Projects in the Upper East Region

On-Going Projects

From 2019 to Date, the region is implementing five (5) different project being funded by three (3) partners namely WorldBank/IDA, UNICEF and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The projects include:
a) Football for WASH Project phase 1 (F4W1)
b) Football for WASH Project phase 2 (F4W2)
c) Enhanced WASH Project in schools
d) AF-SRWSP
e) EPA Project
Below is a Table showing the project targets and achievements since its inception.

Status Of National Community Water And Sanitation Programme (NCWSP) Implementation

From 2019 to Date, the region is implementing five (5) different project being funded by three (3) partners namely WorldBank/IDA, UNICEF and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The projects include:
a) Football for WASH Project phase 1 (F4W1)
b) Football for WASH Project phase 2 (F4W2)
c) Enhanced WASH Project in schools
d) AF-SRWSP
e) EPA Project
Below is a Table showing the project targets and achievements since its inception.

The Upper East Region CWSA has undertaken a wide range of WASH activities over the years leading to the establishment of WASH facilities and accompanying capacity building.

  • From 1973 to 2000, three thousand, five hundred (3,500) boreholes were provided under CIDA funded projects.
  • From 2000 to 2009, 578no. boreholes, 12no. Small Towns Water Systems (STWS) and 50 Institutional Latrines (ILs) were funded by the IDA/World Bank under the Community Water and Sanitation Project II (CWSP II) and the Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project (STWSSP)
  • From 2010 to 2017, the IDA/WB sponsored the construction of WASH facilities under the SRWSP. 246 boreholes, 13 STWS and 65 Institutional Latrines were realized.
  • The GoG in collaboration with the Cocoa Marketing Board (CMB) provided 200 solar-powered boreholes to communities across the region. The GoG solely provided 246 boreholes fitted with hand pumps.
  • In totality, 4,980 boreholes fitted with hand pumps, 25 STWS, 158 ILs and 2,555 Household Latrines (HHLs) have been provided in the entire region.