What strategy should be in place to ensure that the urban sector is not left behind in Hygiene and Sanitation as efforts have been concentrated on the rural sector?
Published on by Charles Hemba, Managing Partner at JEDACH Development Partners
Over time, it has become obvious that attention has been paid more to rural hygiene and sanitation leaving the urban sector unattended to as is clearly seen with the difficulty been encountered to handle solid and liquid waste in our cities. DFID, UNICEF, WaterAid and so many other internationaldevelopment organisations have sojourned in the rural areas with a view to bringing a change to the lives of the inhabitants there. The attention of various governments too have shifted to the rural areas because of the presence of these international development organisations leaving the urban sector to suffer neglect. It is common case to see wastes like refuse and human waste in certain areas for instance the major entry into Kano from Abuja via Kaduna which happens to be the major entrance into the town. What strategy should be in place to ensure that the urban sector is not left behind as is presently the case?