The Commercial Director of Promasidor Ghana, Abiodun Ayodeji, has highlighted the manufacturing giantโs commitment to providing access to clean water to contribยญute to the sustained well-being of every Ghanaian society and to achieve Sustainable Developยญment Goal 6.
โFrom 2019 till date, we have supported more than 33 comยญmunities in Ghana with access to portable water. As a caring brand dedicated to providing healthy and quality daily products like Cowbell and Twisco for breakยญfast, Onga products in every Ghanaian dish, and Yumvita for our young ones, we are passionยญate about alleviating the unsafe drinking water challenges faced by communities. These chalยญlenges can significantly impact the health, education, socio-ecoยญnomic status, and general wellยญbeing of community members, especially women and children,โ Mr Ayodeji stated.
The Commercial Director noted this for the company as part of the celebrations marking Promasidor Ghanaโs (PGH) 25th anniversary handed over nine borehole facilities to selected communities in the Northern, Upper East, Volta, Eastern and Oti regions.
The beneficiaries institutions and communities are Tolon Senior High School in the Northern Reยญgion, with 8 communities in Kayยญera, Praprabida, and Akim Awisa in the Eastern Region; Adoman, Yaborae and Gyanekrom in Oti Region, Abutia-Kloe in the Volta Region and Kasongo-Kubogo in
ย The water supply project is part of the Promasidor Comยญmunity Impact Drive (PCID), which aims to support sustainable projects that foster social change, enhance the quality of life, and addresses pressing societal needs, especially for vulnerable groups.
The initiative specifically tarยญgets communities without access to safe drinking water, ensuring they have a reliable source of clean water.
Mr Ayodeji charged respective community leaders and members to preserve the facility to ensure long-term benefits.
โWe encourage the respective user communities and local govยญernment partners to ensure the sustainable use of these completยญed projects,โ he stated.
Robel Wamisho, Programme Manager for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) at World Vision Ghana, emphasised the capacity of the new water supply projects to provide safe water for community members who previยญously depended on unsafe water sources.
A representative of one of the beneficiary communities in Afram Plain, Belinda Kumatu, and a Senior Enrolled Nurse at the Praprabebida CHPS Compound expressed heartfelt appreciation to Cowbell and World Vision for their support in providing clean and safe drinking water.
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