Ghana

Its cocoa flavours the world’s chocolate, its minerals create the smart technology we use every day and its coloured fabrics turn heads everywhere. Ghana is one of Africa’s most vibrant nations.

With a national action plan, the Government is aiming to make Ghana a developed country by 2029. To do so, every Ghanaian needs water, toilet and hygiene services, and today eight in ten have clean water – proof that change is possible.

But a lot of work still needs to be done. In towns and cities, only one in five people have a decent toilet. In the countryside, this figure drops to just one in ten.

Going to the toilet in the open is a major contributor to diseases such as cholera, which swept through the country in 2014 during a devastating flash flood, affecting 30,000 people. 

So as Ghana continues to grow, we are helping communities and local government put long-term solutions in place that can withstand the effects of climate change and natural disasters. And we are connecting the hardest-to-reach communities and those most affected by marginalisation with local authorities, to develop specific services for their needs.

Together we can make turning on a tap or closing a toilet door a normal part of daily life for everyone in Ghana. Small actions that can help unlock potential and change lives for good.