Queenmother for the area unveils the plaque
Nokware Integrity Foundation Ghana, a non-governmental organization, with support from Nimdy Switzerland, has commissioned and handed over a community water project to Nsakye, a farming community in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region, as part of efforts to improve sanitary conditions and access to water in rural areas of the country.
Aside from rainwater, the Nsakye village has relied primarily on the Nsakye River as its main supply of water since its creation.
This has contributed to an increase in student absenteeism and, in some cases, tardiness, as kids must walk for miles in the morning to get water from the Nsakye River, which flows on the edges of the settlement, for their daily tasks before school.
The Project Manager of Nokware Integrity Foundation, Emmanuel Doe, told the media after officially handing over the mechanised water system with poly tanks to the community at the Nsakye Presby M/A School, that the project was necessary to help with effective hand washing with soap and water in this COVID-19 era.
“When we came to this community some months ago, we were told by the headmaster that there are a lot of challenges with water since it’s a mountainous area. Access to water is very poor, so we liaise with our main funding organisation which is Nimdi Switzerland, and then they were able to come to our aid by putting up this beautiful edifice for the people of Nsakye community,” he said.
“When I interacted with the headmaster some months ago, he told me that most at times, classes are disrupted because of the absence of water. The students have to trek a long distance to go and get water from the Nsakye River, and we knew that this was troubling to them so we quickly came to their aid by bringing up this mechanised bore hole,” he added.
“So I will to call on all opinion leaders of this town, NGOs, Corporate bodies to come to their aid. We can also offer some little support to our various communities because some communities in Ghana do not have water and we know the essence of water in our lives,” Mr Doe further said.
He noted that a lack of water leads to a lot of water-borne infections, as well as unsanitary conditions among pupils in the school, and that frequent hand washing is one of the most essential preventive etiquette in the COVID-19 period.
He is optimistic that the project would improve the lives of Nsakye locals.
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