The event is expected to bring together a wide range of participants
A large-scale national sanitation exercise has been scheduled for Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. Organisers say the event will also serve as a commemoration of the June 3 disaster, which claimed over 150 lives exactly ten years ago.
The event is expected to bring together a wide range of participants, including high-level political figures, traditional and religious leaders, celebrities, market women, social media influencers, and volunteers from across the capital.
It will feature not only a clean-up campaign but also medical outreach, donations to disaster victims, interfaith prayers, and public education on disaster preparedness.
Stakeholder engagements are already underway, with invitations extended to key national institutions such as the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Ambulance Service, NADMO, Zoomlion Ghana, and the National Security Council Secretariat.
The involvement of these bodies aims to enhance both the symbolic and operational impact of the exercise.
According to organisers, the choice of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle — the epicentre of the June 3 flood and fire disaster — is deliberate. They describe it as a move to honour the memory of those who perished, while also drawing national attention to the ongoing risks posed by poor urban sanitation and drainage systems.
“This is not just a clean-up exercise. It’s a national reflection point,” said Nene Lartey Osakonor I, the traditional leader and philanthropist coordinating the initiative, in a statement.
He disclosed that over 150 survivors and families affected by the 2015 disaster will receive support packages during the event.
The initiative is being spearheaded by Let Love Lead, a community-based organisation that has led similar clean-up drives in Spintex in 2023 and 2024.
Those campaigns mobilised hundreds of volunteers and received commendations for their grassroots approach to sanitation and civic engagement.
With support from both public and private actors, this year’s edition is projected to be the largest yet — highlighting once again the power of collaborative action in promoting public health, environmental responsibility, and disaster awareness.
