Latter-day Saint Charities is an NGO with the aim to increase access to WASH in the area, and the Asutifi North DLLAP conducted a learning session to explore this. A representative from the IRC, Ghana Mr. Jeremiah Atengdem pointed out at the conference that the financial assistance from the Latter-day Saint Charities was specifically designated for providing WASH services in difficult-to-reach places. The grant’s objective, according to Mr. Atendem, was to “give access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene services in five villages, five schools, and sixty families.” He also said that five boreholes with concrete pads were given in five villages, limited automated water systems were built in two schools, and boreholes were sunk in three schools. In five schools, 6-seater institutional latrines with changing rooms were installed as part of the sanitation program. In six communities, 60 disadvantaged households received household toilets. Five schools received 13 handwashing stations as part of the hygiene services.
Mr. Samuel Badu-Baiden, the District Coordinating Director (DCD) for the Asutifi North District Assembly, reaffirmed the district’s commitment to ensuring that Asutifi North reaches its 2030 WASH full coverage objective. The DCD noted that the district and its partners have made considerable investments in the water sector and are presently working to acquire the funding required to expand sanitation coverage and bring it into line with water availability.