Today, open defecation in Kokompe and the environs of the garages has stopped due to the provision of a place of convenience by the Assembly following the advocacy action embarked upon by the Ghana National Association of Garages (GNAG). 'Indeed members of the association admit that today they are attracting more customers largely because of an improved business environment, resulting from the association's advocacy action implemented in 2011 with the support of the BUSAC Fund and its development partners, DANIDA, USAID and the EU.