Water Project of
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Acts 20:35b

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Village Development Program.
The recently completed project of Help is on the Way Ministries was to design, finance and construct an improved and updated potable water system for the thousands of people in the community of Tokuroano, a remote village in the Krachi East district of the Volta region in Ghana, West Africa.

Environmental issues in Ghana:
Dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water.

Water Project Task Force
Annjeannette Jones
Charles & Elaine Simmons
Kyla Campbell
Ernest Jennings
Courtny Johnson
J.C. Harris
Frank Apodaca
Josephine Dove
Mary Hemingway

Water Project Major Sponsor
California State Baptist Convention

Water project detailed information.
Tokuroano is a village of approximately 7,000 people whose water supply was dismally inadequate during the dry season. Their system consisted of poorly constructed wells that utilized hand pumps which failed repeatedly. Their recourse was to rely on the women hand carrying water from the river, a situation that contributed to their primitive and unsanitary living conditions. Our goal was to modernize the water system to meet the fundamental need for sanitary, easily available water, which we in this country are fortunate to be able to take for granted.

To meet the Community Water and Sanitation Standards Act, the project required that the construction engineer drill a new high volume borehole and install a submersible electric pump housed in a protective structure. The water would then be transported to a large concrete reservoir. Click here to view the design report for the water project as a pdf file. Note that monetary amounts are shown in Ghanaian currency, cedis. (The approximate exchange rate is 1$US = 9200 GHC.) Also, the community map and the pumphouse drawing can be viewed.

SUCCESS: The project was initiated in August 2006 and completed in March 2007 on time and within budget! Such a wonderful achievement was due to the diligent and efficient efforts of everyone involved.
The initial activity was the preparation of the engineering design report to guide the project. Next came the planning process. Lastly, the actual implementation phases were carried out in the village.
The phases of the construction involved:
* installation of the piping system;
* creation of the reservoir to store the water;
* building of the pumphouse and installation of the pump.

The entire project, including feasibility studies, cost $110,000. HIOTWM and the villagers of Tokuroano are deeply thankful for the generous contributions that made this project possible. A most generous sum of over $50,000 was raised by the California State Baptist Convention churches, districts and auxiliaries. On October 1, 2005 HIOTWM sponsored a fundraising event that contributed $12,000. A generous donation has come from the Dr. S. William Levy memorial fund. The remainder has come from numerous kind individuals. A brass engraved plaque commemorating the project is displayed on the pumphouse wall, see below. This plaque was made and donated by Anderson Engraving of Los Altos.
Thanks to all of you, this project is now a reality!

Mission to Ghana on March 3 - 14, 2007.
15 individuals, including project donors, medical volunteers and members of California State Baptist churches, traveled to Ghana to celebrate the completion of the water project. Go to 2007 mission for details.