A ROOFING company in Atlanta Georgia in the United States of America, Reliable Roofing Company has funded the construction of two 30,000 litre rainwater harvesting tanks for inhabitants of Kpenchila, a farming community located 25miles from Tamale.
The tanks, which were constructed by Duraqua Company Limited, are expected to serve the water needs of about 3,000 inhabitants in the community.
It would also ease the suffering of women and children, who spend valuable time and energy walking long distances for water during the dry season.
The roofing company made available the funds after a request was made by Mr Ash Zook, the Executive Director of Young Leaders International, who had visited the Kpenchila community previously and realised that the people lacked potable water.
The funds was given to Hope for Life Ministries, a Christian-based organisation, to facilitate the construction of the tanks to enable the community to store rainwater for usage during the dry season.
Speaking at the inauguration of the tanks, Mr Zook said he was touched by a statement made by the chief of the area during his visit that the lack of potable water was like a wound on his leg.
“I hope your wound would now receive some healing after today and I entreat you to properly manage these tanks to enable you to reap maximum benefits from it,” he stated.
Mr Zook reiterated the adage that “water is life” and said he felt disturbed anytime he visited a community and the people there complained about water.
The Executive Director of Hope for Life Ministries, Mr Adam Brown, indicated that the two tanks, together with the existing water system, would provide the community with about 150,000 litres of water.
He said that still left them with a deficit of 5,250,000 litres because the water demands of the community was estimated to be 5.4m litres.
Mr Brown, therefore, called on the government and other benevolent organisations to come to the aid of the community to avoid the incidence of water-borne diseases.
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