General Civil Engineering & Structures
Rural/Urban Insfrastructure Planning & Engineering
Consultancy Services for Baseline Study: Pilot Project to Test Water Delivery to Low – Income Urban Communities, Ghana
Background
The Government of Ghana is committed to improving access to safe water in urban areas as part of meeting the millennium development goals. Potable water is to be provided in low income areas under the Urban Water Project (UWP) and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) being the regulator in the supply of water has designed projects to tackle the disparity between poor and urban localities and high income areas. In view of this, pilot projects were to be carried out to obtain lessons in the provision of water to these low income and poor households in some selected communities in Accra.
As part of this study, baseline surveys were undertaken to gather information in order to provide useful basis for measuring the outcomes ofthe pilot interventions. Information gathered included the following thematic areas:
Accessibility of Water
Affordability of Water
Quality of Care
Billing and Payment Processes
Community involvement in management of water and hygiene
Scope of Services Provided:
Preparatory Activities
Field Study
Data Collation and Analysis
Reporting
Workshop