Rlg Foundation constructs borehole for Sirigu Primary School
THE Rlg Foundation has donated a mechanised borehole worth GH¢10,000 to the authorities of the St Alexis Primary School at Sirigu in the Upper East Region.
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The project, funded by the Rlg Foundation, replaces an older one which frequently broke down, compelling pupils of the school to walk for long distances in search of water. That situation impacted negatively on academic work.
Speaking at a handover ceremony, the headmistress of the school, Madam Gifty Christo, said previous appeals to a number of institutions including the district assembly for a new borehole failed to yield result, making the Rlg Foundation gesture a huge relief for pupils, school authorities and parents.
She lamented overcrowding in the classrooms and appealed for more support to improve education in the area.
The school has a total population of 1,236 pupils which she described as worrying for teachers.
The Regent of Sirigu, Anyoka Akwara, who inaugurated the facility, commended the Rlg Foundation for the gesture which he described as timely.
“Water is life and for you to give water to these pupils and the entire community, it means you have given us life, and that we appreciate very much,” the elated chief said through an interpreter.
The Manager of Rlg Foundation, Mr Malcolm Frazier, said as a people-centred company, Rlg, through the Foundation, would continue to help improve lives and living conditions in deprived communities nationwide.
He said education, health, water and sanitation would continue to be the priority areas of the Foundation even as it considered a broadened scope of engagement.
He expressed the hope that the facility would be put to good use.