Resourceful Nigerians turn Drums into Handwashing Basins
Mar 02, 2021
Two young Nigerian furniture-makers, Bamigbose Adams and Emmanuel Ogbu, are turning old metal drums into handwashing basins.
The recycled basins are then sold in Lagos. Africa News reports that in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, where clean hands are essential for preventing the spread of the virus, roughly 157 million Nigerians lack access to proper hand-washing facilities.
Adams said the idea to turn the drums into basins came to him after seeing that there were several dumpsites around the area where he lived. He said he could see there was a need to need to recycle at least some of the materials dumped into something meaningful and essential.
As the rest of the world grapples with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, two young Nigerian furniture-makers are turning old metal drums into handwashing basins.
Bamigbose Adams and Emmanuel Ogbu are selling the recycled basins in Lagos in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Clean hands are essential for preventing the spread of COVID-19 but around 157 million Nigerians lack access to proper hand-washing facilities, according to a 2018 report by WaterAid, making it difficult to follow the World Health Organization advice on washing hands regularly to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Adams told Africanews the idea came to him after seeing the numbers of dumpsites around his area and the need to recycle some of the materials into something meaningful and essential to be used in homes.