ENVIRONMENT

Sunyani Rotary Club hands over 41 Micro Flush toilets
The Sunyani East Rotary Club in the Bono Region have hands over 41 Micro Flush Toilets’ facilities at the cost of GH?53,000.00 to the people of Fiapre and Tainso in Sunyani West District.

Date Created : 6/30/2019 8:31:31 AM : Story Author : Mary Gornah/Ghanadistricts.com

The gesture form part of the Rotary Club initiative in complementing government’s effort to improving water/sanitation and disease prevention in these areas benefiting from the projects.

Rotarian Samuel Amemasor-Brooks, the President of the Sunyani East Rotary Club in his address at the handing over ceremony said the main aim for providing so many toilets was to declare major part of urban cities open defecation free.

The construction of the 41 units of Micro flush Toilets commissioned at Fiapre and Tainso in the District form part of the First Phase of the Clean Water and Sanitation project of the Club. A total of 24 of these toilets are sited in Fiapre and the remaining 20 at Tainso.

Rotarian (RTN) Samuel Amemasor-Brooks commended the District chief Executive (DCE) for Sunyani West, Mr. Martin Obeng for willingly sponsoring three (3) more micro flush toilets from his private funds. “I highly commend the District chief Executive for the Sunyani West District who willingly offered to sponsor three more toilets for his people. Hon, DCE, you had referred to Rotarians as Merciful Angels”, he praised.

He urged NGOs and civil society organizations to add their voice and resources to the call to eradicate open defecation in homes and the country at large.

Mr. Martin Obeng, the DCE for Sunyani West appealed to the beneficiaries to ensure that the facility was always clean and remember to wash their hands after used.

Madam Mary Yeboah, a resident of Fiapre and a beneficiary expressed her gratitude to rotary club foundation and Sunyani West District Assembly for providing them with the micro flush toilets’ facilities. She assured that they will do their best to keep the toilets clean and also put them to good used.