World Vision Ghana (WVG) has inaugurated a borehole valued at
about US$9, 000 for the people of Atosale, one of the deprived communities in
the Kassena-Nankana Municipality in the Upper East Region. The borehole, which
is a disability-friendly facility, brings to 121, the number of boreholes
constructed by WVG in communities in the Kassena –Nankana Municipality. This is
expected to bring relief to the people in Atosale Community, who used to
commute for about five kilometres to six kilometres in search of water from
streams, which was not even potable and often resulted in the outbreak of
water-borne diseases. The problem also led to many schoolchildren in the area,
whose population was about 950 in 2013, attending school late hence missing the
first lessons as they had to fetch water first before going to school. The
Partnership Leader of the Global Office of World Vision International, in-charge
of Field Operations, Mr Dirk Booy, assisted by the Regional Leader in charge of
West Africa, Ms Esther Lehmenn, performed the inauguration. Dr Stanislaus Alu
Kandingdi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive, in speech read for him by, Mr.
Maxwell Aborigo, Assistant Director of Administration, lauded WVG and WV I,
saying, the Assembly was grateful for the intervention, particularly in the
area of WASH, which had led to the reduction of cholera in the area. The MCE
stressed that most of WVG interventions were in tandem with the objectives of
the country’s Millennium Development Goals and gave the assurance that the
Assembly would continue to partner effectively to help improve upon the
livelihoods of the people, particularly, the vulnerable. Mr Booy, expressed
optimism that with the intervention of World Vision’ s Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH) component, particularly, the water facility, it would help
empower the women in the area to cater properly for their children to attend
school in time and also help curb sanitation-related diseases. Mr Booy, who
said World Vision was committed to the welfare of children, impressed upon the
community members to ensure that the facility was properly and routinely
maintained to prolong its lifespan. Ms Lehmenn said one of the best methods of
empowering women was the provision of water and income generating activities
and stated that she was happy that the women now could have better hygiene.WVG
, in all its operational areas, including the Talensi , Bawku West and
Garu-Tempane and Kassena -Nankana District in the Upper East Region, had
instituted the WASH programmes, which has components such as the provision of
water facilities, toilets and urinals to schools as well as empowering the
community members to put up their own household latrines, using locally
produced materials, and the provision of hand wash facilities in schools.
Source: Myjoy
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