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WECHIAU HIPPO SANCTUARY CELEBRATES 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
Wechiau (UW), GNA - Mr. Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister, on Monday pledged government's commitment to provide the Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary in the Wa West District, with good infrastructure to befit its status as an international tourist centre.
He said provision of facilities such as good roads and drinking water in the community could significantly develop the sanctuary and in the long run make it attractive to international tourists, partners and donor agencies.
Mr. Khalid gave the pledge at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Wechiau community hippo sanctuary at Wechiau, which was organised by the Sanctuary Management Board (SMB) and the chiefs and elders of the community.
He said the region was faced with lack of medical doctors and tasked the municipal and district assemblies to identify brilliant students and forward their names to him for sponsorship to be trained for the job.
Mr. Seidu Tungbani, District Chief Executive said the assembly had approved all the bye-laws governing the sanctuary and forwarded them to the Attorney-General's Department to be gazetted as one of the major steps to the development of the tourist facility.
Naa Danyagri Walaman Seubah I, Chairman of the SMB said through the intervention of partners the sanctuary project had provided the surrounding communities with 13 boreholes, which had helped in reducing guinea worm infestation in the district.
About 546 solar panels had been installed in individual households to provide electricity to the people while a scholarship scheme had been instituted to assist brilliant but needy students in the area.
He commended Conservation Outreach, Calgary Zoo and the Friends of Wechiau in Canada for their immense contribution to the sustainability of the project
Mr. Brian Keating, Head of Conservation Outreach and Calgary Zoo said the project was a success as a result of the warmth, understanding and commitment exhibited by the people in the area.
"The Project is unique not only because of the hippos but also because of the warmth and understanding of the people of Northern Ghana."
GNA
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/s_social/r_8720/
Wechiau (UW), GNA - Mr. Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister, on Monday pledged government's commitment to provide the Wechiau Hippopotamus Sanctuary in the Wa West District, with good infrastructure to befit its status as an international tourist centre.
He said provision of facilities such as good roads and drinking water in the community could significantly develop the sanctuary and in the long run make it attractive to international tourists, partners and donor agencies.
Mr. Khalid gave the pledge at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Wechiau community hippo sanctuary at Wechiau, which was organised by the Sanctuary Management Board (SMB) and the chiefs and elders of the community.
He said the region was faced with lack of medical doctors and tasked the municipal and district assemblies to identify brilliant students and forward their names to him for sponsorship to be trained for the job.
Mr. Seidu Tungbani, District Chief Executive said the assembly had approved all the bye-laws governing the sanctuary and forwarded them to the Attorney-General's Department to be gazetted as one of the major steps to the development of the tourist facility.
Naa Danyagri Walaman Seubah I, Chairman of the SMB said through the intervention of partners the sanctuary project had provided the surrounding communities with 13 boreholes, which had helped in reducing guinea worm infestation in the district.
About 546 solar panels had been installed in individual households to provide electricity to the people while a scholarship scheme had been instituted to assist brilliant but needy students in the area.
He commended Conservation Outreach, Calgary Zoo and the Friends of Wechiau in Canada for their immense contribution to the sustainability of the project
Mr. Brian Keating, Head of Conservation Outreach and Calgary Zoo said the project was a success as a result of the warmth, understanding and commitment exhibited by the people in the area.
"The Project is unique not only because of the hippos but also because of the warmth and understanding of the people of Northern Ghana."
GNA
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/s_social/r_8720/
HUNTING FOR HIPPOS
By Lucie Richards
A STRANGE hunt for hippopotamuses is to take place as part of a village charity fundraising project.
Schools, charities, organisations, businesses and individuals in Kingsclere can buy and decorate a fibreglass hippo and be part of a community project, culminating in an auction of the rare beasts next June.
Owners will take 75 per cent of the sale profit, and the remaining 25 per cent will go to Naomi House Children’s Hospice.
The Hippo Hunt will be held during half-term week – from May 29 until June 4, 2010 – when residents can look for all the hippos on display at various indoor and outdoor locations, using a map, before they are auctioned off at Sandford Springs Golf Club, near Kingsclere, on June 6.
Anyone sponsoring a hippo can use it for fundraising purposes until the auction.
Kingsclere mum-of-two Alison Collington, who is spearheading the project, said: “There have been a couple of big projects, Go Elephants in Norwich and Go Penguins in Liverpool at the moment, but I am sure this project will work just as well in a local community.”
Forty-seven-year-old Mrs Collington, of Newbury Road, Kingsclere, added: “It’s a really exciting community project.”
Up to 50 plain, fibreglass hippos are up for sale in various sizes from 60cm to 180cm and ranging in price from under £100 to £495.
Zippo is the first hippo of the scheme, decorated like a zebra by Kingsclere artist Dominique Salm.
All the profits from the sale of this hippo will go to Naomi House, the Sutton Scotney-based charity, which supports children and young people with life-limiting illnesses.
A launch night for the hippo scheme is being held at the Kingsclere golf club at 7pm, on October 15.
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/4675728.Hunting_for_hippos/
Schools, charities, organisations, businesses and individuals in Kingsclere can buy and decorate a fibreglass hippo and be part of a community project, culminating in an auction of the rare beasts next June.
Owners will take 75 per cent of the sale profit, and the remaining 25 per cent will go to Naomi House Children’s Hospice.
The Hippo Hunt will be held during half-term week – from May 29 until June 4, 2010 – when residents can look for all the hippos on display at various indoor and outdoor locations, using a map, before they are auctioned off at Sandford Springs Golf Club, near Kingsclere, on June 6.
Anyone sponsoring a hippo can use it for fundraising purposes until the auction.
Kingsclere mum-of-two Alison Collington, who is spearheading the project, said: “There have been a couple of big projects, Go Elephants in Norwich and Go Penguins in Liverpool at the moment, but I am sure this project will work just as well in a local community.”
Forty-seven-year-old Mrs Collington, of Newbury Road, Kingsclere, added: “It’s a really exciting community project.”
Up to 50 plain, fibreglass hippos are up for sale in various sizes from 60cm to 180cm and ranging in price from under £100 to £495.
Zippo is the first hippo of the scheme, decorated like a zebra by Kingsclere artist Dominique Salm.
All the profits from the sale of this hippo will go to Naomi House, the Sutton Scotney-based charity, which supports children and young people with life-limiting illnesses.
A launch night for the hippo scheme is being held at the Kingsclere golf club at 7pm, on October 15.
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/4675728.Hunting_for_hippos/
PHOTOS: ADORABLE NEWBORN PYGMY HIPPOS
