Following the success of its clean water pilot project in Abomosu, Ghana, Grundfos Ghana Water Initiative (GWI) recently announced that it is developing 12 additional stations in collaboration with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) to provide more than 100,000 people in rural areas of the country with access to clean water by the end of 2023.
Speaking on the project, Xorlali Yao-Kuma Kpodo, Engagement Manager at GWI, said, “Over 8 million people in Ghana still do not have access to safe, clean water because the current water supply in many areas is inefficient and untreated and therefore unsafe to drink. Since the Abomosu pilot initiative began 2 years ago, feedback from local residents has been overwhelmingly positive, so we are excited to move to the next phase, providing clean water to more underserved rural areas.”
Grundfos Ghana Water Initiative’s approach to improving access to water is to either renovate existing systems provided by CWSA or establish new infrastructure. In Abomosu, the project involved upgrading an existing system that had fallen into disuse, requiring two new boreholes, pipes, and treatment system, as well as Grundfos AQ taps, which allow the user to access drinking water, via a pre-paid card, supplemented by mobile money, 24 hours a day
GWI, a Grundfos SafeWater project, aims to reach one million people in underserved communities in Ghana with clean water by 2026 by providing safe and affordable drinking water.
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