Suakoko, Bong County – As part of efforts to providing safe drinking for Liberians, Club Kwatekeh of Kentucky in the United States of America, has dedicated a hand pump to residents of the Suakoko Leprosy Rehabilitation Center in Bong County. Speaking during the dedicatory ceremony, the Senior Advisor to the President of the organization, Stanley Cooper, said the hand pump was constructed following a request from residents of the area. For her financial support towards the project, Club Kwatekeh of Kentucky, USA named the Hand Pump in Memory of Mrs. Donella Sue Wilkes of the United States of America. Speaking in a jubilant mood, residents of Suakoko Rehab Center thanked Club Kwatekeh for being farsighted in addressing the water situation at the center. They explained that the pump dedicated would lessen the burden on the lone hand hump that does not serve them adequately.
