Cornerstone Insurance Foundation donates solar borehole to NDLEA

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Key points

• Cornerstone Insurance Plc Foundation has donated a solar-powered borehole to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the Jabi area of the FCT.
• The donation is part of a corporate social responsibility initiative aimed at supporting communities and organizations.
• Company officials stated the gesture aligns with commitments to ensuring access to clean water in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
• The project provides safe, clean, and accessible water while promoting the use of renewable energy for sustainable community infrastructure.
• NDLEA representatives commended the Foundation, noting the borehole will provide clean water for the agency at little or no cost.

Main Story

Cornerstone Insurance Plc Foundation has donated a solar-powered borehole to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the Jabi area of the FCT as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative aimed at supporting communities and organisations.

Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications Group at Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Cordelia Ekeocha, said the gesture was in line with the company’s commitment to ensuring access to clean water in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

To evaluate intermediate structural dependencies, corporate sustainability teams assess facility operational budgets alongside renewable utility designs to guarantee that local environmental interventions remain financially independent over extended lifespans.

Ekeocha noted that access to clean water remains a major challenge in many Nigerian communities, adding that the solar-powered borehole would provide a reliable and cost-effective source of clean water.

She explained that the project was designed to provide safe, clean and accessible water to rural and peri-urban communities while promoting the use of renewable energy for sustainable community infrastructure. According to her, the initiative would also help improve public health by reducing waterborne diseases associated with unsafe water sources.

The Issues

• Mitigating the major challenge of accessing reliable, safe, and clean water within Nigerian communities.
• Promoting the adoption of renewable energy technologies to power sustainable community infrastructure.
• Reducing the prevalence of public health risks and waterborne diseases associated with unsafe water sources.

What’s Being Said

• Outlining the operational philosophy that drives the organization’s social investment strategy, Cordelia Ekeocha stated: “At Cornerstone Insurance Plc Foundation, we believe that all our initiatives should have a lasting impact on the lives of beneficiaries. Our CSR initiative of providing solar-powered boreholes is focused on ensuring access to clean and sustainable water,”.

What’s Next

• The NDLEA will begin utilizing the newly installed infrastructure to secure its daily water requirements at little or no cost.
• Cornerstone Insurance Plc Foundation will continue focusing its CSR initiatives on providing safe, clean, and accessible water to rural and peri-urban communities.
• Public health monitors may track local improvements regarding waterborne diseases following the adoption of safe water sources.

Bottom Line

Cornerstone Insurance Plc Foundation has handed over a solar-powered borehole to the NDLEA in Jabi, FCT, to lower operational costs and improve public health, executing a sustainable CSR strategy that links renewable energy infrastructure with clean water access under the UN Sustainable Development Goals.