Africa-Press – Liberia. The University of Liberia (UL) and the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) have launched a major collaboration to renovate all bathroom facilities across UL’s Capitol Hill, Fendall, and Health Sciences campuses.
According to a UL press release, on Wednesday, UL President Dr. Layli Maparyan met with Honorable Mo Ali, Managing Director of LWSC, to finalize the details of the initiative. Hon. Ali, accompanied by Mr. Patrick Sandikie, LWSC Deputy Director for Technical Services, presented the final report of a water and sanitation assessment conducted on the Capitol Hill and Fendall campuses, noting that the Health Sciences campus assessment is ongoing.
“LWSC is well-positioned to collaborate with UL to improve both water and sanitation conditions on its campuses,” Hon. Ali said. “We can work together, and we will.”
Under the government-to-government arrangement:
LWSC will rehabilitate existing wells, dig new boreholes where needed, build new water storage facilities, repair pipes and plumbing, and install upgraded bathroom facilities, including toilets and sinks.
UL, using funds recently allocated by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, will purchase renovation supplies. LWSC will cover costs related to improving Capitol Hill campus’s connection to Monrovia’s water and sewer grid and digging new wells at Fendall.
Labor will be a joint effort between LWSC professionals, UL’s Plant Operations Department (POD), and UL’s newly appointed cross-functional technical team.
Work is expected to commence this week.
Also attending the meeting was UL’s new Interim Vice President for Administration, Mr. Sehmah R. Jallah, who directed UL’s POD, led by Mr. Jefferson Walker, to clean all campus bathrooms this week in preparation for the renovation.
“The renovation workers deserve a clean and clutter-free space to start their work,” Jallah said.
President Maparyan expressed her gratitude to Hon. Ali and LWSC for the joint effort, emphasizing the initiative’s significance for the UL community.
“This is the collaboration we have been waiting for,” she said. “We can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. UL’s students, faculty, staff, and guests will, at long last, have dignified facilities worthy of the nation’s flagship university.”
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