For Championing Sustainable Safe Drinking Water…

Councilor Shaky Deen Mansaray Commended

By: Ahmed Yusuf Turay

In a bid to provide sustainable safe drinking water in Freetown, Councilor Shaky Deen Mansaray of Ward 401 at Mayenkeneh community through collaboration with the Mayor of Freetown, Her Worship Yvonne Aki-Sawyer with funding support from donor partners have installed seven solar panels water facilities.

In an exclusive interview with Councilor Shaky Deen Mansaray on Saturday 25th January 2025, at the project sites he said that the seven solar panels water installation supply facility in his community is a long lasting water solution for the residents of the said community.  He added that before there had been huge challenge for water bouzers to transport water to their various installed tanks as a result of poor road network.

He maintained that the successful installation water solar panels are an added value for his community. According to him his community used to suffer especially women and girls were sometimes raped by some men at night as a result of the water crisis in his community, adding that the rape cases will be minimized.

He disclosed that five out of seven have been completed and fully functioning, adding that eight women have also been trained to maintain and sustain the water solar panels.  He described the project as historic. Councillor Mansaray also spoke about the advantage and disadvantages of the solar panels water installation facilities in terms of enhancing electricity power supply that provides 24/7 light at night.

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