Abstract:
The study explored the environmental sanitation practices in Kwendurum and Sankor
in the Effutu municipality. In achieving the purpose of the study, the case study
design was employed. Purposive and convenient sampling were used to select a
sample of 15 respondents which included 3 officials and 12 residents of the studied
communities. Data was gathered through the use of interviews and focused group
discussion and was analysed according to themes. The findings of the study revealed
that residents of Kwendurum and Sankor use the seashore as waste dumping site as
well as place of convenience instead of using toilet facilities. The study also revealed
that negative attitudes of the people, financial difficulties, proximity to the beach,
inadequate dustbins, inadequate toilets facilities, inadequate resources, poor road and
lack of education were the factors that accounted for the environmental sanitation
practices of residents in Kwendurum and Sankor. Additionally, the study revealed
that, the environmental sanitation practices of Sankor and Kwendurum had negative
effect on them including environmental, social and economic effects. Furthermore,
the findings of the study uncovered measures such as provision of sanitary facilities,
regular organisation of communal labour, change of attitude, provision of resources,
assistance from stakeholders and the government, focusing on preventive measures
than curative measures, enforcement of coastal laws, education, construction of dock
at the seashore as well as good roads to enhance good sanitation practices in the two
aforementioned coastal communities. The study also recommended that, Effutu
Municipal Assembly as well as other local stakeholders such as chiefs and opinion
leaders should intensify their effort to address the problem of poor environmental
sanitation practices in Sankor and Kwendurum communities by providing toilet
facilities, organising education campaign programmes to strengthen good sanitation
practices as well as enforcing coastal sanitation laws to prevent residents from putting
up negative attitude towards their environment.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Social Studies Education,
Faculty of Social Sciences Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Social Studies Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
September, 2020