00:00In a neighborhood of Abidjan characterized by its working-class roots, a group of young people was busy scrubbing drains
00:08that were blocked with rubbish, while nearby children played without shoes.
00:13These volunteers have committed themselves to fighting against that in every cost, firmly believing that cleanliness is key to the
00:21country's advancement.
00:23So I said to myself that we have to fight against this for good health and for the future of
00:29our country, because any country that wants to develop must first be clean.
00:34Armed with shovels and brightly colored wrecks, around 10 of them turned out to set an example.
00:39The densely populated district is part of Greater Abidjan, the country's economic capital of more than 6 million people.
00:47If you try to raise awareness with another, he or she will think it's just a kid trying to lecture
00:52me.
00:52So they take it as a form of disrespect. That is why we focus more on young people and also
00:57going to different schools to raise awareness among pupils.
01:02The first-growing city produces at least 4,500 tons of household waste a day, according to the National Waste
01:10Management, with plastic bottles and bags causing the biggest challenge.
01:18I would say that the main scourge is plastic.
01:25It's plastic because whatever efforts are otherwise made by these international operators, who work 24 hours a day, 7 days
01:35a week, to collect all this waste, you can clearly see that all these bags and all these bottles
01:44spoil the view.
01:47A year ago, Iao founded the Clean Street Association after what he called a disturbing realization.
01:54Since then, he has gained national-wide attention through his TikTok account, which now has nearly 50,000 followers.
02:01The Clean Street Association after what he called a
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