Andre Muir
Vic Mensa is benefiting from his co-headlining pageant in Ghana this week — he is additionally main the cost on a undertaking to convey clear water to 3 villages there!!!
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Vic tells TMZ Hip Hop he was moved after seeing the desolate dwelling circumstances, together with contaminated water, firsthand … and partnered together with his father, a Ghana native, to launch their initiative.
The Chicago-born rapper says, “We’re constructing 3 boreholes in several communities in Ghana to present clear consuming water; the primary being the Asokore Zongo in Koforidua the place my household lives, which is already constructed.”
Vic provides, “The different areas are a close-by group known as Effiduase after which our ancestral village within the Volta Region, Amedzofe. Most individuals in communities like this in Ghana expertise fixed waterborne ailments.”
We’re informed Koforidua is dwelling to round 200k individuals, Effiduase is estimated at 20k individuals and Amedzofe has a inhabitants of round 6k — so, the undertaking will make a big contribution to the well being and welfare of the area.
Barring any hiccups, drilling for the boreholes is claimed to take 3-4 weeks and contains 10-15 days of on-site drilling, adopted by pipework and cable installations.
All the operations seem to be firstclass … water will truly be examined in a lab prior to human consumption, and we’re informed the boreholes price $45k to full.
Vic may have his palms full pulling double responsibility, too. He’s slated to carry out with Chance The Rapper, Erykah Badu and extra on Saturday for the Black Star Line Festival … which seems like enjoyable.
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Dave Chappelle’s already having a ball in Ghana … and that was simply on the airport!
