Five areas benefit from sanitation project
The Ghana-Netherlands Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme (GNWP) has taken off in five metropolitan and municipal areas in the Greater Accra and Central regions.
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The five-year programme is aimed at improving sanitation and water delivery conditions of the people of Ga South, Ga Central and Ga West, all in the Greater Accra Region, and Cape Coast and Elmina in the Central Region.
The programme is being funded by the Netherlands and Ghana governments at a cost of 150 million euros.
The Netherlands government has committed 100 million euros, while Ghana has provided 50 million euros for the project. Out of the amount, 30 million euros will be used as a counterpart fund to secure private participation for the programme.
The programme
As part of the programme, toilet facilities would be provided in schools and communities to prevent open defecation, water facilities would be extended to deprived areas and campaign on hygiene and sanitation would be embarked upon to ensure attitudinal change.
At a meeting to kick-start the programme, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), Mr Akwasi Opong-Fosu, stated that when completed, the programme would contribute immensely towards improving the deplorable sanitary and water conditions in the two regions.
Mr Opong-Fosu expressed gratitude to the government of the Netherlands for its immense support in addressing the water, sanitation and hygiene challenges in the country.
The Head of Mission of the Netherlands in Ghana, Mr Harryvan Dijk, urged workers to be committed to the programme to ensure that it was successfully implemented.
