10 Communities benefit from Jasikan borehole spare parts bank
Plan International Ghana has set up a borehole spare parts bank in Jasikan in the Oti Region, to ensure uninterrupted access to water in 10 communities.
The bank readily has the parts needed to repair broken-down boreholes without delay, a clear departure from the past.
The beneficiary communities are Akaa, Atonkor, Atwereboana, Ketsi and Koensim. The others are Asele, Dzoku, Lekanti, Nanankoe and Udey.
The project coordinator, Divine Kwami Adzime, told journalists during a visit to the facility on Friday that Plan International Ghana had constructed a total of 10 boreholes in the various communities, in addition to some old ones built before the intervention by the organisation.
Mr Adzime said in the past, defective boreholes were left to rust in the communities due to the lack of readily available spare parts, and that unleashed discomfort on the communities.
Exploitation
He said some repairers often took advantage of the situation and exploited the people by charging exorbitant amounts for the parts which were often bought in Accra.
“A part which costs GH¢10 could be sold by the repairer for GH¢200 to the community,” Mr Adzime added.
He said the spare parts bank was established recently as part of the Integrated Package for Sustainable Development (I-PADEV) of Plan Ghana International.
The project manager explained that I-PADEV was an integrated Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) initiative, which sought to create a strong and protective environment for better health and learning outcomes for children, especially girls.
This it achieved through impartial access to and effective utilisation of WASH, early childhood care and development, education and health facilities and services.
He said the communities and other stakeholders including the area mechanic, assembly engineer, Community Water and Sanitation Agency, Plan International Ghana, as well as the spare parts store keepers were on a common platform to ensure reported faults were addressed promptly.
