SWN 2019 Annual Report v27 WEB VERSION links-v2 - Flipbook - Page 8
COUNTRY PROGRAMS
SNAPSHOT: GHANA
2019 ACCESS
AC T I VAT I N G STA KE HOL D E R S
In 2019, we continued advancing an
agenda to bring lasting change to Ghana's
water sector. The Government of Ghana
invited us to participate in a Technical
Working Group reviewing the country's
National Water Policy, where we are
elevating the position of SWEs. This
invitation serves as an acknowledgement
of Safe Water Network’s various activities
in the country, which include direct field
implementation, documentation and
dissemination of results, and annual
convenings of sector stakeholders at our
Beyond the Pipe Forum.
6 NEW H O
2 ME! WATER
STATIONS, WITH YEAR-END
TOTAL OF
91
POPULATION REACHED
421,000
COMMUNITIES
133
A H2OME! Safe Water
Station in Bonwire,
Ashanti
D EMO N S TRATI N G AT SCALE
In 2019, we marked the conclusion of our three-year public-private partnership project with
the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, which supported scale-up in our Volta Region cluster to 37
stations. We are now identifying nearby communities that can be supported by extending the
The Ministry will work in
existing piped network—expanding access to thousands for a small incremental investment.
Network to support their efforts
Evaluating Innovation Effectiveness
Results from our first fully optimized H2OME! Water Station—incorporating solar power,
in mainstreaming small water
automatic water dispensers (water ATMs), household connections, and mobile money— showed
overall strategy and plan for
significant and quantifiable benefits compared with our conventional stations.
water services delivery.
Key results included:
THE HONORABLE MICHAEL YAW GYATO,
• reduction in non-revenue water and operating expenses
• improved profit margin
•m
ore reliable data for comparing performance across different water taps within the
same community
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partnership with Safe Water
enterprises into the Ministry’s
Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Sanitation
and Water, speaking at our 2019 Beyond
the Pipe Forum
