Community Durbar

As part of the community engagement process to commence the {write study name} at Agbogbloshie, the GeoHealth West Africa team organised a community durbar. This event took place on the 15th February, 2017 on the grounds of Sikkens Limited. The purpose of this durbar was to formally launch the study and also to foster a collaborative working relationship between the GeoHealth team and the residents and workers at Agbogbloshie. The Master of Ceremonies was the famous television host and actress Joselyn Dumas. The event was covered by both radio and television media houses.

Both the West African and North American teams were present at the community durbar. Also present were representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, National Youth Authority, the Dagomba Chief, the Chairman of the Scrap Dealers Association, e-waste and scrap metal recovery workers, head porters and other workers and residents of Agbogbloshie.