Category: Toilet Construction

On Monday 13th June 2023 Adrian, Alyrene, Maya and Clemence visited Dorfor Adidome in the south of the Volta region. We had been invited by the Assemblyman Jupita, to see if we could help the village build a toilet block so they didn’t have to use a rather disgusting open pit latrine. We agreed a project with them and using donations from friends, relatives and large donations from The Green Hall Foundation and the Souter Charitable Trust we were able to work with them. We used a Ghanaian design for an eight cubicle toilet. To our delight it has now been completely finished. The opening ceremony took place on the 10th June 2024 two days short of a year. So a huge thank you to the two big donors, the community who did most of the work, Clemence our project manager in Ghana for project managing it and especially to Tse Kofi Jupita Azietor the Assemblyman for overseeing the works and keeping the community involved. It needs to be recorded that Jupita did all of this totally unpaid out of the goodness of his heart.

The trustees of Community Action got this letter today from Jupita, Dorfor Adidome Assemblyman:

Dear Community Action Ghana,

I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt appreciation for the incredible work that you do in helping to build toilets for communities in need. Your dedication to improving sanitation and hygiene standards has a profound impact on the lives of so many individuals, families, and communities.

Access to proper sanitation facilities is a basic human right, yet it is a reality that many people around the world still lack access to safe and hygienic toilets. Your efforts in building toilets not only provide a fundamental necessity for these communities but also contribute to their overall health, dignity, and well-being.

By building toilets, you are not only addressing a critical need but also empowering communities to lead healthier and more sustainable lives. Your commitment to this cause is truly inspiring, and I am grateful for the positive change that you are bringing to the world.

Thank you for your tireless efforts, compassion, and dedication to making a difference. Your work is truly invaluable, and I am proud to support such a noble cause. Dorfor Adidome community is proud of you.

With deepest gratitude,

Hon. Tse Kofi Jupita Azietor
Assemblyman

Some of the community thanking us for their new toilet block

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***Jupita Azietor handing over the keys to the Chief***

Wonderful Marathon Runners raise funds for Community projects. Thank you!

18 October 2021

Adrian

And again at the end of 13.1 gruelling miles

Just how do you thank these wonderful people for training and then running the Oxford Half Marathon. The distance 13.1 miles, thats just over 21 km in 2 hours 15 minutes and 2 hours 22 minutes. Akpe kakaka (Ewe language for thank you totally)

They have raised over £800 and when you add on the gift aid this will be about £1,000.
Phenomenal.
This amount can go a long way towards helping communities build a toilet block, renovate a library or even go towards putting in a borehole to provide clean drinking water.
For example the money raised could go a long way to building the superstructure on the toilet and roof it.
How worthwhile is that.

Foli John and Michael Deh who are working on the Alavanyo Agome Toilet say Akpe bor oo (A very big thankyou)

If you’ve been inspired by David & Kate’s fundraising and would like to run the Oxford Half Marathon 2022 or any other fundraising initiative please get in touch

Alavanyo Agome Toilet block progress

5 June 2021

Adrian

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After a short break the community is working on the toilet block again. We were wondering why they were progressing so slowly. We found out that the community work day was being used to improve facilities in the primary school and sadly attend funerals of prominent members of the community.

The organisation of the community work is impressive and as everyone does their bit it is recorded. One of our final tasks is to give all of the participants a certificate of appreciation for their work. These records of the participants allow us to do this.