{"id":91937,"date":"2025-08-29T16:53:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91937"},"modified":"2025-08-29T16:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:53:25","slug":"hydro-cooperative-credit-union-provides-merchandise-water-system-for-akwamu-pesse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91937","title":{"rendered":"Hydro Cooperative Credit Union provides merchandise water system for Akwamu-Pesse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 4 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>For many years, residents of Akwamu-Pesse in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region have struggled with severe water challenges, impacting not only their health but also their economic well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of potable water led to the outbreak of Guinea worm infestation.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has now changed as part of Hydro Cooperative Credit Union\u2019s Cooperative Social Responsibility Impact projects.<\/p>\n<p>Akwamu-Kpesse is one of many towns in the Asuogyaman district of the Eastern region with a high poverty rate and limited access to credit, hindering its economic self-reliance.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of certain basic social facilities has, over the years, contributed to increasing health risks and poor economic reliance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"473\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484.png\" alt=\"Hydro Cooperative Credit Union provides merchandise water system for Akwamu-Pesse\" class=\"wp-image-10032837870\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" title=\"Hydro Cooperative Credit Union provides merchandise water system for Akwamu-Pesse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484.png 720w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-457x300.png 457w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-213x140.png 213w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-150x99.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-218x143.png 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-645x424.png 645w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-330x217.png 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-225x148.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-217x143.png 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-340x223.png 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-228x150.png 228w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2484-55x36.png 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Residents, however, can now heave some sigh of relief following the sinking of a mechanized borehole water system by Hydro Cooperative Credit Union in fulfillment of a request by the Adontenhemaa of the area, Abrewa Antwiwaa.<\/p>\n<p>Otwasuom Osae Nyampong VI, the Kamenahene of Akwamu, expressed content with the provision of the water system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe depended on streams for water sources; there are a lot of diseases which are waterborne, but when you have a borehole, it eradicates or eliminates all the water-borne diseases\u2026 so indeed we are grateful to the credit union because they\u2019ve taken away a big chunk of our worries,\u201d he stated<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486.png\" alt=\"Hydro Cooperative Credit Union provides merchandise water system for Akwamu-Pesse\" class=\"wp-image-10032837873\" title=\"Hydro Cooperative Credit Union provides merchandise water system for Akwamu-Pesse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-93x140.png 93w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-83x125.png 83w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-167x250.png 167w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-283x424.png 283w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486-33x50.png 33w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2486.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Due to the provision of the mechanized water system, community folks will no longer travel long distances looking for water for domestic and economic use.<\/p>\n<p>At the commissioning of the facility, chairperson of the Interim Management Committee at Hydro Credit Union, Vivian Mantey, stated that the union is committed to supporting underserved communities by bridging their social and economic gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our responsibility to see their needs and bridge those gaps, so we decided to help the community with this project to give them health,\u201d she said<\/p>\n<p>A former board chairman, Joseph Asare Keteku, said the Hydro Credit Union values the importance of corporate social responsibility and hence will continue to execute more projects in catchment communities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"472\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482.png\" alt=\"Hydro Cooperative Credit Union provides merchandise water system for Akwamu-Pesse\" class=\"wp-image-10032837868\" title=\"Hydro Cooperative Credit Union provides merchandise water system for Akwamu-Pesse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482.png 720w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-458x300.png 458w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-214x140.png 214w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-150x98.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-218x143.png 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-647x424.png 647w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-330x216.png 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-225x148.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-217x142.png 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-340x223.png 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-229x150.png 229w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-2482-55x36.png 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur corporate social responsibility is one of our cardinal principles, which the Hydro Cooperative Credit Union holds dear, and over the years we\u2019ve been able to support our communities in terms of education, health, and community amenities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the inception of this union, we have sustained our CSR. 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