Also known as: World Vision-Ghana
Development organization delivering water, sanitation, hygiene, and health services across rural Ghana through partnerships with district assemblies and government agencies.
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World Vision Ghana has set a target to deliver at least 90 percent universal access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and services across targeted rural communities in the Asunafo North Municipality and Asutifi North District of the Ahafo region over the nex …
World Vision targets 90 percent universal WASH access in Asunafo North, Asutifi NorthJoy Online
World Vision is calling for a rethink in the fight against child malnutrition, urging governments and development partners to act before children reach the point where they need life-saving treatment. …
World Vision calls for stronger prevention of child malnutrition across West AfricaJoy Online
World Vision is calling for a rethink in the fight against child malnutrition, urging governments and development partners to act before children reach the point where they need life-saving treatment. …
World Vision calls for stronger prevention of child malnutrition across West AfricaJoy Online
World Vision Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asunafo North Municipal and Asutifi North District Assemblies to deliver universal water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and services across targeted rural communities. …
World Vision Ghana, Ahafo districts sign MoU for universal WASH coverageJoy Online
… The initiative is being implemented through a partnership between World Vision Ghana and Somoco Ghana Limited under a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations. …
World Vision Ghana, Somoco Ghana partner to improve healthcare access in AgortimeJoy Online
… NADMO has therefore distributed Aquatabs donated by World Vision to help residents disinfect drinking water. …
Bagre Dam spillage: 68 communities in Northern region alerted as Burkina Faso monitors water levelsThe Chronicle
… Eric Anarfi, Municipal Coordinating Director of the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality made the call when the Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODE) with support from World Vision Ghana visited the Municipality to assess the Assembly’s budgetary allocation, plans, chal …
Government Urged to Renew GKMA/GAMA Project to Complement Fight Against Open DefecationDaily Guide
… The programme was supported by the World Vision. According to Mr. …
M-CODE Calls For Sanitation EducationThe Chronicle
… Anwel Ahmed Sadat, the Municipal Chief Executive for Oforikrom, in Kumasi, has appealed to the Government, development partners and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), particularly World Vision Ghana, to increase funding and resources towards environmental hygiene and househol …
MCE seeks support of Government, Development Partners for Sanitation and Hygiene InitiativesThe Chronicle
The Ashanti Regional branch of the Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODE), with support from World Vision-Ghana, has embarked on a week-long monitoring and accountability campaign in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). …
Ashanti Regional M-CODE embarks on campaign against open defecationWorld Vision Ghana aims to deliver 90 percent universal access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene services across rural communities in Asunafo North Municipality and Asutifi North District over the next five years, through a collaborative framework with the district assemblies pooling resources and technical expertise.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
World Vision Ghana aims to deliver 90 percent universal access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene services across rural communities in Asunafo North Municipality and Asutifi North District over the next five years, through a collaborative framework with the district assemblies pooling resources and technical expertise.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
World Vision is calling for governments and development partners to prioritize prevention of child malnutrition in West Africa, ensuring early access to nutritious meals rather than waiting until treatment becomes necessary. The organisation notes that more than 14.4 million children under five in the region are currently affected by malnutrition.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
World Vision is calling for governments and development partners to prioritise preventing child malnutrition in West Africa rather than waiting to treat it after it occurs. According to World Vision's Regional Leader, more than 14.4 million children under five in the region are affected by malnutrition.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
World Vision Ghana signed a memorandum of understanding with Asunafo North Municipal and Asutiti North District Assemblies to deliver universal water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and services to targeted rural communities, backed by collaborative resources and technical expertise.
27 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Two specially equipped tricycles have been handed over to the Ghana Health Service to support community health workers delivering essential healthcare services in hard-to-reach communities in Agortime, Oti Region, where residents often travel more than 10 kilometres to access facilities.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's NADMO says water levels at Burkina Faso's Bagre Dam remain below the spillage threshold of 234.15 metres despite notification of a planned release. Communities along the White Volta Basin in the Northern region have been placed on alert as authorities monitor the situation.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Municipal officials have called on the government to renew and scale up the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area and Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GKMA/GAMA) Project, which has helped about 90% of households in Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality acquire toilet facilities within two years. Nearly 2,150 household bio-digester toilets were constructed in the municipality between 2023 and 2024 under the GKMA project.
31 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Media Coalition Against Open Defecation has called for widespread education on sanitation to drive behavioural change and urged assemblies to implement dredging, waste collection systems, and sanctions on sanitation offenders. A public health consultant noted that improved sanitation could reduce clinic attendance and save families costs from disease.
27 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Municipal Chief Executive for Oforikrom has appealed to the Government, development partners, and NGOs to increase funding for environmental hygiene and household toilet facilities to eliminate open defecation in underserved communities. Several communities in the municipality lack adequate access to household toilets despite growing public demand, and while residents have expressed interest in construction, the Assembly lacks sufficient financial capacity to support all applicants.
27 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Media Coalition Against Open Defecation's Ashanti Regional branch, supported by World Vision-Ghana, has launched a week-long monitoring campaign across local assemblies to ensure Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives deliver on a new government policy making sanitation a Key Performance Indicator. The initiative, being implemented across seven regions, will assess budgetary allocations, sanitation by-laws enforcement, and engage traditional and faith-based leaders on eliminating open defecation.
23 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
World Vision Ghana, partnered with UNFPA, the Ministry of Health, and Ghana Health Service, convened a validation meeting to review assessment findings on health facilities' readiness in disaster-prone areas across Ghana, aimed at strengthening health system resilience and ensuring maternal and sexual and reproductive health services remain accessible during emergencies.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Mamprugu Moagduri District Assembly has implemented 23 major development projects across education, health, water and sanitation, and other sectors between January 2025 and June 2026, using GH¢13.7 million from the District Assemblies Common Fund and support from development partners.
