GAIN-BENIN INAUGURATES THE 1000th BOREHOLE AS PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES.
Gain Bénin relieves the sorrows of the populations of Zè
The populations of Guekoumede in the municipality of Zè can push a signh of relief. Since Monday, February 12, 2018, they have had an autonomous water station operated by an electricity group offered by the Global Aid Network (Gain-Benin)
A few days after the renewal of its headquarters agreement in Benin, the Global Aid Network is doubling down in its commitment to promote access to drinking water for populations. It is the turn of the populations of Guekoumede in the municipality of Zè to benefit from a borehole powered by a generator. And in the popular jubilation that the women of this village lined up, basins on their heads to be served, the first floods of drinking water that gushed out from this thousandth borehole of Gain in Benin. For the representative of the beneficiaries, the inauguration of this infrastructure turns the page on the ordeals of accessing barely edible water. “We cannot thank Gain for his many actions towards us. We have always shared the same sources of water with animals, we are content with shallows and runoff. But Gain thought of us by providing us with clean drinking water. Our sentences are over, ”said Angèle Akodji.
Over 1000 boreholes for life
Water is life. And it is in the name of this importance that the Global Aid Network has traveled for 12 years, mountains and valleys to provide drinking water to people in remote areas. Thus, on the occasion, the Country Director of Gain, Patrice Kouessi A. LAVAGNON0N, gave thanks to God for the celebration of the 1000th borehole. “It's been a little over 12 years since it started with so much difficulty. But it took courage for the actors, a warm welcome from the people to get there. 1000 boreholes is huge, but the need still exists. Through this celebration, we rejoice with the people who once sought water from the shallows for their needs. Water is life, happiness, wealth, "said Patrice LAVAGNON, National Director of Gain-Bénin. Patrice LAVAGNON sincerely thanks Gain-Canada for its support and the Government for its support. By inaugurating this infrastructure, the Minister of Water Samou Adambi Séïdou wished to recognize the importance of the work that this organization does for the well-being of the populations and acted as the spokesperson for these last to thank Gain. “Those who fight to provide water to the people find a special place with the Talon Government, which has made access to water a key issue in Pag. I am with you to celebrate the clairvoyance, the gift of care, the relevance of an action for the benefit of the populations ", he suggested.
It should be noted that many Beninese people drink drinking water today thanks to GAIN Benin. This is an opportunity to thank GAIN CANADA 🍁 for everything they do in Benin. Now is also the time to say thank you to Gain Partners Across the World who are working hard to support GAIN so that those in need can find clean drinking water.
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