Hope Spring, a charity working to alleviate water poverty in Herefordshire, has announced the completion of its first clean water project in 2023. The announcement was published in a blog post on the NGO’s website. The new drinking water project, a borehole created in partnership with the Mano Geiha community in Sierra Leone, is expected to serve up to a hundred people.
The charity works exclusively in West Africa, helping groups and communities that are overlooked by government and larger water charities. Hope Spring plans to construct up to four additional wells and wells by the second quarter of this year. In addition to theirs Drinking water projects in West Africathe organization works in the sanitary and hygiene sector.
Benson Kandeh, Project Manager of the Mano Geiha Community Project in Sierra Leone, said, “The newly completed well project is a significant gift to the community, “Prior to the completion of the project, the community had to travel a significant distance to collect water from a river”. Mr. Kandeh added: “The water from the river is of questionable purity, it makes people sick. The problems are now a thing of the past,”
In response to the Mano Geiha well project, Trustee and Founder of Hope Spring, Temi Odurinde said, “I am pleased that we are achieving our goal of providing more communities with access to clean, safe drinking water. We currently have three other ongoing projects in Sierra Leone, with more planned for later this year.” He added: “Despite the cost of living crisis we are all experiencing, we thank the users of our charity eCards platform, especially those who have sent Mother’s Day e-cards for donations that will help us continue our projects to combat water poverty”.
In addition to Hope Spring’s work in Sierra Leone, they are currently working on a number of well projects in South West Nigeria as well as menstrual hygiene projects in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. For more information about Hope Spring, her current and past projects, visit her website and social media pages.
