A major city-wide clean-up exercise is set to take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, as part of a national effort to promote sanitation and mark ten years since the devastating June 3 flood and fire disaster.
The campaign, which organisers say is expected to be the largest in recent years, will involve hundreds of volunteers, institutions, and public figures.
It will also feature donations to disaster survivors, interfaith prayers, health screening services, and public education on disaster prevention.
Stakeholder engagements are currently ongoing with several prominent individuals and offices, including the National Chief Imam, Inspector General of Police, ministers of state, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, market associations, celebrities, and digital influencers.
Their participation is aimed at encouraging broad national involvement in the exercise.
Key emergency response and sanitation agencies such as the Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Ambulance Service, NADMO, Zoomlion Ghana, and the National Security Council Secretariat have also been invited to support the event.
Organisers say the decision to hold this year’s campaign at Nkrumah Circle is both symbolic and intentional. The area was the epicentre of the June 3, 2015 disaster that resulted in significant loss of life and property after hours of rainfall led to flooding and a deadly explosion at a fuel station.
“This is about remembering what happened and ensuring it doesn’t happen again,” said Nene Lartey Osakonor I, the traditional leader leading the coordination. “We want people to show up not just to clean, but to reflect, support survivors, and commit to change.”
The exercise is being organised by Let Love Lead, a grassroots organisation that has previously led clean-up campaigns in Accra’s Spintex area in 2023 and 2024.
Those campaigns drew national attention for their ability to mobilise large volunteer groups and engage civic leaders in practical community service.
This year’s edition, however, is being positioned as more than a clean-up; a national moment of remembrance, resilience, and recommitment to public safety and urban sanitation.