Under the leadership of Prof. Fatou SOW SARR, Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs, and Dr. Kalilou SYLLA, Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture of the ECOWAS Commission, the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), in collaboration with other ECOWAS specialized agencies on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus with a gender perspective, and with the support of the Directorate of Environment and Natural Resources, have organized an eco-citizen cleanup activity in Hann Bay in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, to celebrate the 51st anniversary of ECOWAS. The objective of this activity was to raise awareness and promote sustainable solutions to reduce plastic waste in key urban centers across the West African Community. The celebration of ECOWAS’s 51st anniversary is themed “Building Tomorrow’s ECOWAS Today.” It aims to highlight and celebrate ECOWAS’s achievements in regional integration and development over the past fifty years, as well as to outline plans for building the region’s future over the next 50 years.
ECOWAS DAY- Say No to Plastics Campaign.This beach cleanup activity, which is part of the broader “ECOWAS Plastic-Free Campaign,” aims to support the implementation of the ECOWAS regulation on combating plastic pollution, recently adopted to promote behavioral change and stakeholder engagement in cities across the Community. It brought together staff from the EGDC, the National Integrated Waste Management Company (SONAGED), religious and community leaders, the village community of Hann, and young volunteers committed to environmental issues.
