In
response to the COVID-19 menace, DOKU Group Civil Engineering Company in
partnership with the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) Tuesday
commenced a nationwide exercise to provide localized portable water tanks and
sanitizers to communities as part of efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 in
The Gambia.
It
began in Willingara Bantaba where the community benefitted from two water
tanks. The gesture is aimed at addressing the water shortage that the
communities have been encountering and to provide clean and hygiene water
supply.
Gallo
Saidy, Managing Director of DOKU group said they aim to give 50 tanks across
the country. He added that their main goal is to ensure that people wash their
hands and stay hygienic at all time.
According
to Mr Saidy, NAWEC is trying to be proactive by helping communities they are
serving and the areas that are having difficulties in terms of getting water.
“The water tanks are meant to address the issue of water shortage in areas
facing water shortage during this difficult time” he went on.
Mr.
Saidy said they hope that the materials will be helpful to the communities in
the fight against COVID-19 in the Gambia, urging the beneficiary communities to
take ownership of the tanks.
Yahya
Nyangado, a native of Willingara Bantaba explained that sometime they used to
go for a week without accessing water, saying that they cannot stay hygienic
without water and therefore thanked DOKU Group for their timely intervention.
He expressed the community’s readiness to make best use of and take care of the
tanks.
Mbakeh
Jaiteh in his remarks on behalf of NAWEC explained that the tanks were
purchased in partnership with SWEGAM and DOKU Group to ensure citizens stay
hygienic as recommended by the WHO. He said the gesture is in fulfillment of
their corporate social responsibility particularly during these trying moments.
