Churches of Christ commissions four boreholes in Lower Manya, Yilo Krobo

Churches of Christ America has through the Churches of Christ Ghana, commissioned four mechanized boreholes worth Ghc 56000 (Ghc 14000 each) for residents of four communities in Lower Manya and Yilo-Krobo Municipalities of the Eastern Region.

The boreholes, provided with handwashing sinks and an overhead polytank, were constructed at the Methodist JHS at Agomanya, Asitey Agatorm and Guata, all in Lower Manya and the Yilo Krobo Senior High School in Yilo Krobo and are expected to provide relief to the beneficiary communities from the challenges of access to portable and clean water.

The projects financed by the Churches of Christ, United States of America through the Churches of Christ, Ghana for its Living Water Projects, was commissioned by Municipal Chief Executive for Lower Manya, Simon Kweku Tetteh.

The Churches of Christ provided the boreholes due to the residents not having access to safe drinking water. For years, the residents in the area have been forced to walk long distances in search of water on daily basis.

Municipal Chief Executive for Lower Manya, Simon Kweku Tetteh who commissioned the project on behalf of Living Water urged investors to take advantage of the ‘vibrancy’ of the community to do more developmental projects in the area.

He urged other churches to emulate the example of the Church of Christ, as part of their evangelism, to provide social amenities such as water facilities for deprived communities to avert them contracting waterborne diseases.

Mr. Tetteh however called for peaceful resolutions of differences in the district rather than resorting to violent and unlawful channels which he said invariably created a hostile image of the district with the potential of driving away investors.

The assembly chief who said he is not resting on his oars to attract other investors to the area said he was in further discussions with other stakeholders to come on board with other investments which will benefit the people of affected communities.

In his concluding remarks, the MCE encouraged the people to take great care of the facility.

Country Director of Living Water Ghana, Paul A. Partey said the intention of the project is to provide clean, accessible and copious water to various communities to avert the contraction of waterborne diseases.

“Our intention of bringing this water is to minimize waterborne diseases that kill our people, cut down the long distance of getting water for the children and women,” said Mr. Partey at a durbar of chiefs, pupils and people of the area to commission the mechanized boreholes.

Mr. Partey however appealed to authorities of the school and the community to maintain the borehole regularly to ensure its continuous use.

He however assured of Living Waters’ continued support for other communities in different parts of the country in need of good drinking water.

Living water Ghana has already commissioned nine boreholes in the Asuogyaman, Yilo Krobo, Manya Krobo and Upper Manya with the commissioning of the four bringing the total number to 13.

Pupils and residents of the community expressed joy and gratitude to Living Water for providing water to the communities and for responding rapidly to their plight with the firm assurance that they would do their best to support the project and ensure regular maintenance of the boreholes.

The plights of the residents have often been highlighted which officials of Living Water responded to by initiating the construction of the mechanized bore holes.

This is the umpteenth time Living Water is responding to the plight of a community in distress for clean water.

Also present at the commissioning was Alfred Beyan, Country Director of Living Water Liberia, Godfred Ofoe Ceaser, Lower Manya Municipal School Health Education Programme (SHEP) Coordinator and other members of the Living Water Project.