http://www.globalgiving.org/pr/2600/proj2569a.html Progress Reports for Project #2569 on GlobalGiving.org http://www.globalgiving.org/pr/2600/proj2569d.html#progressReportLink <div style="overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;"><p>This project still needs your donation! The Ghana/Lake Volta project is scheduled to begin construction in September 2009 with Afram Plains Development Organization (APDO), an in-country partner of WaterPartners. Currently, APDO is preparing to further assess the communities that will receive new and rehabilitated boreholes to ensure that the households most in need will be able to access water and build sanitation facilities. These assessments at the start of each project are a necessary step to help WaterPartners and our local partner better understand the specifics of each community in order to best serve their needs. </p> <p>This area of Ghana is one of the few regions left in the world where Guinea Worm disease is still endemic. The cause of Guinea Worm is the lack of safe drinking water. To contract the illness a human must ingest stagnate water contaminated with guinea worm larvae. This project will assist 2,500 people, to obtain access to safe water and decrease their chances of contracting water-borne illnesses, including Guinea Worm. </p></div> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:38:04 GMT http://www.globalgiving.org/pr/2600/proj2569d.html#progressReportLink Jessica Brooks 2009-06-30T20:38:04Z