Badukrom benefits from 40K litre capacity water project

A 40,000 liter capacity water project to serve the people of Badukrom has been commissioned.
Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF), which sponsored the project at a whopping cost of GH¢285,000 has officially handed over the water project to the community marking another step in its ongoing commitment to improve water access in its host communities.

The ceremony, attended by the elders, the Assemblyman and the trained Water and Sanitation Committee (WATSAN) is aimed at alleviating water challenges in the area.
Commissioning the facility, first Executive Secretary of GFGF, Abdel Razak Yakubu, indicated that the GH¢285,000 investment was crucial.

“We believe it’s a good investment… since water, as we say, is life,” Yakubu stated.
Executive Secretary Abdel Razak Yakubu revealed however that the water project was a replacement of an old facility the Badukrom people were using. He said the pumping rate of the old water system was very discouraging and that it took about 2-3 hours to fill the tanks, leading to high operational costs to the community.

Abdek Razak Yakubu cautioned, “we have sounded a caution… we can’t keep going and coming back to do new projects when old ones are down.”
Consequently, he announced a joint investigation with the community into the exact cause of the old system’s failure – whether mechanical (pump) or operational – pledging to rectify the old system if feasible.

He commended the Assemblyman and community for pledging to surpass the exemplary maintenance record set by New Atuabo, which expanded upon three GFGF projects to build four additional facilities.

The message of community ownership and financial responsibility was strongly echoed by Sofo Johnson, Water and Sanitation Officer at the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly.
“Water is not free anywhere in the world,” Johnson stated bluntly, adding “if you are privileged to have a company give you water for free, it behoves on you to also maintain it and pay something for it.”

Johnson warned of strict monitoring to ensure the facility lasted for long.
“We will soon come for monitoring… if we realise you are fetching the water for free without paying, we will lock it till you decide to do the right thing.”
He specifically called for an end to “protocols” allowing chiefs, elders and Assembly members to fetch water without payment, stressing that universal contributions were essential for sustainable maintenance.

The Okyeame of Badukrom expressed profound gratitude to the GFGF for the water project. He re-echoed calls for community-wide cooperation in maintenance, pleading with residents to ensure the project’s longevity and benefit for all.

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