Our borehole commission events are graced with the presence of chiefs and leaders, as well as residents of the community. KJM Foundation workers, volunteers and partners are also present. We listen to the plights of the people and observe their responses to the projects. The founder and some team members give speeches on what the foundation stands for, the means and reason for maintaining the borehole and the need to support the development of their communities and the well-being of each other.
Prekumasi is a village located in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region of Ghana and has a population of around 1000 people. The main occupation activities are farming and trading.
Among the many challenges faced by the community, access to portable drinking water presents the most arduous. For some time, the community had endeavoured to construct a borehole to alleviate the difficulty in accessing portable drinking water, but their efforts proved unproductive. It was based on this, that KJM Foundation identified the community as the target of their next project. During the commission project, the foundation held discussions on proper hygiene and sanitation practice.
In spite of the myriad of challenges that were encountered during the project’s execution, particularly relating to the deplorable state of the access roads to the community, the project was successfully completed two months after its original inception. The borehole was officially commissioned by the KJM Foundation team, led by the founder, Mr. Emmanuel Kojo Jones Mensah and the Prekumasi Chief along with the Council of Elders. This marked the first borehole project by the KJM Foundation, commissioned in August 2019.
Suhum-Miawani is a small village located within the Suhum-Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is situated close to Adu krom and Mantukwa. The people of the community are mainly farmers who cultivate both cash and non-traditional crops such as cocoa, pawpaw, and pineapple.
Despite their major contributions to the agricultural sector of the economy, the people of the village find it difficult to get access to potable drinking water. The village has only one source of water known as “Kwame Ntow”. “Kwame Ntow” is located near a cemetery and gets polluted due to the decomposed bodies. The natives of the town complain about the water giving them illnesses and infections. The water is being used by the residents of the village and the animals. This has been the only source of water for the people and it is being used for all domestic purposes.
The plight of the people reached KJM Foundation and in collaboration with Medley Ghana Choir we commissioned a borehole for the community in August 2022. This project benefitted ……number of people and brought smiles to the people.
Dawatrim is a small village in the upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region, with s a population of about a thousand people. The people of Dawatrim are faced with scarcity of potable drinking water.
Residents in the village have had to bath and drink the same water with livestock over the years. Upstream and shallow well, has been the main source of water for the residents in the village. Water dries up during the harmattan season and people have to struggle for water as early as 4am, to fetch water that has accumulated overnight.
KJM foundation is very passionate about improving the lives of the less-privileged by providing them with clean drinking water, among other things. The attention of the organisation was brought to the village by Mr. Asare Edward, who had a desire to make life better for the people after previously spending some time there.
The borehole was sited at a school to aid pupils in accessing clean water without walking long journeys.
The serene and quiet village of the Nsawam- Adoagyiri municipal district- Fotobi- is located between Obodan and Doboro road along the stretch of Aburi-Nsawam dirt road. It is among the towns below the Aburi Mountains in the Eastern Region.
The community is made of people from different tribes- Gas, Akans, Hausas, and the Lartehs. These people are mainly farmers and petty traders. The farmers produce plantain, cocoyam, pineapple, yam, sugarcane and many other foodstuff. The natives of the community celebrate the Odwira festival. This festival is celebrated every year in September to remember the victory of the Akwapems over the Ashantis in the year 1826 during the reign of Nana Addo Dankwa I.
The people of Fotobi have for many years found it difficult to access water. Women and children had to walk miles sometimes, 40 minutes to an hour, before having access to water. This led to the commissioning of a water project in December, 2021. This was made possible through the donation made by Tema International School, a private co-educational school situated at Tema Community 21. The student of the distinguished institution heard the cry of the community and decided to donate an amount to help in the construction of a mechanized water tank.
We met with the chiefs, elders and some members of the community upon arrival. The chief of the town spoke to the team thanking them for finally coming to their aid.
Pepraw is a small village which is home to about 1000 residents. It is a farming community, most men are into farming while the women are petty traders. It is located in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The municipality is mainly predominated by Akuapems, Ewes, Ga Adangbes and other Akans.
