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Leading producer of noodles, Indomie has rolled out a set of
activities to complement efforts to keep the country clean.
It has identified a number of institutions that it is supporting with
bins and other resources to ensure that their environment stays clean.
The President of Ghana has instituted a National Sanitation Day, which
is the first Saturday of every month, a campaign that began last
month.
That day has been set aside to undertake cleaning throughout the
country in both public and private places.
While the cleanup will ensure the environment is cleaned after the
exercise, indiscriminate littering could make the various cities,
towns and villages dirty by the next day. Sensing this challenge, the
local brand representatives of Indomie Noodles in Ghana, Multi-Pro
Private ltd, has decided to provide litter bins to various
institutions to collect waste, to discourage the public form resorting
to littering.
Speaking in an interview, the General Manager of Multi-Pro Private
Ltd, Girish Sharma said Indomie was making available a number of
litter bins at various basic schools, universities, markets, lorry
parks and hospitals. He said a team from the company will visit these
institutions where the bins will be presented to them.
Mr. Sharma noted the many lives that were lost and the number of
people who ended up at hospitals during the devastating cholera
outbreak this year. He said as a brand which is in the food sector,
they were very concerned about people eating contaminated food and
therefore decided to support the sanitation campaign.
"The health of the people is important and we can't toy with it, and
so we want to make as much resources available to ensure a cleaner
Ghana". Mr. Sharma explained.
Indomie is the leading noodles brand in Ghana and globally and has
over the years been embarking on various programmes to support
society. The distribution of bins is just one the activities that the
company will undertake before the end of the year.
The Brands Manager, Shine Torsoo indicated that the presentation of
the bins, will be accompanied with public education to ensure that the
beneficiaries appreciate the importance of keeping the environment
clean and put the bins to proper use. He was unhappy about instances
where people either steal these bins or refuse to use them of the
intended purposes.
He said the beneficiaries will be told not to misapply the bins,
adding that "our team will revisit these institutions to find out if
the bins are being appropriately used.
Mr. Torsoo indicated that Indomie will also work closely with various
local assemblies to see how they can continue to support them in the
campaign to keep the country clean.
He said the National Sanitation Day campaign was laudable and
encouraged the public to fully participate in subsequent programmes.
Mr. Sharma on his part said the company as an entity, will be active
in such cleanup activities while individual staff will be encouraged
and allowed to fully participate in the cleaning campaigns.
Credit: Myjoyonline
