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NGO drills 19 boreholes in Chipata

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A non governmental organisation in Chipata in Eastern Province has drilled 19 boreholes at a total cost of K437 million in chiefs Mishoto’s and Chikuwe’s areas.

Community Oriented Development (CODEP) Programme project manager Joseph Mwale disclosed this to ZANIS in Chipata yesterday.

Mr Mwale said the sinking of the boreholes was in response to the outcry of the
people in the two chiefdoms.

The project manager said his organisation realised that if people, especially women,
were to draw water from nearby boreholes, they would have enough time to work in
their fields and other household chores.

He added that local communities would work closely with District Water, Sanitation
and Health Education(D-WASHE) at Chipata Municipal Council in order to maintain the
water points.

And commissioning the boreholes, Chipata District Administrative Officer John Soko
praised CODEP for the gesture.

Mr Soko urged the community to guard the boreholes jealously.

He also challenged the villagers to keep their surroundings clean in line with the
Keep Zambia Clean and Healthy campaign.

“Clean water alone will not stop you from getting sick but the surroundings should
also be clean so that mosquitoes do not breed and cause malaria,” he said.

And head woman Mnkhambwa commended CODEP for responding positively to their plight.

Headwoman revealed that CODEP also assisted some households in her village with
fertiliser, maize and groundnuts seeds last farming season.

She added that CODEP also gave out chickens to widows to assist them sustain their
livelihood.

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