Water facility for James Camp Prison
DirectAid Ghana, a Kuwait-based international humanitarian non-governmental organisation (NGO), has handed over a water project estimated at $12,600 to the James Camp Prison in Accra.
The 100-metre deep mechanised borehole is fitted with an electric pump, has two storage tanks that can hold 15,000 litres of water and a stand-by 7.5Kv power generator for use in times of power outages.
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At a brief ceremony to hand over the project, the Director of Prisons (DOP) in charge of Technical and Services of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mr Nelson Duut, expressed gratitude to DirectAid for providing a timely and effective solution to the camp’s age-old water challenge.
James Camp Prison
The James Camp Prison, located at Roman Ridge, Accra, is one of the oldest prison establishments in the country.
The correctional facility has played a tremendous role in the reformation, rehabilitation, welfare and safe custody of inmates.
During the celebration of its 70th anniversary last year, the facility appealed for support to improve on its amenities, including a water closet toilet facility for inmates and the renovation of existing structures in the prison.
Water challenges
Mr Duut said the complex had been confronted with water challenges over the years.
He said both officers and inmates had to struggle, sometimes traversing long distances to nearby communities, to fetch water for domestic use, adding that the DirectAid intervention would give more time for correctional programmes.
“I’m happy because water is a basic need of human life, and when I was told that the name of the NGO is DirectAid, I said ‘this is really direct to the people’,” he said.
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DirectAid
The Country Director of DirectAid Ghana, Sami Henedak Ahmed Mohammed, said the NGO was grateful for the opportunity to serve the community and would seek further ways to enhance the lot of officers and inmates.
He said the NGO, with the support of the Government of Kuwait, provided 170 boreholes for deprived communities across the country last year and hoped to close 2019 with a lot more.
He said those projects were in fulfilment of its partnership with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) to provide mechanised boreholes to serve needy communities, saying that was part of the many forms of support the NGO would continue to provide for “the people and our friends in Ghana”.
The Chief Hydrogeologist at the CWSA, Mr Gustav M. Osiakwan, praised DirectAid for the humanitarian gesture and advised the prisons authorities to set up a committee to carefully manage the facility and provide regular maintenance, so that it would last long.