Photo credit: WSUP
While the country is experiencing economic growth, the rapid expansion of urban and peri-urban communities has created significant gaps in access to safe water and improved sanitation, affecting health, safety, dignity, and economic opportunities for many people.
Ghana is one of the most urbanised countries in Africa, with nearly half of its population living in towns and cities.
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Through our partnerships in Ghana, The One Foundation invests in critical water infrastructure while building the capacity of the institutions responsible for delivering sustainable services.
In the Volta Region, a key area for banana production and export, we fund the construction and rehabilitation of community water treatment stations and the extension of water pipelines, helping to ensure households have access to clean, reliable water.
In the Ashanti Region, one of Ghana’s principal cocoa-producing areas, our partners are expanding water networks and upgrading sanitation facilities in schools and communities, improving public health and strengthening resilience for families.
Our implementing partners in Ghana
WSUP, a non-profit organisation, works across Ghanian cities to strengthen water and sanitation services for low‑income urban communities, partnering with utilities and local governments to expand safe water access, improve sanitation systems, and promote hygiene for healthier, more resilient neighbourhoods.
We are supporting WSUP to implement a programme to extend piped water into low income communities living in the cocoa growing region of Ashanti.
Safe Water Network is a non-profit organisation that partners with communities, governments, and local organisations to provide sustainable water treatment stations and household connections, delivering clean, affordable, and reliable drinking water to underserved areas.
We are supporting Safe Water Network to implement their decentralised piped water system model into low income communities in the banana growing region of the Upper Volta.
Photo credit: Paul Obeng/WSUP
The Impact in Volta and Ashanti
- 300kms of piped water and sewer network expanded
- 6400 households/plots connected to the network
- 12 small town piped water systems installed
- 10 new water treatment stations constructed
- 92 household compound toilets built
- 5 school WASH facilities constructed
- 8 public toilet blocks constructed
Agnes – Volta, Ghana