The community before the donation of the facility had to rely on streams and other water bodies to address their water needs, however they got polluted by illegal mining activities, which the community was bedevilled with over the years, making access to potable water a daunting challenge to residents.

The donation facilitated by the Diaso Area Programmes (AP) office of the WVG-I, under its Water Sanitation and Health (WASH) programme, therefore, was a welcome relief.

At a colourful durbar to inaugurate the facility at Nyinawusu, Mr. Isaac Ayariga, the WASH Officer of the Diaso AP, said the donation was also part of activities marking the World Water Day, held on March 22, 2019 , on the global theme  ''Leaving no one Behind''.

He said the theme of the celebration tied in with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which focused on ''Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all''.

Mr Ayariga said the goal of the AP, was to help attain the SDG 6 and ensure clean water access to the local people especially, the vulnerable such as children and those living in rural and poverty-prone communities.

In all, 20 communities in the District, were already provided with boreholes by his office, which had also established Repair Committees to see to the maintenance of the facilities to ensure sustainability of water supply.

In addition, six repair tool boxes, were given to the District Assembly for distribution to Repair Committees in beneficiary communities, whose facilities would require maintenance.

Mr Ayariga urged the community leaders to support the benefactor's goal by ensuring proper management and maintenance of the facility to enhance sustainability and uninterrupted clean water supply to the communities.

Nana Ntiako Bonin, the Ankobeahene of the Nyinawusu traditional area said the WASH support so far received from the WVI-G, had gone a long way to boost the health and well-being of residents in the beneficiary communities, especially, children and pregnant women.

He urged the community members to cooperate with the management and repair teams that would be in charge of the usage and maintenance of the facility in order to prolong its lifespan.

Nana Bonin also called on the community members to avoid actions and activities, such as, illegal mining that destroyed water bodies.

Mr Alexander A. Kissi, Nutrition Officer from the District Health Directorate, urged the community members to observe good environmental sanitation and ensure proper handling of water in their homes and workplaces, to avoid diseases such as Typhoid, Diarrhea among others.

He also called on the community members to practise simple water treatment and safe handling techniques, such as boiling, filtration, keeping water in covered containers and regular cleaning of water containers in their homes and workplaces, to prevent waterborne and related communicable diseases.