A high school landed a brand new water cleaning system that students designed themselves. Gowrie Senior High Technical School celebrated the project on July 1st with Dutch water experts and local chiefs. The school had been dumping dirty water from dorms straight into the drinking water dam for years. Students entered a competition back in 2021 to solve the nasty problem with their own ideas.
The winning design uses sand and plastic mixed into concrete structures that clean wastewater naturally. Dutch water specialists worked with Ghana's Water Resource Commission to make the student idea come to life. The project took over five years to complete but transformed a smelly mess into something clean and beautiful. Local materials went into building most of the system to keep costs down.
Paramount Chief Bonaba Salifu grabbed a sword and officially opened the new facility during the ceremony. He compared Dutch water skills to building Amsterdam airport right on top of water. The chief wants the school to take good care of their new system and keep it running properly. He also pushed for the government to hand over a nearby water plant to local communities.
School officials asked for more help with serious water shortages and broken transport. They need new water wells and more dorm rooms for students. The Dutch visitors brought footballs as promised gifts for student helpers. Water experts hope other schools will copy this successful model across the country.
The winning design uses sand and plastic mixed into concrete structures that clean wastewater naturally. Dutch water specialists worked with Ghana's Water Resource Commission to make the student idea come to life. The project took over five years to complete but transformed a smelly mess into something clean and beautiful. Local materials went into building most of the system to keep costs down.
Paramount Chief Bonaba Salifu grabbed a sword and officially opened the new facility during the ceremony. He compared Dutch water skills to building Amsterdam airport right on top of water. The chief wants the school to take good care of their new system and keep it running properly. He also pushed for the government to hand over a nearby water plant to local communities.
School officials asked for more help with serious water shortages and broken transport. They need new water wells and more dorm rooms for students. The Dutch visitors brought footballs as promised gifts for student helpers. Water experts hope other schools will copy this successful model across the country.
