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The Netherlands has provided Ghana with a €20 million grant meant for the provision of potable water to a number of deprived communities, particularly in the Ashanti Region.
The project dubbed ‘Ghana wash window project’ will enable about 22 Ghanaian water companies to apply for grants through comprehensive proposals.
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The project, when completed is expected to produce safer drinking water to at least 2 million Ghanaians with each site construction ranging between $75,000 to $100,000 thousand.
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Ghana will also benefit from 85 water treatment plants and production centers across the ten regions of country beginning from the Ashanti Region.
The grant from the Dutch comes at a time when Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark World Water Day under the theme – Better water, better jobs.
This year's event aims at highlighting how water can create paid and decent work while contributing to a greener economy and sustainable development.