Elisabeth Benkam, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Yaounde, Cameroon
Garbage has become part of the landscape in several neighbourhoods of the capital Yaoundé. They started with streams and have now reached roads.
Populations and authorities give the impression of being indifferent, leaving the task to the Hygiene and sanitation Company of Cameroon (HYSACAM). The latter’s trucks go around neighbourhoods every day to collect the garbage, but the task is so huge that more efforts need to be made.
More importantly, populations need education, especially regarding the stream water that they use for all sorts of activities, including cooking, washing and so on. Education campaigns are regularly organised but their fruits are still to be seen.
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