Project Maji Foundation Celebrates World Water Day
Bilkis Nurudeen
As Ghana mark the
World Water Day celebration, project Maji is assisting deprived communities by
providing good drinking water at no cost to underserved communities in Ghana.
Project Maji, a
non - for -profit foundation, was established in the year 2015 by Sunil Lalvani
focusing on creating sustainable access to safe drinking water in rural
communities, last week opened its ninth site in Ghana.
The founder and
Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Project Maji, Sunil Lalva said the project
has provided over 15,000 Ghanaians nationwide access to safe drinking water.
Project Maji was quickly
becoming a leader in the water hygiene and sanitation sector, said Sunil
Lalvani.
"I originally
set out to provide one community safe water through Binatone's CSR department
in 2014, however I continued to grow and expand to more communities and in
2015, Project Maji was founded", he said.
Project Maji
designed and developed a first of its kind a solar powered water kioks pumping
system. Its fit-for-purpose design is ideally suited for development in rural
communities and is designed to work reliably with almost no maintenance in the
harshest environments and minimal damage to the ecosystem.
"He stated
scarcity of water is one of the world's problems affecting more than 2.1
billion people globally. Approximately 3 in 10 people worldwide lack access to
safe, readily available water at home. Access to clean water continues to cause
illness and stifle growth in emerging countries. While Ghana has made progress,
many communities still do not have access to safe drinking water.
In 1992 the World
Water Day was inaugurated by the United Nations, as a day for the international
community to learn more about water related issues and be inspired to take
action. This year's focus is on reducing water pollution, floods and droughts.
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