Our innovative drinking water service debuts in Ghana
Assin Amoabin in Ghana, with 2000 inhabitants, has no piped water supply. Residents get water from a community borehole, but it is unfit for drinking. There are visible traces of bacteria and iron and manganese contamination in the water. Community members have often complained about the bad taste and smell of the water, and they also find it challenging to use the water for household activities.
Our company has been working in Ghana for several years so we are familiar with the local wastewater and drinking water problems. This is how, after joint reflection and problem identification, we developed the most appropriate innovative, cost-effective and sustainable drinking water supply system for the site, the PurAID®-based IDWP project, which was delivered and launched in the Assin Amoabin municipality at the end of 2024.
At the heart of the IDWP concept is the PurAID®, a modular drinking water treatment system manufactured by Puraset Ltd, a member of our Group. The UN-recognised drinking water treatment technology uses regenerable adsorbents to remove contaminants such as iron, manganese, ammonia, arsenic, fluoride and bacteria making good quality potable water.
Our healthy drinking water kiosk is easy to install and provides safe drinking water for residents. The drinking water is sold at an affordable price for local residents so that safe drinking water is not an additional burden. PurAID® IDWP brings significant social and environmental benefits. The water is supplied in 18-litre jerry cans with taps that can be refilled over a long period of time, so the project is a positive response to the otherwise serious problem of plastic waste pollution.
Other benefits of IDWP include:
- no water loss,
- the drinking water is purified using renewable adsorbents, no hazardous waste generated,
- local jobs are created,
- facilitates access to safe drinking water for children and women.
The introduction and installation of the PurAID® IDWP would not have been possible without the support of the leaders of Assin Amoabin and the local community. The success of the project was also supported by the local drinking water provider (Community Water and Sanitation Agency, CWSA) and the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), which provided significant support for the piloting and roll-out of the solution.
Building on the success of the first IDWP project, we plan to deploy similar systems in the medium term to provide a sustainable solution for all communities that need access to safe drinking water.
