Kuwait Charity, Direct Aid Ghana Hand Over 15,000-Litre Water Systems to Kanton SHS and Tumu Sec-Tech
A 15,000-litre capacity mechanized water system equipped with a standby generator and 12 distribution standing pipes has been officially handed over to the Tumu Senior High Technical School and Kanton Senior High School in the Sissala East Municipality. The intervention, funded by Direct Aid Ghana and Kuwait Charity, is designed to enhance hygiene and improve access to safe drinking water for thousands of students and staff across both institutions.
The commissioning and official handing over of the projects were commemorated with a mini durbar organized jointly by both senior high schools. The ceremony was attended by a high-level municipal delegation, including the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Sissala East, Hon. Adamu Yakubu, and the Municipal Coordinating Director, Alhaji Musah Abubakar. They were accompanied by representatives from Direct Aid Ghana and Kuwait Charity, including the project’s regional advocate and the designated contractors. At the respective campuses, the commissioning team was warmly received by the school heads, teaching staff, and members of the Ghana Muslim Students Association (GMSA).
Speaking during the event, the headmasters of both institutions commended the donor organizations for their immense benevolence and assured the delegation that strict maintenance protocols would be put in place to protect and preserve the newly installed water infrastructure for future generations.
The Headmaster of Kanton Senior High School, Kuoro Savei Zakaria Mahamud, expressed profound appreciation for the project but seized the opportunity to make an urgent appeal for further assistance. He noted that while the water system resolves a major critical need, the school currently lacks adequate and decent sanitary facilities to support its growing student population. Kuoro Mahamud disclosed that Kanton Senior High School is currently undergoing an upgrading process to become a Category A institution, a transition that is accompanied by the expansion of classrooms and dormitories, which will inevitably draw a much larger enrollment. Reinforcing the headmaster’s appeal, female students who delivered votes of thanks in five different languages collectively used their addresses to advocate for the urgent provision of modern toilet facilities. They emphasized that proper sanitation is deeply tied to the health, dignity, and academic focus of the students, particularly young women, making the construction of institutional toilets an absolute necessity as the school expands.
Adding to the urgent calls for infrastructural support, the Headmaster of Tumu Senior High Technical School, Mr. Issahaku Tordia, also made a very passionate appeal to the funding organizations. He requested the urgent provision of an 18-seater toilet facility tailored to serve both boys and girls. Furthermore, Mr. Tordia advocated for the comprehensive revamping of the school’s technical and vocational workshops, emphasizing that because the institution functions specifically as a secondary technical school, fully operational and modernized workspaces are critical to fulfilling their educational mandate and practical training requirements.
Addressing the gathering on behalf of the Sissala East Municipal Assembly and the Member of Parliament for Sissala East, Hon. Issah Mohammed Bataglia, the MCE, Hon. Adamu Yakubu, lauded Direct Aid Ghana and Kuwait Charity for their timely intervention. He noted that the newly commissioned mechanized systems, which feature extension pumps and substantial storage capacities, will drastically improve the daily living and learning environment for both students and staff. He reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to improving water and sanitation infrastructure, highlighting national policy measures such as the allocation of 10 percent of the District Assemblies Common Fund specifically for borehole construction, alongside the institution of the monthly National Sanitation Day to foster environmental cleanliness. The MCE further briefed the international delegation on various developmental projects being jointly executed by the Municipal Assembly and the Member of Parliament to lift the living standards of the local population. Hon. Yakubu called for continued collaboration with development partners, stressing that public infrastructure needs remain vast and the government cannot successfully address every developmental challenge single-handedly.
In his remarks, Alhaji B. M. Adam, the Advocate for the Kuweti Philadelphic Direct Aid covering the entire Northern Ghana, explained that the organization has been actively operating across 30 African countries and has maintained a strong developmental presence in Ghana since the 1980s. He revealed that in tandem with the physical infrastructure, the organization is distributing 250 copies of the Holy Quran to the beneficiary schools to help Muslim students improve their reading proficiency. Alhaji Adam stated that over 40,000 copies of the Quran are targeted for distribution to beneficiary schools across their operational zones, noting that similar handovers had already been carried out for three schools within the Wa township, with concrete plans to expand the water and educational support schemes across the entire Upper West Region in the near future. Visual details from the official project boards and installations captured during the event, as documented in the files, show the completed, tiled water collection points and massive storage reservoirs bearing the official logos of Direct Aid Ghana and Kuwait Charity under the project registration code 2026GHAWAT5001.
Following the successful completion of the ceremonies in Tumu, the advocate noted that, their next projects will be sent to Gwollu and Hain to cover the whole region.
By Bashiru Nuhu Bapagu