MTN Foundation provides potable water to the population of Mazare, in the Far North Region
Date: 2023-05-17
MTN Foundation, the first corporate foundation in
Cameroon, has handover a potable water access point to the population of
Mazare, Moutourwa council in the Far North Region.
The official handover ceremony was presided
over by the Senior Divisional Officer of the Mayo-Kani Division, Mr. Koumi
Abdoulaziz Njoya in the presence of municipal, traditional, and religious
authorities as well as representatives of MTN Cameroon.
The borehole provided to the Mazare community
is a potable water access point made of an immersed pump, supplied with solar
energy thanks to photovoltaic panels placed above the water tower tank.
This potable water point will relieve the
population of a region where access to drinking water is difficult. The water
made available by this donation from MTN Foundation will also enable families
to fight against insalubrity and waterborne diseases. The borehole will also
end the very long distances, which the over 700 inhabitants of Mazare had to
cover in search of the precious liquid.
This humanitarian aid is within the context of
support for the development of our communities, real national priority, that
seeks to ease access to potable water in the Far North region, which
statistically is the area with the most acute problems of access to water, and
that was reported during the last cholera epidemic to be one of the regions
most affected by the disease.
Facilitating access to drinking water is more
than a priority, and key intervention domain by MTN Foundation for the
hospitable population of the Far North. Another intervention priority is the
development of a robust and impacting digital ecosystem to ease the empowerment
of young people and women as well as access by a greater majority to inclusive
and quality education.
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
