. Kalaba
By HLUPEKILE NKUNIKA –
FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has expressed concerned with women and girls in rural parts who are affected by inadequate access to safe and clean water in the country.
She was speaking on Tuesday when she commissioned five boreholes that were sunk with support from the Bible Gospel Church in Africa (BIGOGA) in chief Nadke’s area in Nyimba district although water was a necessity to life it was usually fetched by women and girls who spend long hours to access it.
She commended the church for supplementing Government in the provision of water access points.
Ms Lungu expressed happiness with the partnerships that have been created with BIGOCA and observed that the church also donated tents for use by rural churches in places of worship.
Ms Lungu observed that the church has not left things to Government alone to address the needs of the people as faith based organizations, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and communities respond to the call of making the world a better place to live in.
And Mrs Lungu advised villagers in the area to enhance the fight against early marriages and by taking their girl children to school.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kondwelani Sakala of BIGOCA said his church remained committed to partner with progressive and well meaning organizations and bodies in helping uplift the living standards of the people.
