Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the National WASH Commission Bobby Whitefield speaking at the launch of the US$500,000 projectPaynesville – The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the National WASH Commission, Bobby Whitefield has commended USAID and the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for improving sanitation, and hygiene in Liberia. Chairman of the National WASH Commission Mr. Whitefield made the statement when the CRS through the support from USAID launched a US$ 500,000 economic empowerment and sanitation project at the Kpelle Town Market in Johnsonville. According to the WASH Commission Head, US$300,000 will go to hand-washing facilities in Bong Margibi, and rural Montserrado Counties. For us at the WASH Commission, when we got to know that CRS was going to be implementing and we (WASH Commission) are going to be partnering in the delivery of this project, we were really happy. According to the Health Office Director of USAID, hands washing plays a pivotal role in preventing the spread of the disease.

Source: Front Page Africa October 05, 2020 07:07 UTC