPS & PLATES.

c.      ALWAYS SERVE SARCHET WATER ON A PLATE  OR IN A CUP

d.      CLEAN THE TABLE AND THE FLOOR ONCE TRANSACTION IS COMPLETED.

e.      PROVIDE A NET COVER WHERE PLATES, CUPS AND COOKING UTENSILS ARE KEPT.

Washing waterorstanding waterin placesoutsidethe homeor shopsin the market shall be disposed regularly to avoid breeding of mosquito that causes malaria.

IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS:
Save Environment and Health Organisation (SEHO) shall liaise with LAWMA, State Ministry of Health and Environment to ensure appropriate regulations within the market.
For inquiries: KEHINDE- 018425017, HELEN-08190548490, and DOUGLAS-08190548491.
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