SRWSP LUNCHED

The Ghana Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project had been launched in the West Gonja District of the Northern Region.

The project is funded by the International Development Agency (IDA) in conjunction with the World Bank.

The project aims at expanding access and ensuring sustainability of water supply and sanitation services in six selected regions across the country.

Delivering a presentation at the ceremony an extension service specialist of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency Tamale, Mr. Moses Bagblelle disclosed that, a sum of $75m has been allocated for the project.

He revealed that the project has three components namely; A: Rural and Small Town Water Supply B: Rural and Small Town Integrated Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion C: Institutional Strengthening and Project Management.

He said, 600,000 people are expected to benefit from the water and sanitation components.

He disclosed that US$47.6m, US$ 18.6m and US$11.1m has been allocated for the three components respectively.

Component A among other things will provide;
• Boreholes fitted with hand pumps for up to 1.200 people,
• Rehabilitation of broken down “orphan” boreholes
• Rehabilitation of non optimal performing water supply systems transferred from
GWCL.
• Large sized water supply systems based on mechanized boreholes or surface water
for large size small towns for about 5,000 people.

Component B will provide among other things;

• Achieve behavioral change for long-term sustainability
• Encourage people to acquire their own toilets

Component C include provision of

• Technical assistance
• Establish sector information system
• Project coordination and management


Mr. Joseph Tei Labi an Administrative Manager of CWSA Tamale, also took participants through the role of stakeholders in the implementation of the programme.

The District Coordinating Director Mr. S. Y. Inusah advised members to embrace the programme with all seriousness to make it a reality.

He noted that water is life and any community that faces the challenge of water supply cannot see a better development.

He promised that the assembly will support the programme to make it successful.



BY: REGINA ATULE