On Thursday 24 September, World Vision Ghana signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Asunafo North Municipal and Asutifi North District Assemblies in Goaso, establishing a joint effort to deliver universal water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and services to targeted rural communities.
The agreement creates a collaborative framework backed by pooled resources, technical expertise, labour and infrastructure support. Its core aim is to extend safely managed water and sanitation facilities while promoting sustainable behavioural change through Community‑Led Total Sanitation strategies.
District assemblies will facilitate community entry, mobilisation and leadership engagement, contribute locally available resources, support maintenance, participate in capacity‑building sessions and enforce local by‑laws that promote sanitation and hygiene. World Vision Ghana will provide technical expertise, training, financial and material resources, and will lead overall monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
Cephas Wedam, Manager for Universal Service Coverage for WASH at World Vision Ghana, highlighted sustainability mechanisms such as a Professional Management Model, a Water Facility Insurance mechanism and a Repayable Financing Fund to scale investment. The initiative will also integrate community‑focused programmes like the Nurturing Care Group framework and the Sesame WASH Up hygiene programme.
Joshua Baidoo, Acting National Director of World Vision Ghana, said the partnership’s ultimate goal was to guarantee access to safely managed water for every community in the two districts, aiming for at least 90 percent access by the end of the project lifecycle. Robel Wamisho, World Vision’s Associate Director for WASH, urged stakeholders to use the MoU as a platform to strengthen collaboration and ensure lasting sustainability.
Coordinating Directors Benjamin Owusu Afriyie and Abdul‑Aziz Gafaru pledged full commitment to the intervention to achieve universal WASH coverage.
