Humanity First has handed over six boreholes to six rural communities in Central River and Upper River Regions of The Gambia.

Development Dairies reports that Sare Mansali and Changal Lang Kaddy villages, Central River Region, and Sare Musa, Sare Legay and Tabajan, Upper River Region, are the beneficiaries of the project.

Data from the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) shows that only 34 percent (one-third) of households in the country use safely managed drinking water services, with residents lamenting the challenges faced in accessing water for domestic consumption.

Handing over the boreholes, Humanity First’s Chairman, Kawsu Kinteh, highlighted that the initiative is meant to ease the difficulties encountered by rural communities in accessing clean and potable drinking water.

‘The project is meant to provide safe and clean drinking water to the communities who have little or no access to water’, Kinteh said.

‘Therefore, the donation is the second of its kind in 2023 by Humanity First Gambia. In February, Humanity First donated 20 boreholes to communities in WCR, CRR and URR’.

Kinteh further expressed delight in the timely completion of the project, adding that it will serve communities irrespective of religious beliefs, political association or racial affiliation.

Photo source: UNICEF