Border town senior high schools in Ghana have called for their inclusion in the upcoming season 7 of the Vim SHS Sanitation Tour.

The educative, hygienic and recreational programme has been commended and hailed by many teachers and school heads, making other institutions who have not tasted the tour to call for their inclusion.

Some of the border town schools have specially appealed to be added to the programme which has over 100 schools all over the nation taking part.

The border town schools are Three Town SHS, Axim Girls SHS, Annor Adjaye SHS, Akatsi Tech Sec SHS, Paga SHS and Nkroful Agric SHS.

Mr. Emmanuel Olla Williams, CEO of One-On-One Foundation, the organisers of the popular tour said the outbreak of the coronavirus has made people, especially students to know the benefits of living in clean environment and practicing health lifestyle.

He said the proposal for additional schools would be laid before the sponsors, Unilever Ghana, producers of Omo, Vim, Brillant Key soap and Rexona. He revealed that Teacher Training Colleges will be part of 2021, and it will be on TV.

According to him, many lessons have been learnt in the year 2020 and they hope to teach the students more ways and means of improving sanitation in schools and communities.

The Sanitation Tour involves cleaning and scrubbing, inspection of houses, dormitories, dining halls, gardens quiz contest etc and aerobics to test the fitness levels of the students.

By Sammy Heywood Okine