World Vision Ghana Improves Water Access and Sanitation Facilities in Agortime-Ziope District

In the Agortime-Ziope District, community members, including children such as Perfect and her friends, had to walk long distances to streams and dams to access water for household chores such as cooking, washing, and cleaning. This meant they were late for school. Nurses and health practitioners at health centres also found it difficult to access water, making their work stressful and inconvenient.

To address this issue, World Vision Ghana, with support from donors, sponsors, and partners, worked with stakeholders and community members to construct Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit (KVIP) toilets and solar-powered water systems in schools and health centres. Six health facilities have benefited from the water system and toilets, as well as some hygiene equipment to support clinical works, which has also benefited nurses and breastfeeding mothers.

World Vision Ghana's Agortime Area Programme has supported 8 communities that are water systems, expected to reach over 15,000 community members to minimise cases of diarrhoea and typhoid.

To sustain this intervention, World Vision Ghana worked to collaborate with stakeholders such as the District Assembly, Ghana Health Service, Community Water Management Committee, and community members to put in place measures to maintain the facilities.