Gomoa Sampa is served by one borehole which yields salty water. The people therefore rely on the Ayensu River which is about 1.2 km away from the settlement as their main source of drinking water. Clinical analysis of water from the river and the borehole indicated that all the water sources are full of bacteria, has odour and traces of iron and phosphate.

Critical water study analysis in the community revealed a poor water supply coverage. 1,300 people have access to a bore hole (as against national standard of 300 people per bore hole). The distance from the community to the water collection point is about 1 kilometer. There is a declining demand for the borehole water supply because of the salinity and hardness nature of the water. The District Assembly has been slow in responding to the supply of potable water supply.

For sanitation, coverage at the time of survey was about 5% (as against 32% for rural/small towns). There is no public toilet and few homes have pit latrines. There seems to be general lack of sanitation consciousness in the community although the built up area is generally clean. Past attempts to promote sanitation failed because of low involvement of the local communities and traditional rulers in water management system, poor technological transfer, and lack of maintenance.

3.3 Project Objective

The objective of the project to develop the capacities of people of Gomoa Sampa to adopt and utilize appropriate, low-cost, and affordable technology in the provision of potable water supply and to adopt ecological sanitation management systems.

3.4 Project Outputs/Results

The project aims to achieve the following:

1. Community water and sanitation committee formed, trained, and empowered to promote sanitation education, manage potable water and ensure good sanitation practices.

2. One hand-dug well fitted with pumps and locally made filters constructed to supply all year round potable water to serve 1,300 rural poor people.

3. 10-Seater Community eco-toilet constructed

4.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES.

OUTPUT 1: Community water and sanitation committee formed, trained, and empowered to promote sanitation education, manage potable water and ensure good sanitation practices.

Planned Activities:

1.1 Organize series of community education and awareness on water, issues on health, environmental education and stewardship.
1.2 Form and train Community Water and Sanitation Committee
1.3 Organize special technical training for Community Water and Sanitation Committee in the operation and maintenance of water supply infrastructure, resource use, book-keeping and accounting, conflict identification, and management.
1.4 Facilitate health certification of water managers and provide them with basic working gears.
1.5 Train and assist farmers on the use of compost and household waste for vegetable farming.
1.6 Train the community members in water quality monitoring.

OUTPUT 2 One hand-dug well fitted with solar pumps and locally made filters constructed to supply all year round potable water to serve 1,300 rural poor people

Planned Activities

2.1 Mobilize local community members to construct two hand-dug wells lined with concrete
2.2 Mobilize community members to construct water pumping, treatment and storage house.
2.3 Acquire water storage and treatment facilities including water pipes and other accessories.
2.4 Train local water entrepreneurs to manage the water system
2.5 Conduct clinical analysis of water before and after treatment.

OUTPUT 3: 10-Seater Community eco-toilet constructed
Planned Activities

31. Educate the community on the operations of the eco-toilets
3.2 Mobilize local community members to construct 10-seater eco-toilet.
3.3 Train selected local community members to operate and maintain the eco-toilet
3.4 Train the Committee members on how to empty and use the toilet as compost
3.5 Encourage the committee to introduce user fees to maintain the toilet.