The Rotary Club of Kumasi is constructing 152 micro flush toilets and 29 boreholes for selected communities in three districts in the Ashanti Region.
The selected communities to benefit from the project are the Kumasi Metropolis, Atwima Nwabiagya North and Tafo Municipality.
The Rotary Club of Kumasi, in fulfilment of its vision to promote goodwill and prevent water borne diseases, has decided to construct toilets and boreholes across the country.
The projects, according to Nana Effah Mensah, International Service Chairman for the Rotary Club of Kumasi, are part of the global grant projects approved by Rotary International Foundation (TRF).
He added that they were partnering Rotary E-Club Premier 7040 in Montreal, Canada, to undertake the projects, estimated at $160,000. The projects are expected to be completed within 12 months.
The Club, as a humanitarian institution, is committed to helping to improve sanitation and access to potable water, which features prominently in its seven focus areas.
According to Nana Effah Mensah, the group would continue to help the less privileged in society, hence, its proposal to construct an additional 206 micro flush toilets and 30 boreholes by mid- April 2023 in the Afram Plains and Bosomtwe district.
Meanwhile, Dr. Emmanuel Obeng, President of Rotary Club of Kumasi, has explained that the decision to construct a borehole for the Adventist Senior High School (SHS), Bantama, under the project, stemmed from an appeal by some old students who were concerned about the difficulties the students faced in accessing potable drinking water.
