Story: Emmanuel Mordey, Alavanyo
A GH¢100,000-community water project financed by Dr Evans Fiakpui, a Chicago-based medical practitioner, has been handed over to the Alavanyo-Wudidi community in the Hohoe District in the Volta Region.
The project is connected to a borehole drilled by DANIDA and it serves a population of more than 5,000.
Dr Fiakpui, a native of the town, realising the acute water shortage facing the community, especially during the dry season, decided to assist.
Early in 2000, Dr Fiakpui decided to extend water from a borehole to the town at an initial cost of GH¢3,500. The amount was increased to GH¢47,000 and finally rose to GH¢100,000 on completion at the end of 2007.
The community provided communal labour towards the project, which has 15 standpipes.
Dr Fiakpui said with the water problem of the people solved, the next step was to provide the youth of the area with access to income-generating ventures.
In that regard, he said, he would consult the youth to determine the type of income-generating activity he should bring to the area.
Dr Fiakpui later presented office equipment, including computers and their accessories valued at over GH¢10,000, to the Alavanyo Evangelical Presbyterian Technical Training Centre at Alavanyo-Kpeme.
He said the centre must be equipped with modern facilities to train the youth in various skills to make them self-employed.
Inaugurating the project, the Hohoe District Chief Executive, Mr John Peter Amewu, commended the people for being the first in the district to plan and execute such a viable project.
He asked them to regularly maintain the project for it to operate always.
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