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Utility-grade water service for Ghana’s last mile

Saha designs, delivers, and demonstrates utility-grade rural water service that communities can rely on every day.

Saha is a nonprofit service provider that manages safe water as an ongoing public service in last-mile communities across rural Ghana. We treat water systems not as a one-time installation but as a professional service that has to perform every day.

Our model

Saha installs and operates water infrastructure matched to each community’s conditions and water source, whether surface water or groundwater. A trained, salaried, and supervised Water Service Operator manages each Water Service Point, supported by specialized field staff responsible for preventive maintenance, water quality monitoring, and rapid repair. This layered structure ensures accountability is embedded within the service as a whole.

By operationalizing Ghana’s national water frameworks, including the NCWS Strategy and GS-187 quality standards, Saha translates policy goals into reliable, utility-grade service on the ground. We share data on cost, reliability, and performance with district assemblies and government partners, creating clear entry points for government engagement and enabling partners to learn from and adopt utility-grade last-mile service.

Saha engineers rural water systems that meet Ghanaian and WHO standards to perform in last-mile conditions. Each system combines the right solution with clear technical and service delivery standards. This establishes standard operating procedures for safe, reliable water services.

Our services

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Rural Water Supply

Saha delivers safe drinking water exclusively to the most remote rural communities beyond the reach of piped infrastructure. Systems are designed for local conditions using a range of surface and groundwater sources, including dugouts and boreholes.

Systems Operations & Maintenance

Preventive maintenance keeps systems running, and a dedicated repair fund ensures fault resolution within 96 hours, driven by community-embedded women Water Service Operators responsible for day-to-day system performance.

Water Quality Assurance

Saha monitors water quality to ensure drinking water is free of E.Coli and safe to drink. Regular testing and clear standard operating procedures ensure remote communities receive safe water every day.

System Development & Expansion

Saha rehabilitates aging and non-operational water infrastructure and installs new systems where communities lack reliable water access.

Saha aims to reach 4 million

people by 2035

There is water every day that I need it, so [the Water Service Operators] are working hard and doing a good job.
Francisca Kujo, Saha Customer

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