Nabdam communities grapple with lack of water, toilet facilities
SCORES of communities in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region continue to be faced with acute water shortages and inadequate toilet facilities, some residents have revealed. According to them the situation was affecting women, adolescent girls and children, putting their health at risk. The residents raised the concerns at a training workshop organised … The post Nabdam communities…
Nabdam District in the Upper East Region of Ghana is grappling with severe water shortages and insufficient toilet facilities, impacting the health and well-being of women, adolescent girls, and children, according to local residents. At a training workshop organized by the Belim Wusa Development Agency (BEWDA), residents expressed their concerns about the climate change impact on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in their communities.
The Sweden International Development Agency (SIDA)-funded CLIMB Phase II-Better WASH Project covers the Bawku West, Nabdam, Bongo, Kassena-Nankana District, and Kassena-Nankana Municipality.
Forty community members from four Nabdam communities participated in the one-day training, which focused on climate-resilient and gender-responsive WASH advocacy. Mrs Faustina Pumora, a resident of Zua, highlighted the burden placed on women who often travel long distances to access safe water, sometimes encountering contaminated water containing larvae.
She attributed the worsening water situation to rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, noting that few boreholes producing safe water are often located far from the communities. This water crisis particularly affects women during menstruation, as they lack sufficient water to wash reusable sanitary materials hygienically, potentially exposing them to infections.
Mr Richard Azoro, a resident of Dasabligo, reported the community's lack of adequate toilet facilities, relying on a single toilet at a local clinic. The BEWDA Project Officer, Mr Sebastian Agumah, emphasized that the training aimed to help community champions understand the connection between climate change and WASH challenges.
The participants would be equipped to gather and communicate evidence of WASH issues in their communities, engaging stakeholders to address these problems. Mr Agumah also mentioned that the training would enable the champions to conduct community scorecard sessions and advocate for solutions to WASH challenges exacerbated by climate change.
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