Robert Kyere (right), PR Manager for GOIL Plc, cutting the tape with Ebenezer Kwesi Bonney (2nd from right), DCE of Ekumfi, and Karen Korsah Amartefio (middle), Immediate Past President of Soroptimist Club of Ghana, to inaugurate the water project

GOIL inaugurates 3 borehole projects

Daily Graphic Sep - 03 - 2024 , 09:57 2 minutes read

Ghana’s leading oil marketing company, GOIL PLC, in partnership with the Soroptimists Club of Accra, has inaugurated three borehole projects in the Ekumfi District in the Central Region.

The projects, connected with overhead tanks and pipes, were constructed for the pupils of the Egyankwaa Owuwa Basic School, the Eyisam Basic School and the Ekumfi Twa Community.

The boreholes will enable the over 400 pupils and teachers of the two schools to access potable water while the Ekumfi Twa community will benefit from easy access to clean water even during the dry season.

The facilties were handed over at a ceremony at Ekumfi Egyankwa in the Ekumfi District in the Central Region.

GOIL’s commitment

Present at the ceremony were the Assemblyman for the Egyankwaa Assembly Area, Eric Baidoo; the Headmaster of Egyankwaa Owuwa School, Ebenezer Ampiah; the Chairman of Egyankwaa School Management Committee, Samuel Egyir; PTA Chairman, Samuel Eyiah; Executives from Soroptimist Club of Accra, some GOIL staff and members of the community.

Leading a delegation from GOIL PLC at the handover ceremony, the Public Relations Manager of the company, Robert Kyere, said the company was committed to supporting life-changing projects such as the provision of water to deprived communities.

He indicated that the projects were in alignment with the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mandate of providing clean water and improving sanitation for deprived and under-served communities.

He entreated the beneficiary communities to maintain the facilities to ensure they lasted.

Social development

The immediate Past President of Soroptimist Club of Accra, Karen Korsah Amartefio, said the NGO remained committed to spearheading social development in communities, including advocating human rights and offering opportunities.

She said as a responsible organisation, the club was thrilled to partner GOIL to offer support to the three communities and would continue on that path to help improve the living conditions of rural communities.

For his part, the District Chief Executive of Ekumfi, Ebenezer Kwesi Monney, expressed appreciation to GOIL and Soroptimist Ghana for the construction of the boreholes in the communities, adding that the projects would positively impact on the lives of the people and particularly improve sanitation in the beneficiary communities.