“NEERE” in the local language means “pretty” or “clean”. As the project’s name suggests, its general objective is to contribute to the emergence of clean, sustainable cities through the use of integrated waste management strategies. By the end of the project, all households should be educated in responsible waste management and should be subscribed to the newly created waste management system. The project should result in a more pleasant living environment, with the removal of at least 60% of the garbage piles and dumps scattered around the communes involved. This should contribute significantly to improving the health of the local populations, as it is well known that garbage supports the proliferation of the mosquitoes responsible for malaria, a leading cause of death for children and pregnant women in Burkina Faso, accounting for almost half of doctor’s appointments (47.6%) and deaths (46.9%) and more than half of hospitalizations (59.7%).
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