Congo/ Sanitation: Healthy Environment sets its sights on Brazzaville
Faced with recurring problems of insalubrity in the Republic of Congo, particularly in its major urban areas, the authorities are preparing to entrust responsibility for sanitation in the main cities to a new private operator, replacing Averda, whose ten-year mandate has come to an end.
Healthy Environment, a privately-owned Congolese company specializing in urban sanitation, environmental protection and waste recovery, particularly in the collection of household and industrial waste, surface maintenance, and the emptying and cleaning of septic tanks and latrines, is a strong contender to succeed Averda.Healthy Environment, a privately-owned Congolese company specializing in urban sanitation, environmental protection and waste recovery, particularly in the collection of household and industrial waste, surface maintenance, and the emptying and cleaning of septic tanks and latrines, is a strong candidate to succeed Averda.
Indeed, Healthy Environment, a major player in sanitation in the Congo, is a civic-minded company that has been masterfully managed by Yvon Kaba for almost 20 years, employing over 160 young people and boasting invaluable logistical resources and a portfolio of overgligeable logistical resources and a customer portfolio estimated at over 1,700 subscribers, spread across several sectors of activity in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.
In 2015, Healthy Environment took part in the preliminary consultation organized by the Congolese authorities, under the coordination of Nodalis Conseil. Nodalis Conseil" with a view to recruiting one or more private operators to manage household and similar waste in Brazzaville. The NGO also took part in a workshop organized by the Groupe de recherche d'échanges techniques (GRET) in Brazzaville on the Filipa project and waste pre-collection, with a view to improving this activity. In addition, in 2023, the company took part in sanitation work in the cities of Brazzaville and Kintélé in preparation for the Three Basins Summit.
Thanks to the support of its partners, Healthy Environment has carried out a number of operations, including setting up the "Zero Plastic Waste Campaign" every vacation since 2017. The zero plastic waste campaign", an operation designed to get the population of the city of Brazzaville, by arrondissement, involved in collecting plastic waste. In return, participants in this operation receive fair remuneration corresponding to the quantity of plastic provided. It should be noted that all the plastic waste collected is destined for the processing unit for the manufacture of various products, including plastic paving stones and shoes made in Congo.
In 2020, Healthy Environment contributed to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by disinfecting a number of public and private administrations, as well as state markets. It also set up washing stations in certain parts of Brazzaville. Alongside his sanitation campaign, "Bopeto Bwa Ekolo", the first edition of which was launched inThe first edition of this campaign was launched in 2021.
In 2020, Healthy Environment was awarded a concession by the Brazzaville City Council to clean up two districts: Poto-Poto and Moungal: Poto-Poto and Moungali, where it privately collects, removes and disposes of household waste.
Healthy Environment has been operating since 2012, thanks to the liberalization of the sanitation sector, which had long been reserved for the central city hall. "At a time when 2024 has been declared the Year of Youth by thesident de la République, and to give a strong signal to these young people in search of success, considerable support deserves to be given to Healthy Environment.rite to be given to Healthy Environment, a young company with a good reputation and qualified, dynamic staff", pleaded its president, Yvon Kaba.
Source: www.adiac-congo.com/
