HERWA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTS SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  UNDP/BOSG  EU FUNDED PROGRAM (PART 1)

Herwa Community Development Initiative HCDI  is a community based organisation CBO in Borno State with Focus on Humanitrain and Development activities. Since its establishment years back,  the organization has done much in environmental protection and Sanitation especially in controlling deforestation and desertification in prone communities of Northern Borno.

These  potentials of Herwa CDI attracted the  opportunity to implement the Borno State Government/ United Nations Development Program European Union Funded program of Sustainable Waste Management and Environmental protection in local governments of Bama,Biu and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. 

The program which is aimed at Creating Jobs for youths, Erosion and Disease outbreak  Control includes Community Awareness and Sensitisation, Training of Communities on Waste Management ( Separation and Disposable) Evacuation/ Clearing of Drainages and Solid waste dump areas.

According to the Executive Director Herwa CDI, Alhaji  Ngubdo Hassan said " In Maiduguri the  Implementations of the program was is in phases, first and Second phase was done in twenty Eight Communities each  while the third third phase which is currently ongoing is being done in Thirty Communities with Four Thousand Four Hundred and Thirty Beneficiaries engaged for Three Months."

To ensure adequate implementation of the  Program, The HCDI put in place adequate Monitoring and Evaluation strategies, Establishment of a situation room from where  the field supervisors report  daily then a weekly review meeting follows where program managers meet with the  field supervisors and area managers to review work done.  "This strategy is  a continues one", said Mr Ngubdo.

To sustain the program, the HCDI established at  the Community level a sanitation Committee to control indiscriminate disposal of Waste by Community Members and  Food vendors operating nearby roads 

Supervising the Program across the implementing communities, the Hon Commissioner of Youths Empowerment and Sport development whose ministry is represting the State government in the projects expressed satisfaction with the  modalities of HCDI in implementing the program as satisfactory.