Cameroon: Cheaper clean water and nearer
- Posted on Monday 27 October 2008 - 21:54Elisabeth Benkam, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Yaounde, CameroonThousands of inhabitants of Nsimeyong Bloc 7 Mekoa in Yaounde will no longer walk distances to have access to clean water and will now use the freshly inaugurated facilities in their neighbourhoods.Loading video...For the household work, laundry, washing and other activities, populations used to fetch water from wells and springs, most of which are poluted most are polluted.
Thanks to the NGO Association Enfants, Jeunes Avenir (ASSEJA), the populations through the Development committee of Nsimeyong Bloc 7 Mekoa (CODENSIM) was able to obtain the extension of the network of water of la camerounaise des eaux (CDE) a company in charge of water distribution in the country.
According to the treasurer of the CODENSIM Cyprien Mbamzok Ntol, the committee spent only 1,4 million FCFA of the 8 million FCFA that were spent on the project. The remaining 6,6 million FCFA were provided by the ASSEJA. So that the drinking water is accessible to all the populations who will pay 10 francs CFA for 10 litres, compared to 25 Francs previously
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