SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA PLC COMMISSIONS NEW BOREHOLE AT KPENOE, HO

2024/02/08
SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA PLC COMMISSIONS NEW BOREHOLE AT KPENOE, HO
SG Ghana Press Release Kpenoe BoreHole Project 8th Feb 24 Final 2 1707931121 (PDF, 719.10 KB)

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SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA PLC COMMISSIONS NEW BOREHOLE AT KPENOE, HO

Accra - Ghana, Thursday 8th February, 2024

Societe Generale Ghana reinforced the Bank’s status as a reliable partner for community centered interventions with its latest project in the Ho Central Municipality – the provision of a borehole for the Kpenoe Traditional Area.

The newly constructed borehole which is to serve the people of Kpenoe and its environs was a direct response to a dire water situation which lasted several years. Members of the community as a result, were forced to use water from unsafe sources leading to widespread cases of cholera, typhoid and other waterborne diseases.  

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Fig 1. Newly constructed borehole and water tank provided to the Kpenoe Traditional Area.

At a durbar to commission the project, the Managing Director of SG Ghana, Hakim Ouzzani, spoke about the Bank’s commitment to humanitarian projects. He highlighted how important safe and clean water was to the people and how its absence affected all domestic and commercial activities. He further said “It is my hope that this initiative from us will benefit the community and make it more convenient for the school children to have access to clean water”. Mr Ouzzani commended the chiefs and the elders in the community for collaborating with the bank to ensure the success of the project.

 

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Fig 2. SG Ghana MD, Bank Staff and Members of the Kpenoe Traditional Council and community.

The leadership and people of Kpenoe were extremely grateful to SG Ghana for their immerse support. Speaking for the Chief of Kpenoe, Mr Joshua Eli Boakye, Assembly Man for Akoefe-Kpenoe thanked the Bank for coming to their aid. He said “this project is very expensive but when we called on SG Ghana, their only focus was on the number lives the project  would save”. He provided reassurance that the community would actively maintain it to ensure it serves its intended purpose.

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Fig 2. SG Ghana MD, and Kpenoe Leader commissioning borehole.

While SG Ghana’s primary focus is supporting the economic and financial activities of Ghanaians, they also accept the responsibility of supporting various communities across the country. Every year the bank provides boreholes to communities affected with water crisis.

This initiative forms part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative to support communities in Ghana. At SG Ghana, CSR mean to Care, to Share, and to Respect.

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