A mechanized
borehole valued at the cost of Forty thousand Ghana Cedis has been completed and handed
over to the Namoo Primary ‘A’ school at Namoo in the Bongo District of the
Upper East Region.
The provision of the mechanized borehole was made possible
through the support of Regentropfen Education Foundation, a development
oriented NGO based in Germany.
The process was engineered by a catholic
missionary and a native of the area, Father Moses Asaah Awinongya, after
fostering a healthy partnership with Stiftung Regentropfen to assist the school
with a potable water to address the shortage of water supply to the
school.
The partnership among other
interventions is aimed at creating a forum for inter-cultural exchanges between
Grundschule Neuried, a German College and Namoo Primary school.
At a durbar of
chiefs and people to commission the project, the Project Officer of
Regentropfen Education Foundation, Cornelia Ayambire, explained that the
partnership between both schools was reinforced when the foundation identified
the need for the school to have good drinking water to reduce the danger of being
exposed to vehicular accidents due to its location.
She impressed on management
of the school to make good use of facility and prioritize its regular
maintenance to ensure its sustainability.
The Headmaster of the school, Gregory
Atanga payed glowing tribute to Father Awinongya and his partners for the kind gesture.
He described Father Awinongya, as a visionary person who deserves to be
celebrated for others to emulate considering his sterling leadership qualities
and an astute individual that places the development of his community high
above his personal interest.
He prayed for more of such support and used the
opportunity to appeal to other benevolent organizations to come to the aid of
the school to enable it tackle its infrastructural challenges.
The Bongo
District Director of Education, Duncan Nsoh, for his part, announced that
without the support of the chiefs and the people, development will run at a
slow pace.
He highlighted a number of challenges that hinder the development
effort of the area and called on the chiefs and elders to assist in that
regard.
The Bongo
District since its creation had been battling with the issue of high fluoride
content in their water bodies which often results in the colouring of the
teeth.
In view of this, the DCE for Bongo, Alexis Ayamdor thanked the foundation
for its show of concern since the borehole was proven to be healthy for
consumption.
While acknowledging the
effort of the foundation, the DCE called for attitudinal change on poor
sanitation and the practice of open defecation.
The facility was
officially commissioned by management of Regentropfen Education Foundation led
by its national Coordinator, Anthony Awimbila Akurugo.
He was assisted by the
Chief of Namoo Traditional Area, Naba Alamtaba, as well as management of the
school
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