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OMBE OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (OOSANA)
NORTH AMERICA
OMBE WATER PROJECT
Executive Summary:
Inspired primarily by the insatiable desire to give back to our alma Mata, OOSA-Global
leadership reached out to the college administrative staff, the Principal and Parents
Teachers Association (PTA) President, to ensure that water supply would be the most
invaluable support we can give the institution at the moment.
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Hence, on a certain Saturday February 13th 2021, OOSA-Global in partnership with
OOSA-North America, kicked-off a fund-raising drive-in Bowie, Maryland to supply
water to GTHS Ombe. Over the following four months, 53 members would contribute
the sum of $11,305 USD from the diaspora and 53 members from Cameroon and other
nations contributed the sum of 982.000 F cfa, all purely voluntary.
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On or around February 16, 2021, a special committee to oversee the project was created.
Included were a chairman, technical experts, treasurers, college Principal, Global and
North America leadership, and the PTA President. Once the parameters of the project
were defined, contractors were contacted and bids received and reviewed. The
committee settled on GEORINT Contractors, with Mr. Awah Collins Awah as its proprietor.
GEORINT presented an estimate for 3.5M FCFA, for drilling up to 100 meters below ground level, installation of an electric pump and building the well head with a seal. Another estimate of 360.000FCFA for the construction of the tank cover of an existing water tank because the original cover had long been stolen. An initial proposal to distribute the water across the college campus, estimated at 9,000,000 F cfa was rejected because it was cost prohibitive. Instead, we settled for a tap outlet around the tank area to serve the community at large and to build a six-outlet water fountain in front of the college administrative block to serve the student and staff.
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