We were approached by Samuel Botsyoe the Assemblyman for this area of over 500 households. They also have a vibrant health clinic that doesn’t have a clean water supply and has to tanker in water at great expense. He had heard of out work in Abunyanya.
The current water supply is from a river, that dries up regularly, a shallow well that also dries up and shallow hand pumped boreholes that provide a little salty water at the best of times.
The community filled in a needs assessment, and showed that all of the respondents, men, women and children walked long distances to collect water. The water was either dirty from the stream or, when available, salty from the hand pumps. This water could only really be used for washing. People were regularly affected by water borne diseases. They were prepared to help in the construction of the water tower. The community elders agreed not only to help but to cover ongoing costs of electricity and maintenance.
At the time this request was coming in a professional photographer, who is cycling friend of Adrian’s (Chair of trustees) said he was interested in doing a photographic project with a collegue on the work that Community Action Ghana is doing. Anthony Dawton’s and Jim McFarlane’s work can be seen on their website.
We agreed it would be wonderful but didn’t actually have the funds for the project. Anthony approached a friend who donated enough for the majority of the project costs and the airfares of Anthony and Jim (Jim is coming from Australia). The rest of the costs come from Community Action Ghana’s growing number of regular donators. Thanks to them for making it possible for us to facilitate this work.
A huge thank you must also go to Mrs Fazia Meyasser Alireza who has donated these funds. She is the CEO of Al Madad foundation a UK based charity doing amazing work for children caught up in the adult machinations in places such as Gaza, and Lebanon,
Could you or someone you know help contribute to this or other similar projects in the Volta region of Ghana. We are inundated with requests for libraries, water supplies and communal toilets. The only thing slowing us down is insufficient funds just click here to donate.
