Water crisis cripples learning at Nalerigu SHS as students abandon night studies to search for water

The students are appealing to the school authorities, the Ghana Education Service and the government to urgently restore water supply to the school, warning that the prolonged crisis is affecting both their welfare and academic performance at a time they are expected to devote more time to their studies.

Students of Nalerigu Senior High School in the North East Region say a month-long water crisis has brought night studies to a standstill, forcing many of them to spend their evenings searching for water instead of preparing for their examinations.

Some female students say the crisis has also exposed them to harassment while searching for water outside the school.