Hedwig K. Ngwa Akum, Autor bei Urbanet

About Hedwig K. Ngwa Akum

Hedwig K. Ngwa Akum holds a PhD in Gender and Development Studies and a Master's degree in Geography. She is a geography teacher at Government High School, Great Soppo Buea. Hedwig also doubles as part time lecturer in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the university of Buea. She is an advocate for gender, environment, and development issues. Hedwig is author of “A Gender Perspective of municipal solid waste generation and management in the city of Bamenda, Cameroon" (2019).

Through the Gender Lens: Recommendations for Municipal Waste Management

Through the Gender Lens: Recommendations for Municipal Waste Management

By Hedwig K. Ngwa Akum|2024-01-03T16:19:06+01:00April 16th 2019|

In Bamenda, Cameroon, municipal waste management remains blind to how gender roles shape waste generation. Hedwig K. Ngwa Akum analyses how bridging the gender gap between waste generation and waste management would improve sanitation in the city.