Anti-Open defecation Phase 1

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Project Overview

Most communities in the various regions of Ghana lack toilet facilities. This leads to poor sanitation, contamination of water sources and insecurity among women. This project seeks to provide 4-seater Water Closet (WC) facilities to 403 households in 6 selected communities in Pusiga district.

Executive Summary

Open defecation is the human practice of defaecating outside in the open, in bushes, on beaches, in gutters, into streams, in fields and anywhere in the open other than into a toilet. It is a worldwide practice in deprived communities where households may not have toilet facilities within the house or communal toilet facilities may not be adequate or are in such deplorable states that community members prefer to move their bowels in the open. Open defecation is a mark of poverty and must be addressed as it only compounds filth in the environment thus, spreading diseases. According to available statistics, one out every five Ghanaian defaecates outside a toilet facility each day. This represents close to 6 million people. It is also estimated that open defecation cost the country some US$79million annually through tourism loss, water pollution, death and among others. Most communities in the various regions of Ghana lack toilet facilities. This leads to poor sanitation, contamination of water sources and insecurity among women. This project seeks to provide 4-seater Water Closet (WC) facilities to households in 6 selected communities in Pusiga district. There is a total of 403 households in theses 6 communities. This 4-seater facility must be accompanied with mechanized drilled borehole as a source of water for flushing.

Funds Required

$ 16,120,000.00

Draw schedule

First Draw: $ 3,224,000.00
Second Draw: $ 3,224,000.00
Third Draw: $ 3,224,000.00
Fourth Draw: $ 3,224,000.00
Fifth Draw: $ 1,612,000.00
Sixth Draw: $ 1,612,000.00