Ouattara pumps water from the borehole
VIVO ENERGY Ghana has handed over two newly constructed hand-pump boreholes and educational materials to the people and schoolchildren of Hiamankyene, a community in the Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
Also, the company, in collaboration with its staff and shell retailers, has donated building materials to the Brengo Presbyterian Basic School for the reconstruction of the dilapidated classroom blocks in the same municipality, where most of the children from Hiamankyene walk a long distance to school.
The timely intervention of the company has helped to address the plight of the people who are predominantly farmers from the Upper East Region who for decades have not had access to potable water.
Over the years, the people of Hiamankyene have had to resort to unclean water sources for drinking and other domestic purposes, leading to several deaths and sickness in the community.
Commissioning the projects, Managing Director of Vivo Energy Ghana, Ben Hassan Ouattara, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to support deprived communities to create the needed social impact and ultimately enhance the quality of life.
“It is worth commending Ghana’s efforts in achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for water. However, there are still areas that remain unserved and underserved and this means that without this basic need, the lives of millions of children are at risk. Households, schools, farms and others are struggling to survive and thrive in this condition, and as a company that is committed to the socio-economic advancement of communities, we cannot look away while innocent lives are exposed to waterborne diseases through unsafe drinking water.
Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, in a speech read on his behalf, reiterated government’s effort towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by partnering with corporate institutions to deliver projects that respond to the needs of Ghanaians.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Mampong Constituency, Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong, expressed his appreciation to the management of the company and admitted that the construction of the boreholes for Hiamankyene had significantly reduced the cost for developmental projects in his constituency.
Chief of Hiamankyene, Ayaabah Agurugu, was particularly grateful to Vivo Energy Ghana for the boreholes and the donation of educational materials to every child in the community.