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| The Borehole before handing over to the communitybmemebers |
The move was mooted by GRIDCo who entrusted their 2017 batch of NSP to undertake a Corporate Social Responsibility, upon deliberations on the fact that equity was essential in the distribution of projects; they decide to consider a region that has not benefited before from their previous undertakings.
They saw a news item highlighting the need for potable water in Sumbrungu in the Upper East Region.
As a batch in agreement with the SDG goals three and five, they decided that everyone deserves access to good drinking water which Sumbrungu was no exception.
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| A cross section the community members |
The
Abaa Doone is one of the 10 clans in Azorebisi Community, Sumbrungu with a
total population of about 550 people.
Their livelihoods depend mainly on
subsistence farming, basket weaving and petty trading. Most of the youth in
this community, hardly go far in their education due to poverty and lack
parental guidance.
Before the advent of the bore-hole, the community relied on
a ten years old rocky well for their source of water, which hardly survives the
year. An alternative was to commute a
distance of about 3 kilometers to the next community for the element of
survival.
The National President of GRIDCo NSP Robert Yartey, said the need to
reach out to a community in dire need of water, is in line with the core
objectives of the National Service Scheme which states “Help provide essential
services and amenities, particularly in towns and villages of the rural areas
of Ghana”.
He indicated that their mother company GRIDCo embracing the laudable
initiative and supporting them financially is a feather in the cup.
Mr. Yartey
explained further measures to ensure the borehole is kept clean and additional
plans NSP have for other communities in the area.
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| National Service President in charge of northern sector - Frank Imoro |
The President GRIDCo NSP in
charge of the northern sector Frank Imoro expressed the NSP’s joy of being able
to assist a needy community.
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| Mr. Doku addressing the community members |
In an address read by Mr. Abraham Doku on behalf of
the Area Manager GRIDCo Tamale stated that, comfort and hygienic life come with
having access to enough water for house hold use and this is very rare to come
by in most rural settlements.
GRIDCo’s support for the project falls within
their Corporate Social Responsibility and recognition of the basic fact that
human being’s need to access clean drinking water.
Mr. Doku said the assistance
was a reflection of GRIDCo’s goodwill and friendship to the good people of Abaa
Doone.
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| Mr. Doku pumping water from the pump |
The Assembyman of the area
Apomina Victor on behalf of the community thanked the GRIDCo NSP for the
gesture, and A1 Radio for their immense role played in bringing the project to
fruition and appealed for more support in the area of education for brilliant
but needy children in the community. The NSP also donated used clothing and
sandals to the community members.
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| An elder pouring libation |
Libation was later poured before a sod cutting
to officially hand over the bore-hole to the community members.
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| At the sod cutting ceremony |
Story
by: GBC’s Emmanuel Akayeti
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