Cotecna Provides Community with Solar-Powered Borehole

As part of strategic efforts to aid local communities with basic infrastructure and amenities, Cotecna Destination Inspection Limited (CDIL), a foremost trade security and facilitation company in Nigeria, has constructed a unique solar-powered borehole for Tsanyawa community in Kano State.
The solar-powered borehole which was provided by the multinational trade security service provider was to alleviate the plight of the community which lacked safe pipe borne water with the provision of a unique water source that is environmental friendly, long lasting and easy to maintain.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony recently, Mr. Tayo Rabiu, managing director of Cotecna Nigeria, expressed the company’s delight and continuous resolve to support local communities in improving conditions of living, thereby assisting government to accelerate sustainable developments.
He said: “As the company continues to pursue its business obligations and operational goals, it also recognizes strongly the importance of playing an active and committed role in the communities in which it operates. Our corporate support programs are made in the areas of greatest humanitarian needs; water, health and education. These are the core areas where we concentrate resources to impact lives because countless diseases are attached to intake of impure water”.
“We also took the country’s challenges in the areas of power and electricity into consideration hence the choice of a borehole that could be powered by the sun, via the solar energy. This is to offer the community a complete solution to the dearth of drinkable water”, Rabiu reassured. 
According to the Cotecna boss, “The project is a good story of success and the success clearly highlights the company’s clear commitment to offer unparalleled layers of people-focused services, expertise and support to the Nigerian trade community and the country at large. We are glad about this project in Nigeria and highly inspired by the mass acceptance and enthusiasm of the receiving community. The huge turnout of community dwellers at this occasion attests to this; we would continue to invest resources into this and extend these offerings within our support scope of education, health and water to other communities.
Rabiu further stated that Cotecna has a strong worldwide network with about 100 offices and a dedicated workforce of over 4000 employees and agents. Cotecna has operations globally, including many developing countries, where one of our business objectives is to assist government to increase their revenues by helping combat trade fraud and corruption. In these countries, we understand the impact and influence that our activities have on surrounding communities.
“We therefore as a good corporate citizen recognize our responsibility for social, community and environmental support and are involved with local communities to identify how we can best help the underprivileged, especially in the rural areas” he added.
Commenting on similar support for other African countries, he highlighted the company’s contributions to Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Niger. He said: “For the fifth year running, Cotecna has donated educational supplies for about 3000 children, and also stationeries, computers and construction of classrooms in Niger in collaboration with the local authorities, government and teachers. Cotecna has regularly contributed to the education and well being of local communities through donations of school equipment as well as with sports, social and health programs in Tanzania and Burkina Faso .
In his remarks, Alhaji Abdullahi Sarki-Aminu , district head and traditional ruler of Tsanyawa community, expressed deep gratitude to the company, adding that other companies should emulate the kind gestures of Cotecna and support the local communities. He said government alone cannot develop all the rural areas but genuine support projects like this could make life better and safer for the community dwellers, and also help reduce the fast growing rural-urban drift.
Alhaji Tijani Yankamaye .chairman of Tsanyawa Local Government Area,  shared the same view with the community ruler. Yankamaye restated the community’s eagerness to take proper care of the projects but added that the community like many others is in dire need of health facilities and equipment. He said community dwellers too should enjoy quality healthcare services like the people in the city, adding that it would aid higher productivity.
“Many people in the communities are farmers and would produce better results with good health like they say health is wealth. There is a great need for our beloved country to focus more on agriculture, and every effort to improve the conditions of living in the rural areas and give enlightenment programs for better understanding has a direct connection with promoting agriculture”, the LGA boss said. 
Also addressing the excited villagers, Ms Alison Bourgeois, Cotecna’s Vice President Corporate Communications, commended the villagers and local authorities for their sense of understanding. She said the company decided to do the project when it discovered the need, and would offer more assistance to communities gradually.