“Agua
Gambia Ltd is a company set-up to improve the sanitation and health of the
Gambian people,” said Bianca Griffith, managing director of the company.
She
said her company’s mission is to ensure good sanitation because that is
fundamental in ensuring good health and improving the quality of life.
Agua
Gambia Ltd currently operates the Kotu Ponds Wastewater Treatment Facility and
sewage network in partnership with NAWEC and The Gambia government.
The
wastewater treatment facility is to ensure that dirty water does not
contaminate the country’s rivers or ocean.
“Since
Agua Gambia Ltd began operations, the company has been working on investing in
and improving the facility’s infrastructure and its service to users,” Ms
Griffith said.
“Today,
the facility treats water from across the Kombo area brought in by trucks and
underground pipes, and the company is committed to make more improvements and
expansions to the system.”
The
managing director of Agua Gambia said a key focus of the company is generating
local jobs by employing and empowering Gambians, irrespective of gender, age,
or race.
“We
believe in rewarding hard work, no matter who you are. The company is working to create as many good
local jobs as possible as it continues its operations and improvements
initiative,” she said.
“The
company is ready to partner with the new government to help in further creating
and accelerating development and improvements to quality of life for the
Gambian people.”
