Graphic Online BY: Regional Desk Report 705 An international implementation committee has been established for the “Operation Clean Communities” launched by the New Juaben Traditional Council. The campaign forms part of the traditional council’s community development efforts within the existing root-based model. The committee is made up of representatives from the International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), Emory University in Atlanta, USA; the New Juaben Traditional Council and the root-based institutional members. Meeting At its maiden meeting last Tuesday, under the chairmanship of the Omanhene of New Juaben, Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti Boateng, the committee decided to implement the operation clean communities in three phases, namely the pre-intervention phase, the intervention phase and the post-intervention phase.