WaterAid in Ghana
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- Created on: 14-12-16 09:11
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- International Aid
- The capital is Accra. The tropical countries total population is 27 million, one of the most densely populated countries in West Africa.
- Over 3 million people have no choice but to collect dirty water from unsafe sources.
- 22 million do not have access to improved sanitation.
- Over 2,100 children under five years old die annually from diarrhoeal diseases.
- WaterAid develops fundraising (international) though, it is a small scale self help scheme
- Substantial funds from the 'Standard Chartered Bank Ltd').
- Wateraid provides the money in order to build wells and the local committee decides where it should go.
- £25 pays for the tools for a hand-dug well and £5 pays for one bag of cement.
- £100 pays the training of committee members but no labour cost as locals build it.
- £100 for installation
- £450 pays for the Nira hand-pump and another £1500 pays for a 40ft well fitted hand-pump providing water for 250-300 people.
- WaterAid began working with Ghana in 198.
- They provided 70,000 people with safe water.
- 49,000 provided with improved sanitation.
- They needed the water because diseases like typhoid were lowering life expectancy (63yrs) as people are dying
- Providing water meant increase in Jobs like potters can sell their pots and bottled water can be produced.
- Children also received education as they did not have to collect water
- LEDC - GDP of $2300 per person.
- Kuapa Kokoo co-operative.
- Cocoa Beans are in Fairtrade meaning they earns a little more money to develop.
- Akosombo Dam
- Provides a sustainable development of electricity (hydro).
- Covers 8,502 square kilometres.
- Provides jobs and income
- The capital is Accra. The tropical countries total population is 27 million, one of the most densely populated countries in West Africa.
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