The primary source of water for this village is a stream which is formed by rain water. The stream is susceptible to the effects of the dry season during which it dries up completely, an occurrence which poses severe threats to the survival of the villagers. It also poses health hazards to the community due to its unsanitary conditions.
The KJM Foundation in collaboration with Green Book Travel, a fully-fledged travel company and Talk2Tiana constructed a borehole for the village in December 2019. Clothing was also donated to the community.
2019 represented the Year of Return in Ghana, where diasporans from across the world came together to celebrate the rich Ghanian heritage and to give to society. In the spirit of giving back to society, the borehole commission event was graced by several Ghanaian and African Americans in the diaspora pledging their support for a worthy cause. We believe in giving back to society: all it takes is a little bit to bring change to the lives of people and put smiles on their faces.
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Nsawam Anoff is a village in the Eastern region which is the home of about 3000 people. It is a farming community which produces a variety of food crops.
Similar to Pepraw, the primary source of water for this village is a stream which is formed by rain water. The stream turns into a parched land during the dry season, which affects the livelihood of its inhabitants. The stream also poses health hazards to the community due to its unsanitary conditions.
KJM Foundation in partnership with “Beyond the Game”, the Jacksons and Edward family from the U.S.A commissioned a water project in March, 2021. Dr. Chanita Forster, the founder of Beyond the Game, who is also a UN ambassador and has partnered with KJM Foundation on previous projects.
The people of Anoff now have a sustainable and clean source of drinking water thanks to the partners and workers of KJM Foundation.
Gbenge Kope is a small village located in the Greater Accra region, with a population of about 486 people. The main occupation of the community is fishing.
The community has been depending on a stream for their daily water. Cattle and other animals drink from the same stream. Additionally, the residents use harmful chemicals for catching fish, which is detrimental to the health of the community.
The foundation also donated exercise books and an amount of money towards the construction of a school.
Worawora is a town in the Bakoye District of the Oti Region of Ghana, surrounded by the beautiful scenery of the mountains. The town is bordered by “Kudje” at the South, “Asato Akan” at the East, and “Tapa Amanya” at the West. Through settlement in the Volta Region, the Worawora community speaks Twi as a result of their ancestral origin from Kuntanase, near lake Bosomtwe in Ashanti Region.
The community’s water supply system broke down years ago and since then, the people of Worawora have struggled to access clean and potable drinking water. After many years, the people of Worawora still face challenges of accessing clean drinking water. It was for this reason that Mr. Kelvin Mensah, popularly known as PJ KEV, decided to step in and help his people. He is an entrepreneur, author, and private aviation specialist in the USA and a member of the Worawora community.
He has secured his standing as one of the youngest and most well-known private jet brokers with an unparalleled presence in North America, the United Kingdom, and West Africa. Mr. Kelvin Mensah and KJM Foundation together provided clean and fresh potable for the Worawora community.
The project was commissioned in July 2021, the Chief of the town Nana Owusu Afari gave a summary of how their challenge to access a clean water supply system issued by the government in 1953. The people were full of thanks and appreciation to the KJM foundation and their very own Mr. Kelvin Mensah, for restoring their hopes and giving them access to clean and fresh drinking water once again.
Nsawam Anoff is a bustling community located in the Eastern region. Nsawam is a town located in the southern part of Ghana, it is also the capital of Akuapim South Municipal District. The main occupation of the people of Nsawam Anoff is farming, and the community has about 3000 people.
The people depended on a river and a stream sourced from rainwater, which dries up in the dry season. This affects the domestic and occupational activities of the people, considering that it affects the irrigation of crops.
KJM Foundation in partnership with “Beyond the Game”, the Jacksons and Edward family from the U.S.A commissioned a borehole project on Saturday, 20th March, 2021 at Nsawam Anoff. Dr. Chanita Forster is the founder of Beyond the Game and also a UN ambassador. The people of Anoff would not have to depend on a stream formed by rain water, and are very pleased to have a reliable and clean source of water for home and farming use.
The major challenge faced by the foundation in reaching target communities is the bad state of roads for near and far target communities. It could take 45 minutes to 4 hours to reach these communities.
