New Leadership, Renewed Hope for Ada’s Islands

A delegation from #EasyWater, led by our visiting Vice President, 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻, and Country Director, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶, recently paid a courtesy visit to the newly elected 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 (𝗗𝗖𝗘) 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗮 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆, 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝘂 𝗞𝗼𝗳𝗶 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿.

The familiarization visit aimed to brief him on our work over the past decade in the district and 𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

In his remarks, Seth Johnson congratulated the DCE on his appointment and reaffirmed EWfE’s commitment to sustained operations through our newly introduced 𝗣𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗙𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆. He emphasized the importance of deeper partnerships with local government to accelerate progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 6.

Hon. Konor expressed appreciation for EWfE’s consistent presence in Ada East, especially in providing clean water to remote island communities. He highlighted the critical need for more investment in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector and 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Currently, 15 island communities in Ada East host our 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗪𝗚𝗦), a testament to what collaboration can achieve.

This visit was a vital step toward ensuring 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 as we continue our mission to bring safe water to the last mile.