The facility is a turning point in the school’s efforts toward achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal Six – clean water and sanitation for all.
This aims to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030, including achieving universal access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation.
The school is owned by International Needs Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which ensures that children in deprived communities have access to quality education through the provision of school infrastructure and other teaching and learning materials. School
Speaking at the commissioning of the water system, Mr Cromwell Awadey, the Executive Director, International Needs Ghana, said the facility was not only an assurance of quality water and safety from water borne diseases but also a system to reduce the operational costs.
He said the school previously built a mechanised borehole with an expensive water pump system but unfortunately it broke down, making it to depend on the Ghana Water Company, which was unreliable in addition to increasing bills.
“I thank the Global Executive MBA (GEMBA 2024) for considering our school and we shall maintain it well. We don’t have a challenge with maintenance. We have zero tolerance for child abuse and negligent treatment, and it is always our responsibility to ensure that these children have safe and potable water,” he said.
The water project was initiated and funded by the 2024 Class of GEMBA of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), in partnership with International Needs Ghana.
Prof Gordon Adomdza, the Director, CEIBS Africa, said access to safe and clean water was crucial to human health and well-being.
“UNICEF report says that although access to water in Ghana has improved significantly, one in every 10 people still spent about 30 minutes trying to access an improved source of drinking water. Additionally, 11 per cent of the population still rely on surface water and other unsafe sources of water,” he said.
“This project is a recognition that the future we are building at CEIBS, whether in Shanghai, Accra, Lagos, Morocco and anywhere else must be a future where progress is inclusive, growth is sustainable and the dignity of every human is safeguarded.”
Mr Zakaria Boughalem, a member of GEMBA 2024, said their projects met the right standards, durability and sustainability in line with their corporate social responsibility.
The Amrahia Community School was established in 1993 and currently has an enrollment of 330 children.
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