Teodoro
Nguema Obiang Mangue, Equatorial Guinea’s Second Vice President, Head of
Defense and State Security, is sponsoring the continuation of the national
campaign to donate zinc plates.
The
delegation distributing the zinc plates resumed in Niefang district on August
6, and gradually made its way toward Acurenam and Evinayong and the capital of
Centro Sur. It then moved to Wele-Nzas.
The
zinc roof campaign is dedicated to helping disadvantaged
families in rural areas replace their nipa roofs with zinc plates. It was
launched last year as part of the government’s efforts to improve the living
conditions in rural communities.
“In addition to the zinc roofs campaign,
the Ministry has provided rural sustainable development programs, where rural
communities receive technological, water development, health and education
packages to improve their living situation,” said Jose Juan Ndong Tom, previous
Director of Agriculture. “We give them the foundation to better run their
communities.”
Over 110,000 zinc sheets were distributed
in the Centro Sur province. The campaign then continued throughout other areas
of Wele-Nzas, where it would eventually be completed.
