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Tamale Rotary Club spends 799,728 dollars on Guinea Worm
eradication
Tingoli(NR), March 14, Ghanadot/GNA - Rotary Club of Tamale,
last year spent about 799,728 dollars for the provision of
potable water to four Guinea worm endemic communities in the
Northern Region to address Guinea worm and Trachoma diseases
in the region.
The beneficiary communities are, Wantugu, Voggu, in Savelugu/Nanton
and Singa and Nabigu in Tolon/Kumbungu Districts.
The money was used to mechanise the Singa borehole to
improve the quality of water supply to the communities.
Mr Willie Keteku, Governor of District 9100 in charge of 14
countries in the West African Sub-Region announced this in
Tingoli, a rural community in Tolon/Kumbungu District when
some pupils were presented school uniforms.
The presentation was the result of a research conducted by
the club, that showed most of the children were not
attending school because their parents could not afford
school uniforms and other logistics.
Rotarian Bill Babineau of Rotary Club of Lebanon who visited
the community last year assisted the Tamale Rotary Club with
GH¢ 860, to purchase the uniforms for 108 needy children.
Mr Keteku said 87,000 dollars out of the amount was used to
rehabilitate the Chirifoyili Dam in Tolon/Kumbungu District.
Seven hand pumps were installed on the dam, installation of
water supply system at Kpalbe and Gbrumani using bio-sand
water filters on water from the dam.
Mr Keteku said Walewale and Tamale areas benefited from hand
dug wells and water purification systems as well as the
small towns mechanised systems at a cost of 264,080 dollars.
He said 92,500 dollars was spent on Damongo Water Supply
project to drill and mechanise some boreholes for improved
water supply while a separate funding of 800,000 dollars was
used to purchase eye and other hospital equipment for Tamale
Teaching Hospital.
Mr Keteku said some of the projects had been completed and
inaugurated while others would be completed before the end
of the year.
He said the club would begin with its pipeline water
projects in Brong Ahafo, Upper East and Northern Regions
estimated at about 149,700 dollars and funds had already
been sourced.
Mr Keteku also inspected a household latrine project built
for Goriziegu community in Tamale Metropolis to ensure good
hygiene.
He also inspected a Guinea worm containment centre at
Savelugu and pledged to assist with the upkeep of the
inmates.
Tingoli Lana, Na Musah Abdulai, Chief of Tingoli commended
the club for their efforts to support education in the area.
He pledged to provide land to individuals who would invest
in the area and appealed for the establishment of a Junior
High School for the community.
GNA
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