Agro-Climatic Project Donates New Waste Facility, Tricycles To Kwali

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has commissioned a new waste management facility in the Wako community and distributed 14 waste-collection tricycles to groups in Sheda to improve environmental health and livelihoods.

The initiative, launched in the Kwali Area Council, forms part of a broader intervention across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) aimed at enhancing sanitation, curbing disease, and supporting local economies.
During the commissioning, the Mandate Secretary for the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Abdullahi Ango, urged beneficiaries to make the most of the new facilities.

“This project is not limited to Kwali Area Council but covers all six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory,” stated Ango, who also chairs the FCT ACReSAL Project Committee.

He emphasised that the waste management facilities, including toilets provided for some communities, as well as the tricycles, will improve sanitation and help curb disease outbreaks.

Ango revealed that the Community Interest Groups (CIGs) that received the tricycles were carefully selected based on a needs assessment and their ongoing local activities.

The Mandate Secretary also hinted at more developments, stating, “More special projects are underway for some councils.”

The FCT ACReSAL Project Coordinator, Mrs Caroline Opara, said the tricycles were given to CIGs committed to sustaining sanitation, preventing the indiscriminate dumping of waste, and boosting their economic livelihoods.

Outlining future plans, Opara added, “Plans are in the pipeline for ACReSAL to execute a project that will address erosion in the Gwagwalada Area Council.”

The project received royal endorsement from the Etsu of Wako, Abdulazeez Usman, who commended ACReSAL and the FCT Administration for the intervention.

“This initiative is a welcome development, and we are committed to protecting the facility to ensure it serves the purpose for which it was constructed,” the traditional ruler said.

Also speaking, Amina Mustapha, representing the National Project Coordinator, affirmed that the project will improve environmental health across the FCT.