D-WASH Project

Clean Water, Healthy Lives, Sustaining Hygiene for Nsukwa’s Future.

50,000-liter capacity solar-powered borehole Constructed

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Volunteer Hygiene Promoters (VHPs) Trained

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WASHCOM Members Trained

About Project

When people help people, change happens.

Introduction

Nsukwa Community in Delta State, Nigeria, with a population of over 5,500 residents, faced significant challenges in accessing clean water. To address this, SSDO, with funding from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, constructed a 20,000-liter solar-powered water facility. The facility was strategically reticulated to key locations, ensuring widespread access to potable water and improving overall health and hygiene in the community.

As part of the project, ordinances against open defecation were legislated to reduce surface water contamination and mitigate related health risks.

Additionally, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Committees (WASHCOMs) were trained and inaugurated to manage and maintain the facilities. Community members were also engaged as Volunteer Hygiene Promoters (VHPs), equipped with IEC materials to drive hygiene behavior change through door-to-door sensitization.

Through partnerships with the Delta State Ministry of Water Resources and Aniocha South LGA officials, the project successfully mobilized community support, strengthened stakeholder engagement, and made significant strides in improving the local water and sanitation landscape.

Project objectives

Construction of a 50,000-liter borehole with multiple reticulation points will be built to ensure sustainable and accessible clean water, reducing the effort required for water collection. Solar power will minimize operational costs and ensure uninterrupted supply for better public health and hygiene.
Trained Volunteer Hygiene Promoters (VHPs) will conduct awareness campaigns, door-to-door sensitization, and community engagement to promote handwashing, safe water storage, and latrine use, fostering lasting hygiene behavior change to reduce waterborne diseases.
Support the LGA to pass and enforce laws against open defecation, involving advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and community sensitization. Monitoring, penalties, and incentives will be introduced to encourage the use of improved sanitation facilities.
A Water Sanitation & Hygiene Committee (WASHCOM) will be established and trained to manage the borehole, oversee maintenance, and promote long-term sustainability of the water system.