Ghana's Buz Stop Boys: The young professionals helping to clean up Accra

Known as Buz Stop Boys, the group's leader says they want "a cleaner, healthier, and prouder Ghana".

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Their initiative has won the admiration of local celebrities and politicians - and even caught the attention of some UK teenagers who flew to the capital, Accra, to join the clean-up.

"Our goal is not just to clean the streets but to change mindsets," Buz Stop Boys leader Heneba Kwadwo Sarfo told the BBC.

"If we can make people understand that keeping their environment clean benefits everyone, we’ll have a cleaner, healthier, and prouder Ghana."

About 12,700 tonnes of solid waste is generated in Ghana each day, with only 10% disposed of properly.

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