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Exploring the contribution of Community Radio to improvement of Sanitation in Wa Municipality, Ghana

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Author Affiliations

  • 1C/o New Times Corporation, Ghana, Ring Road West Industrial Area, P. O. Box 2638, Accra, Ghana
  • 2Department of Governance and Development Management, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, P. O. Box WA 64, Wa, Ghana
  • 3SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Department of Communication Studies, P. O. Box WA 64, Wa, Ghana

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 12, Issue (3), Pages 11-18, October,14 (2023)

Abstract

The study explores the contribution of Radio Progress to improvement of sanitation in Wa Municipality in Ghana. Through a qualitative research approach, three communities were sampled for the study: Kagu, Dandafuri and Mangu. Data collection instruments used were face-to-interviews, focus group discussions and observations. The study examined the nature of collaboration between Radio Progress and its stakeholders on sanitation issues in Wa Municipality. The study revealed that the involvement of community members in the production of sanitation programmes in Radio Progress’s sanitation broadcast is quite low. It was found that community members’ inability to appreciate the outcome of sanitation broadcast was because of their limited involvement in the issues discussed. The study concludes that Radio Progress needs to adhere to the tenet of participation by ensuring that inputs of stakeholders are integrated in sanitation programmes to create the expected improvement of sanitationin targeted communities.

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