By: Bawanke David
World Vision Ghana has commissioned water,sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the Krachi West Municipality and Krachi Nchumuru District of the oti region.
The facilities included eight seated toilets,solar-powered water systems,equipped with standpipes and taps in eight communities,serving some schools and health facilities.
The beneficiaries’ communities include Boafri,Worenja,Bitim,Borae-Nkwanta,Korkorse, and Kradenteh all in the krachi Nchumuru,Sabaja and Nkyenekyene also in the krach West.
Over the course of years of operation in the oti region,World Vision Ghana has carried out a number of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of the people,including community engagement and sponsorship programmes,reading improvement and skills enhancement,and healthy environment and wellness.
The reading improvement and skills enhancement (RISE) initiatives seek to improve children’s reading abilities while the healthy environment and wellness (HEAL) project concentrates on improving water,sanitation,and hygiene (WASH) conditions.
The community engagement and sponsorship programme foster collaboration between World Vision,donors,and the community to produce long-lasting results for children’s wellbeing.
The Southern Regional Operations Manager of World Vision Ghana,Mr. Irvine Aboagye said the success of these projects would not have been possible without the crucial assistance of officials from these two districts.
He noted that the solar- powered system had provided safe water to over 27,937 people,including children in these eight communities,eliminating the need for children and their families to make long trip to obtain safe water,and freeing up children’s time for school.
Mr Aboagye noted that the goal six (6) of the sustainable development gaols talked about the provision of clean water and sanitation and this goal was crucial as the fulfilment of it would facilities the achievement of other goals by 2030.
He added that the access to water,sanitation,and hygiene were some basic needs of humanity and fundamental human rights, and yet many people were unable to access them,noting that the challenge posed by these,and lack thereof should be of grave concern to all.
Mr. Aboagye tasked the communities to challenge all efforts in maintaining these facilities so future generations would benefit from them.
