The Mbolo Association has started a new project called O-Waste. They are working with the Kanifing Municipality Council (KMC), the Gambia Women's Chamber of Commerce (GWCC), and the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. The goal is to promote a circular economy for organic waste.
The European Union is funding the project, which will last three years. The project aims to help local groups have a say in policy and do sustainable development work. It focuses on recycling and using organic waste to make fertilizer.
Naffie Barry is the President of the GWCC. She said the main goal is to help farmers get cheap, good organic fertilizer. They will do this by using waste from markets and gardens. They will build the first mechanical compost plant in The Gambia. It will help producers, sellers, farmers, and the government. It will also help make farming better and fight climate change.
The GWCC will do things to help sell and market the compost. Mrs. Barry said everyone needs to be involved in managing waste, not just the government. The GWCC will train women gardeners to collect their organic waste and use it on their land. They can also make money by making compost.
Pa Sait Ceesay works for the Kanifing Municipality Council. He said the council will keep supporting the project. It fits with their goal of recycling more, which is to reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills.
Silvia Liopart Sambou is in charge of the project. She said they started a year ago. They focused on 12 markets that produce a lot of organic waste. So far, they have collected 2.4 tons of waste. KMC has helped a lot with this.
Mrs. Sambou said the project is working well because of the strong partnerships with KMC and others. The launch event was important for changing how waste is managed. Many different people came to the event, and they showed how to make compost from organic waste.
The European Union is funding the project, which will last three years. The project aims to help local groups have a say in policy and do sustainable development work. It focuses on recycling and using organic waste to make fertilizer.
Naffie Barry is the President of the GWCC. She said the main goal is to help farmers get cheap, good organic fertilizer. They will do this by using waste from markets and gardens. They will build the first mechanical compost plant in The Gambia. It will help producers, sellers, farmers, and the government. It will also help make farming better and fight climate change.
The GWCC will do things to help sell and market the compost. Mrs. Barry said everyone needs to be involved in managing waste, not just the government. The GWCC will train women gardeners to collect their organic waste and use it on their land. They can also make money by making compost.
Pa Sait Ceesay works for the Kanifing Municipality Council. He said the council will keep supporting the project. It fits with their goal of recycling more, which is to reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills.
Silvia Liopart Sambou is in charge of the project. She said they started a year ago. They focused on 12 markets that produce a lot of organic waste. So far, they have collected 2.4 tons of waste. KMC has helped a lot with this.
Mrs. Sambou said the project is working well because of the strong partnerships with KMC and others. The launch event was important for changing how waste is managed. Many different people came to the event, and they showed how to make compost from organic waste.
