Zambian Breweries donates 30,000 ltr water bowser

ZAMBIAN Breweries has provided a 30,000-litre water bowser to the Government taskforce on cholera and Lusaka Water Sewerage Company (LWSC) to help distribute clean safe water and help stop cholera in Lusaka townships.

Speaking during the official handover ceremony in Bauleni compound, Zambian breweries country director Jose Moran said access to safe water and sanitation facilities was critical to stop the spread of cholera and waterborne diseases, therefore the 30,000-litre water bowser would help many townships in Lusaka to have access to safe clean water.

Mr Moran said the water bowser would be ferrying water from LWSC sites to selected townships in Lusaka.

Mr Moran observed that with clean water it was easier to ob- serve hygiene and food safety because some townships in Lusaka had been relying on shallow wells as a source of drinking water, which was not safe for consumption due to proximity to pit latrines.

He said the donation was in response to the recent outbreak of cholera in Lusaka, hence the water bowser would help in the provision of good quality water in the short and medium term.

He said the company has also allocated funds to construct water boreholes in the most affected areas that include Matero and Kanyama compounds.

“In our efforts to create a better world we continue with our support in improving the lively hood of citizens in the townships. We recently donated over K2.5 million worth of a wide range of items in support of Government’s efforts to contain the outbreak of cholera, therefore providing the water bowser in this case, will enable the government to distribute clean safe water to the townships without safe clean water,” said Mr Moran.

And Lusaka Central Member of Parliament Margret Mwanakatwe thanked Zambian Breweries for taking such a step of bringing on board a 30,000-litre water bowser and distributing water all around Lusaka city.

Ms Mwanakatwe said this would help curb cholera because people will have access to clean and safe drinking water.