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JWF Fund 2010 Report #2668. Description of the water issues/ objectives of your projects or activities:In May 2010, PEYORG undertook a situational analysis of sanitation conditions in some selectedcommunities in the Assin South District of Ghana. One of the places visited was the remote ruralcommunity of Assin Kumasi, with about 700 inhabitants. It was discovered that, the communitylacked access to properly constructed toilet facilities, and also had grave challenges with wastedisposal. Informal discussions with some members of the community revealed that, it hadgradually become common practice for people, particularly children to defecate in open placessuch as refuse dumps, and for some adults to also defecate into polyethene bags and dumpthem at unapproved sites. The elderly and the disabled were also particularly disadvantaged asthe currently dilapidated toilet facilities used by the community lacked the necessary provisions,such as seats to meet the peculiar needs. Our interactions also revealed that very few people inthe community had toilet facilities in their homes, and these usually came under enormouspressure in the event of a funeral or festival when people visited the village. Fig 2 and 3 show thecondition of the old and dilapidated pit latrine used by the community as a place of convenience.Fig 2: The state of the old toilet as Assin Kumasi.Fig 3: People waiting in a queue to access the old dilapidated facility which served as a place ofconvenience for members of the community.Our interactions with members of the community further showed that improper disposal of waste
JWF Fund 2010 Report #266was a big challenge for authorities in the community. Gutters and streets within the communitywere constantly littered with waste materials, and this according to reliable sources had resultedin increased incidences of diseases – such as diarrhoea, skin rashes, typhoid fever, and otherwater related health conditions in the community. PEYORG followed up its situational analysiswith discussions with the opinion leaders of the community on how best these conditions couldbe remedied. Fig 4 shows the state of one of the refuse dumps in the community.Fig 4: The state of one of the refuse dumps in the community; children, for lack of public toiletfacilities defecate openly at these sites.The following objectives were therefore agreed on with the community as immediate steps whichneeded to be taken when the possibility of securing funding from the JWF Fund was identified byPEYORG in July 2010.Objectives:a) To construct a 10 chamber toilet with seats for the elderly and the disabled.b) To undertake sensitization campaigns within the community on proper sanitation.9. Description of your activities with the JWF Fund:PEYORG secured $1000 from the JWF Fund to support the construction of the toilet facility andalso fund some sensitization campaigns on sanitation. However, due to bank charges, only $900was actually received by PEYORG after the transfer into the organization’s account. The amountmentioned was used together with an additional $500 raised by PEYORG to purchase buildingmaterials such as wood of different lengths and sizes, bags of cement, nails, sand, roofingsheets, iron hooks, pick axe, pans, iron rods, bending wires, among others. Part of the fund wasalso used to mobilize the community for various activities which were undertaken as part of theproject. Attached to this report are the supporting documents for all the transactions undertaken.10. Involved stakeholders: The project was a partnership between PEYORG and the Chief andpeople of Assin Kumasi. The community was involved at every stage of the project, and indeedled the implementation of the activities. Various meetings were held with the communitymembers at various stages of the project to evaluate the work being done, and together seek theway forward, particularly when funding for the project became exhausted halfway through the
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