Cost of water and sanitation services in Edwenase in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region, Ghana
Published on: 25/01/2013
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%.
Victor Narteh Otum
DCO-IRC Ghana
January 25, 2013.
