By Tokpa Tarnue, tarnue82@gmail.com
VOINJAMA, Liberia-USAID through its Liberia Municipal Water Project (LMWP), B360 and Tetra Tech, have kicked off the CIP Network Expansion/WASH initiative in Voinjama city, Liberia’s northwestern Lofa County.
The CIP Network Expansion and WASH Initiative is expected to benefit 500 households in Voinjama and other surrounding areas, with accessible pipe-borne water supply.
The Voinjama water facility which include intake system, water Treatment system, Standard Kiosk System (VK # 1), Elevated Storage System, Fire Hydrant System and High Density Kiosks System (VK# 10), is aimed at providing safe drinking water and prioritize good sanitation practices to the people of Lofa particularly in Voinjama city and its environs.
The first mini water hydro was constructed in 1979 and was later destroyed during the Liberia civil war in the 1990s. And since then, Voinjama and its environs have been without of safe drinking water for several years now.
But the construction of the new modern water facility has brought smile particularly residents of Voinjama.
The kick off exercise started with a USAID’s courtesy call meeting with officials of Lofa County at the County Administrative Building ahead of the kick off in the compound of the water treatment plant (WTP) recently.
Lofa County Superintendent, William Tamba Kamba officially declared the kick off of the CIP Network Expansion/ WASH Initiative in Voinjama city and other surrounding areas.
Superintendent Kamba expressed gratitude to USAID for its outstanding developments and initiatives in the County.
For his part, Development Superintendent, Samuel Mulbah assured implementers of the project of Lofa county administration continuous support, as Lofa remains one of the selective areas for USAID impact projects that intend to ensure sustainable development and programs in the county.
People in Lofa County’s provincial capital are now receiving safe drinking water from the Liberia Municipal Water Project (LMWP) with support from the Government of the United States, under a project known as ‘Quick Impact Water Project.’
The exercise brought together Lofa County officials, officials of USAID, LCHT, Pump &Tank Contractors, Tetra Tech-Project Manager Kate A. Kowalski PE, among others.