In late March 2020, the Government of Ghana mandated that all water utility providers must provide free water to all Ghanaians for 8 months to alleviate the health and economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this report, we detail how Safe Water Network Ghana achieved key objectives and provide an overview of the financial impact of the mandate on our water station operations.
Safe Water Network and Envicom Corporation have partnered to develop a ‘Safe Water Resilience Toolkit’ that integrates various sources of data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping capabilities for visualization and data analysis. This technology has the potential to improve infrastructure planning and management in a manner that facilitates climate adaptation for water utilities and increases access to safe water for last-mile customers and vulnerable groups.
The Community of Practice (CoP) for SWEs launched a Social Impact Measurement Initiative through a collaborative project with 14 SWEs. The findings highlighted areas of improvement, but also helped the CoP define the role of SWEs in social impact evaluation and highlight the unique assets of the model for collecting customer-centric data.
This City Water Compendium is a compilation of water availability, supply, and wastewater scenario of selected Indian cities and reports City Water Assessment of select 24 cities. The report provides insights into the water security status of the city, highlighting the gaps and challenges so that proactive targeted corrective action can be taken locally.
Safe Water Network is developing a digital platform to integrate operational, consumer, and financial data across our portfolio of H2OME! Water Stations in Ghana.
This Spotlight reports on the results of a pre-post study in Bomfa Achiase with 60 piped-connection customers. The study was designed to gain insights into the impact of safely managed water on our customers' daily lives.
In the 2021 Ghana Beyond the Pipe Forum, sector leaders along with community members and stakeholders address the ways the Ghana water sector can address the financial gaps that hinder people from accessing safe and affordable water.
In-country laboratory capability for drinking water testing is limited in Ghana, and COVID-19 has exacerbated issues of transport and turnaround time for testing of water samples by nationally recognized labs. New advancements in on-site testing at H2OME! Water Stations cut timing of returned results from weeks to hours while reducing operational expenses.