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
World Vision, funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, commissioned a modern small water system for the Dominase community in Asunafo North Municipality, which had long suffered from a severe water crisis with residents relying on contaminated streams and an aging borehole that frequently broke down.
3 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A modern water supply system funded by Gold Fields Ghana Foundation and World Vision Ghana has been completed and handed over to residents of Damang in the Western Region, providing improved access to safe, clean water for homes, schools, healthcare facilities, and public spaces. The system includes rehabilitated boreholes, a 100-cubic-metre reservoir, and a solar-powered pumping system, and is expected to reduce waterborne diseases and free up more time for children, especially girls, to attend school.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Imperial General Assurance and World Vision Ghana provided menstrual hygiene materials and education to 250 girls across seven schools in Fanteakwa North and South Districts, with a six-month supply of pads distributed from June to December 2026 at a Menstrual Hygiene Day event.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission has called on Ghanaians to take individual responsibility for addressing sanitation challenges, stressing that sustainable change requires active citizen participation. She noted that all 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies have integrated sanitation into their Medium-Term Development Plans for 2026–2029.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Imperial General Assurance and World Vision Ghana provided six-month menstrual pad supplies to 250 girls across seven schools in Fanteakwa North and South Districts of the Eastern Region, alongside menstrual hygiene education delivered by the Ghana Health Service and Ghana Education Service.
25 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The government has allocated approximately 10,000 hectares of land for Burkinabe asylum seekers to engage in farming through the Ghana Refugee Agriculture Project Support Programme, aimed at promoting self-reliance and reducing land competition with host communities. More than 10,000 asylum seekers from Burkina Faso have sought refuge in northern Ghana as of May 2025, fleeing armed conflict and climate-induced shocks.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Health Service will conduct a Mass Drug Administration campaign from June 20 to July 3, 2026, providing free preventive treatment for onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, and schistosomiasis to nearly eight million people across the country. The campaign targets 86 onchocerciasis-endemic districts in 15 regions, about 266,000 people in two elephantiasis-endemic districts, and 13 districts across eight regions for schistosomiasis, as part of Ghana's strategy to eliminate these diseases by 2030.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The European Union is funding the Ghana Forest Restoration Grant Scheme to restore 14,000 hectares of degraded forest and build the capacity of 20,000 farmers and rural people, with emphasis on women and youth. The initiative supports the government's "Tree for Life" scheme implemented by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Health Service will conduct a Mass Drug Administration campaign from June 20 to July 3, 2026, targeting nearly eight million eligible people across multiple regions to prevent onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, and schistosomiasis. The initiative is part of Ghana's strategy to eliminate neglected tropical diseases as a public health threat by 2030.
18 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Forest Restoration Grant Scheme, funded by the European Union, aims to restore 14,000 hectares of degraded Ghanaian forests while building the capacity of 20,000 farmers and rural people, with emphasis on empowering women and youth. The initiative supports the government's "Tree for Life" programme led by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission.
17 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
International development organisation World Vision Ghana and the Wa East District Assembly have launched the district's first-ever Children's Parliament to address child labour, which the organisation attributes largely to rural poverty and illegal small-scale mining. The initiative includes construction of mechanised boreholes, training of Community Child Protection Committees, and rollout of an "Enough Campaign" to combat child hunger.
13 June 2026 · Joy Online →
On April 28, World Vision Ghana, Unilever Ghana, and the Ghana Health Service delivered an oral hygiene education session to 500 schoolchildren at Bulingin D/A Primary and Junior High School, including a live demonstration of correct brushing techniques. Unilever Ghana donated toothpaste, toothbrushes, exercise books, and T-shirts to support the initiative.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
World Vision Ghana organised a mass birthday celebration and distributed educational and hygiene supplies to more than 600 children from Tanvaari and Dariguteng communities in Wa West District. The event is part of the organisation's annual "Bounce Back" programme aimed at supporting vulnerable children who lack resources to celebrate birthdays.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →
World Vision Ghana has launched the Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) Heritage Project in Nabdam District, a two-year initiative expected to restore over 1,500 hectares of degraded land and benefit over 10,000 people, particularly women, youth and vulnerable groups. The low-cost, community-driven approach regenerates indigenous trees from existing underground root systems to tackle deforestation, improve soil fertility and strengthen climate resilience among smallholder farmers in the northern regions.
19 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
World Vision Ghana has launched a 5-year Universal Service Coverage programme targeting Wa West and Wa East districts to expand access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, with stakeholders signing MOUs and developing a joint roadmap focused on innovative financing, governance, and community participation.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Eco-Flame Project, a joint initiative by World Vision Ghana and Vivo Energy, has introduced energy-efficient stoves to over 200 women in Kakoshi, Lamsi, and nearby communities in East Gonja District, reducing indoor air pollution, lowering firewood use, and enabling faster gari production with increased incomes.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A partnership between World Vision Ghana and Interplast Limited has provided clean drinking water to more than 1,500 residents and over 800 schoolchildren in Kwakuri and Akorsahkrom communities in Asutifi North District. The project, delivered through the Ahafo Regional Integrated WASH Programme, supplied HDPE pipes for construction and rehabilitation of water systems in areas that previously relied on unsafe water sources.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →
More than 50,000 people across the Eastern Region and Ahafo regions now have improved access to safe and reliable water through a partnership between World Vision Ghana and Polytank Ghana Limited. The project has reduced water-related illnesses and improved school attendance, with 26 communities in Ahafo and six in the Eastern Region benefiting from new or rehabilitated water systems.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →