May 21, 2018

Rotary International and the Ghana chapter are partnering the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to improve sanitation and provide water in six (6) Regions in the country.

The project which started in 2015 is estimated to cost four (4) million dollars, and would end in 2020, whiles the first phase which was carried out in four (4) Regions cost two (2) million dollars.

Mr. Sam Okudzeto, a member of the Council of State disclosed this, when he led a six member delegation from the Rotary International and Ghana chapter to pay  a courtesy call on the sector Minister, Kofi Adda.

They took the opportunity to brief the Minister on projects Rotary has undertaken over the years in Ghana, in the area of sanitation and water.

And pledge their support to the Ministry, while they seek the support of the Ministry in the area of advocacy in the sanitation and water sector.

Mr. Kofi Adda commended Rotary Club for their presence in the rural areas providing sanitation and water and further added that a credit facility of forty-five  point seven million dollars have been given to government, to  be channeled to Community Water and Sanitation Agency for provision of Sanitation and Water facilities.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com