Accra, April 27, GNA-In the Ahafo North region, a quiet revolution is underway in two district assemblies, Asutifi Nouth District and Asunafo North Municipal.
Once known for struggling to access safe drinking water, Ahafo is now becoming a frontline of transformation under Ahafo Region Integrated Water Programme (ARIW) — thanks to the commitment of World Vision Ghana, and partners and the generous support of the Conrad Hilton Foundation.
During a recent Senior Management Leadership(SLT) tour of the region led by Tinah Mukunda, Country Director, accompanied by Joshua Richard Baidoo, Strategy and Integrated Programmes Director, Robel Wamisho, Associate Director for WASH, Mercy Nuleyan, Finance Director, Akua Mensah, and People and Culture Director, World Vision Ghana celebrated the impact of over twenty-seven (27) mechanised water systems developed across hard-to-reach communities.
These systems are currently serving 1,200 direct beneficiaries.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said the tour offered an opportunity for the National Director and her team to interact with partners including Asunafo North Municipal, Asutifi District Assembly, Pec Consult, Nsiah Insurance company, chiefs and the project team.
For years, families in rural communities in Ahafo region relied on unsafe water sources, exposing children and adults alike to waterborne diseases and daily hardship.
“Today, clean water flows freely, and with it, new opportunities for dignity and growth”.
The national director noted that partnership was critical in delivering services to communities at the last mile and urged the team to pay critical attention to the most vulnerable children and women as they extend water service to households.
For women, the change is profound.
“Freed from the endless hours spent fetching water, they are now investing their time in income-generating activities—small businesses, farming, and livelihoods that strengthen household resilience.
Children, too, are experiencing a new reality. No longer burdened by long treks to fetch water, they can focus on their education without interruption, improving school attendance and performance”.
Community leaders note a visible reduction in water-related infections, a sign that health and hope are returning to families once trapped in cycles of vulnerability.
“This is more than partnership, “one leader from Asunafo Municipality shared. “It is life, it is freedom, it is the future of our children.”
For Bismark Asante, planning officer at Asutifi District Assembly, without this initiative, it could have taken them 20 years to deliver safe water to this population.
’Asutifi assembly thanked World Vision Ghana for investing in water and water related infrastructure enabling the people to receive safe drinking water at their steps”, he said.
World Vision Ghana’s leadership emphasized that these achievements were part of a broader vision: ensuring that every child had access to essential services that safeguard their well-being.
The Ahafo initiative stands as a beacon of what is possible when partnerships, funding, and community determination converge.
As the taps continue to flow, so does the promise of a brighter tomorrow—where safe water is not a privilege but a right, and where children can dream beyond survival.
GNA
Edited by George-Ramsey Benamba
April 27, 2026