Water is life. However, that is not the case for folks living in many rural areas in Ghana. Tsavanya in the Volta Region and Mpakandan in the Eastern Region are classic examples. People in Tsavanya rely on a stream far from the village as their major source of water. The downside is, that the stream is muddy and unhygienic for use.
Taking this into account, will Ghana be able to fulfill United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal Six (6) by the year 2030?
This is a great question to ponder over. In as much as, it is the responsibility of the government through the Ghana Water Corporation Limited (GWCL), to provide clean water for all and sundry and in every nook and cranny of the country, this seems far from the reality.
What we need is a united front to make government institutions aware of such ordeals, so they come to our aid. However, if they are nonchalant, we cannot wait on them forever. We need to come together and tailor solutions to mitigate such problems.
An organisation committing to this resolveis Code Nation 1957. Code Nation 1957 is a prestigious youth movement in Ghana founded by David Nii Adjaye. Code57‘s vision is to be the best system for raising young leaders in nation-building and its mission is to empower, create platforms and opportunities for young people for nation-building.
David Nii Adjaye is an ardent youth advocate. He believes the youth are custodians of mother Ghana and should never settle for less. Rather, they should put up a fight, believing unwaveringly that things will change in our nation. In this regard, he has raised and is willing to raise young leaders with the desire to better the impoverished systems in the country.
Code57 in recent times has taken a keen interest in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6, which focuses on clean water and sanitation. Siblings Keeper Foundation and the Social Intervention Wing of Code57, spearheaded by Nana Boateng, provided Tsavanya (Volta Region) and Mpakandan (Eastern Region) with treated borehole water. The bliss of joy on the faces of residents is priceless. One of them in an extremely joyous yet tearful tone stated, “for the very first time, we now have water which is treated and safe for use. Things like this matter!”
David Nii Adjaye and the family of Code57 have Ghanaians at heart and are unflinchingly determined to positively touch lives. Overtwo years, the youth of Code57 with a united front have sacrificed their time, effort, and resources to restore hope to people in various communities. This shows change is possible if we put our minds to it.
In our own small ways, let us be agents of the change we desire. Let us serve as a helping hand to humanity. Let us birth wells of hope. By doing so, we are building the capacity to champion nation-building!
By David Nii Adjaye
