According to the Ghana Sanitation and Water Project, there are no sanitation facilities in more than 40% of Ghana's elementary schools.
The project managers claim that in a few instances where the facilities do exist, they are discovered to be in appalling condition.
Ghana must have a minimum of 944,000 household and institutional toilets over the next seven years in order to reach the global SDG six target. This implies that in order to close the sanitary gap, the nation must create 120,000 facilities each year.
Even though the project has made enormous progress, according to sanitation engineer Gabriel Engmann of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Ghana Sanitation and Water Project (SEP), much more needs to be done.
Given the period of time and the budget allocated to sanitation, we require significantly more money to move the project forward because, given the percentage we already mentioned, we must aggressively target every region if we are to ensure that all schools have these restrooms.
"Because establishing this infrastructure and a system for operation and maintenance takes a considerable amount of time. And let's say it will take us about seven or eight years to complete all of the SDG targets. Thus, it is a truly herculean task.
If we don't invest the required resources, we can't. To advance this goal and reach it by 2030, we need a lot of money, according to Engmann, who spoke to Starr News. This includes funding for waste water treatment systems, toilets in homes and schools, and other infrastructure.
The project managers claim that in a few instances when the facilities do exist, they are discovered to be in appalling condition.
Ghana must have a minimum of 944,000 household and institutional toilets over the next seven years in order to reach the global SDG six target. This implies that in order to close the sanitary gap, the nation must create 120,000 facilities each year.
According to Gabriel Engmann, Sanitary Engineer for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Ghana Sanitation and Water Project (SEP), Despite the project's significant advancements, much more work remains.
"Given the percentage that we even discussed, for all schools to have these toilets, we need to be hitting all the regions with an aggressive approach. Looking at the time and the budget that is going to sanitation, we need a lot more funds to push the project forward.
"because setting up an infrastructure and a system for operation and maintenance takes a while. And let's say it will take us about seven or eight years to complete all of the SDG targets. Thus, it is a truly tremendous task.
"If we don't invest the required resources, we can't. When viewed in its totality, we want to further this goal and achieve it by 2030, we need to put toilets, school restrooms, and waste water treatment facilities in place, Engmann told Starr News.
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According to the Ghana Sanitation and Water Project, there are no sanitation facilities in more than 40% of Ghana's elementary schools.
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