Title | Edwenase community report: cost of water and sanitation services in Edwenase in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region, Ghana |
Publication Type | Progress Report |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Nyarko, KB |
Pagination | 9 p.'3 Tab,; 3 Fig,; |
Date Published | 01/2013 |
Publisher | IRC International Water and Sanitation Center |
Place Published | The Hague, The Netherlands |
Type | WASHCost Community Report |
Publication Language | English |
Keywords | ghana, sanitation services, water cost |
Abstract | This report was generated from a study into the cost of water and sanitation services received by the inhabitants in Edwenase in the Bosomtwi District in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Edwenase community with a population of 442 has three formal water systems of which two are reliable. The water system delivers the basic level of service to 63% of the respondents and a higher level of service (intermediate) to 10% of the respondents. The community has one Traditional Pit Latrine (TPL) which is patronised by a majority (70%) of the respondents. The sanitation service level in Edwenase based on the WASHCost Sanitation Service ladder is 20% of the respondents receive basic sanitation service level which is relatively higher than the national sanitation coverage of 14%. [authors abstract] |