Students of Toh-Kpalime at the training programme
Students in technical and vocational schools in some parts of the
country are receiving training in electronic waste (e-waste) management as part
of effort to curb the hazardous effects of electronic waste to both human life
and the environment.
They are being given basic skills on how to safely dismantle,
re-assemble and create innovative products out of e-waste.
The awareness campaign being initiated by
E-MAGIN has already been launched at New Century Career Training Vocational
Institute, Dansoman, Accra; St. Mary Vocational Institute, Asamankese, Eastern
Region, and Toh-Kpalime Vocational Training Institute, Volta Region.
A Member of E-MAGIN team, Vivian Ahiayibor, speaking to the media on
the sideline of one of the training programmes at the New Century Career
Training Institute, said they were helping the informal businesses and
associations in the e-waste sector.
She said capacity building programmes in business fundamentals and
occupational health and safety would also be undertaken to strengthen
businesses in the informal sector.
She was happy that the students offering computer science,
electronic engineering, home economics and electrical engineering were
embracing the need to become innovative and were eager to create products that
could be beneficial to businesses in the e-waste value chain.
The Training Facilitator and National Focal Point for Adelphi
Research (Germany), Ebenezer Kumi, said 20 per cent of dismantled components of
gadgets accounted for 80 per cent of the generated revenue by businesses in the
e-waste sector.
The Assistant School Prefect, New Century Career Training Institute,
William Asiamang, expressed his gratitude to the E-MAGIN team for the e-waste
awareness programme.
“We have learnt how to dismantle some electronic equipment,
effective disposal of e-waste and also how we could make some money out of
e-waste,” he said.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi
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