Water, Sanitation & Housing

Water, Sanitation and Housing Scheme

i.  Boreholes

10 Boreholes will be provided to supply potable drinking water for 10 of the communities. This will help reduce the incidence of guinea worms and other water borne diseases that are rampant in the district. it is hoped that the cooperation with Equip Incorporated and International Institute of Ecological Agriculture (IIEA) will benefit the Ejisu Juaben district extensively in the area of rural water security.

ii.  Rural Housing Scheme

A housing scheme will be developed for cocoa farmers in 10 of these communities as a pilot project to provide affordable green housing to help solve the rural homelessness. The institute is contacting international agencies for technical and logistical assistance in this direction.