Over 500,000 People in Need
Before Safe Water Network began working with community leaders in Dzemeni, a rural market center and fishing town along the shores of Lake Volta, many people drank from and bathed in lake water, rampant with parasites and diarrhea-causing bacteria. Others purchased water that varied in quality from private well operators or traders who delivered it by tanker truck, handcart or sachet. Today, the Dzemeni Safe Water Station is one of our most successful and acts as a base, along with two other Safe Water Stations in the area in the communities of Akateng and Aveme, for our three-year expansion program now underway.