Ghanaian actress – Joselyn Dumas – on Thursday November 6, 2014 teamed up with ‘Forces Help Ghana’ (FHG), a Foundation set up by Ghanaian born British army officers, to clean Kotobabi township.
The clean-up exercise, which involved the services of Zoomlion and the community members, was a move initiated by the actress to embolden Ghanaians to keep their surroundings clean. This, according to her, “will go a long way in eradicating the outbreak of cholera in the country.”
As part of the clean-up exercise, Miss Dumas and a public health nurse from the La Polyclinic encouraged and educated the community members on the need to always keep their locality unpolluted.
“We as citizens of Ghana do not need to embark on something big before we can do away with cholera. It’s the little things like washing our hands with soap any time we visit the lavatory & before we eat, cleaning our surroundings frequently, and disposing of garbage at the right places that matter” Joselyn stated.
One of the concerns raised by the community members is how difficult it is for them in finding a place to attend nature’s call when there is the need to do so. They therefore called on Miss Dumas to carry their message across to the government.
With support from Ernest Chemist, Miss Dumas distributed Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) to the community members.
In attendance to facilitate the clean-up exercise were the Defence Attachè from the British High Commission and the assembly member of the area – Hon. Prince Henry Quarshie.
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Was it necessary for joselyn to be the only one wearing sunglasses for cleaning? This whole campaign is just one big publicity stunt for this girl. Ppl need rubbish bins, toilet facilities built for them and clean water. Her Market storms and sunglasses clean up is a mere fraction of the bigger picture.
Changing the world doesn’t doesn’t mean changing everything. every little effort counts and I believe miss Dumas is doing what she thinks she can do best. Improving society is also a collective work. I believe if these busy men and women find time out of their busy schedules to do something positive,they deserve some acknowledgement not backlash.
If most of us took time to help in causes like this, we would see a very big difference. Funny face started something, miss Dumas is also doing same. Let’s appreciate and say “thank you”.
Well said!
Emma, you could have reserved your negative comment to yourself. Ms Joselyn Dumas deserves commendation not condemnation. What have you done for Ghana lately? It really ticks me off when Ms Joselyn Dumas does something good and some people only focus on what she is wearing and totally ignore the fact that she is helping create awareness on whatever campaign she embarked on. The other time she went to the market place to educate people on what to do to eradicate cholera- everyone was talking about her hair and clothes. When have we become so negative so much that we ignore the good deeds of others? Joselyn is a celebrity and she is setting a good example. The kind of clothes or accessories she has on should not be the focal point here. For that matter I say, Thank you Ms Joselyn Dumas!! You’re doing a good job, keep it up.
You must be very naive in this town if you don’t know that dumas herself has always made sure she ignited talks abt her body, her cloths, and her appearance more than anything else. If she is going to clean up does she need sunglasses or braids/hair down to her butt and make up. Unless it’s more for pictures and publicity than the real job at hand. My friend don’t bring yourself. Who wears full make up to clean up? You think it is right for this girl to use a serious problem like the sanitation situation in Ghana for attention. You can buy into her fake pretense but some of us see beyond such charade. It absolutely ticks me off when ppl like u think only your opinion counts so others shd hold their own.
You are very stupid. What has her sunglasses gotta do with the dedicated work she has started. If you don’t have any sensible thing to talk about please exist out fool.
Eaaiii Ghanaian girls can talk…what wrong with what she doing?? so its wrong for one to ear make and sunglasses to clean abi….I don’t personally don’t see anything wrong with what she doing. At least she took time off her busy schedule to help clean our environment. we should say BIG THANK to her than concentrating on what she wearing.
Kudos to her and her team