By Murtala Issah
World Vision Ghana, has invested nearly ten million dollars in the Saboba operational area over the past twenty years.
The amount went into supporting increased access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), livelihood sponsorship, child protection and advocacy (CPA). The Integrated Programmes Director (IPD) for World Vision Ghana, Joshua Baidoo, disclosed this at a ceremony to close down the Saboba area Programme.
He revealed that about one hundred and five boreholes were drilled over the period, increasing access to potable water to more than thirty-one thousand people in the area.
Some communities and schools in the area also benefited from the installation of twelve limited solar-powered mechanised water systems. The interventions according to Mr. Baidoo, have led to “significant changes for children, their families, and their communities”.
The chairman for the occasion, Moses Bukari Mabengba, commended World Vision Ghana for improving the well-being of residents of Saboba and it environs. He noted that, though successive governments have done their part in addressing the developmental challenges facing Saboba, the intervention by World Vision Ghana, has made a difference in the lives of the people of the area. Mr. Mabengba appealed to the organisation, to find a way to fill the vacuum they are leaving behind as they exit the area.
The District Chief Executive for the Saboba District, George Bingrini, said World Vision Ghana’s intervention in Saboba has greatly complemented government’s development agenda in the area. “If we are to achieve SDGs 1,2,3 and 6, then we need to focus more attention on these kinds of interventions,” he stressed.
Some deserving partners in the area, we’re presented with plaques in honour of their commitment and hard work which has enabled the organisation to achieve its targets.
