{"id":953,"date":"2020-10-30T16:43:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/?p=953"},"modified":"2020-11-11T16:48:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T16:48:44","slug":"actuate-holds-successful-community-durbar-in-madina-zongo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/2020\/10\/30\/actuate-holds-successful-community-durbar-in-madina-zongo\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTUATE holds successful community durbar in Madina Zongo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ACTUATE held a community durbar in Madina Zongo, Accra on 14 October to introduce the project to the community and raise awareness of the positive impacts of a circular economy. The durbar was led by HATOF Foundation with the support of CSIR-IIR, GreenAd and Umar Bun Hatab Islamic School.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1020\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1020\" class=\"wp-image-1020 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-_-Participants.jpg?resize=1024%2C498\" alt=\"A group of women and men listen to a speaker\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-_-Participants-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C498 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-_-Participants-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C146 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-_-Participants-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C373 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-_-Participants-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C747 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-_-Participants-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C996 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-_-Participants-scaled.jpg?w=2160 2160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants listen to Dr Bayitse<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The durbar welcomed key members of the community including the Paramount Chief of Madina, Ali Dada Abudulai Dagadu; Chief Imam of Madina Zongo, Sheik Salman Mohammed Alhassan; and the Proprietor of the school, Sheik Tahir. Local women groups and youth groups were present to discuss the project. In addition, the Member of Parliament for Madina, Mr Boniface Abu-bakar Sadique, joined the event to express his support for the demonstrator project that is based at Umar Bun Hatab Islamic School.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_955\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-955\" class=\"wp-image-955 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-High-Table.jpg?resize=1024%2C498\" alt=\"Community leaders sit at a table at the community durbar\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-High-Table-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C498 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-High-Table-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C146 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-High-Table-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C373 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-High-Table-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C747 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-High-Table-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C996 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/actuate\/files\/2020\/10\/A-High-Table-scaled.jpg?w=2160 2160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The high table for community leaders<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The project was well received by the community and the community leaders have pledged to offer their support towards the sustainability of the demonstrator site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2020\/10\/hatof-foundation-lancaster-university-hold-community-durbar-on-waste-management\/\">\u2018HATOF Foundation, Lancaster University hold community durbar on waste management\u2019<\/a>, Citi newsroom (CNR), 28 October 2020<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">ACTUATE held a community durbar in Madina Zongo, Accra on 14 October to introduce the project to the community and raise awareness of the positive impacts of a circular economy. 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