Chuchuliga, a farming community nestled in the heart of the Upper East Region, has long grappled with the challenge of water scarcity, hindering its farmers from engaging in dry-season farming activities.
However, a ray of hope now shines upon the community as the XO World Project Foundation has stepped in to address this pressing issue by drilling and mechanizing two boreholes located at Nawaasa 1 & 2 in the Chuchuliga community.
Through its intervention, the foundation has successfully drilled and commissioned two solar-mechanized boreholes, unlocking the potential for dry-season farming and transforming the agricultural potential in the Chuchuliga community.
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of XO World Project Foundation, Colleen Brennan, said the decision to drill the boreholes is to reduce the distance people go to fetch water daily.
“We realized that access to water is an issue, especially during the dry season, so we saw the mechanization of boreholes as a solution so they can do farming when they have easy water access. We also want to decrease the distances in which people go to fetch water.”
She expressed optimism that when the community members go into dry-season farming, it will help solve their nutritional needs and as well improve their economic and financial needs. Ms. Colleen entreated the community members to properly maintain the facility to ensure it serves its purpose.
The paramount chief of the Chuchuliga community, Naab Francis Akanbegmi Asangalisa II, said farmers in the area have been constrained by the lack of a reliable water source, limiting their ability to cultivate crops during the dry season.
But with the provision of the boreholes, the chief says the foundation’s recognition of an urgent need for water sources for dry-season farming goes to provide livelihood employment for the youth who would have travelled to other parts of the country for non-existent jobs.
Vida Akantagriwen Anaab, the Builsa North Municipal Chief Executive, XO World Project Foundation had drilled boreholes in Kadema and Bilinsa-Yipala, both in Sandema.
“The foundation also catered for the training of 6 midwives of the Sandema Hospital who were trained at the Techima Hospital on Cervical Cancer and a machine was presented to the hospital for screening of the diseases. The foundation also supported women who are into shea butter extraction with money to improve their trades.”
She commended the foundation on the initiatives it has undertaken in the municipality, saying it will go a long way to improve food security and improve incomes.
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