tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post5497033843537914341..comments2023-12-18T22:02:39.776+00:00Comments on Ramblings of a Procrastinator in Accra: World Water Day: Water, Water Nowhere, Nor any drop to drinkAbena Serwaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-12437366041152219402012-10-26T17:02:26.774+00:002012-10-26T17:02:26.774+00:00These stories are so touching. These stories are so touching. Elliott Broidyhttp://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8866745&privcapId=22299102&previousCapId=13664533&previousTitle=Event+Solutions+International,+Inc.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-76833358385973880452011-02-16T19:49:56.143+00:002011-02-16T19:49:56.143+00:00Your blog is nice I got a lot of information that...Your blog is nice I got a lot of information that I wanted to know and it was very useful for me, thanks for sharing.Miami computer serviceshttp://www.ctirents.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-73861385595859029832011-02-16T14:47:39.329+00:002011-02-16T14:47:39.329+00:00It is very interesting topic you've written he...It is very interesting topic you've written here..The truth I'm not related to this, but I think is a good opportunity to learn more about it… And as well talk about a different topic to which I used to talk with others..Florida medical centerhttp://www.americancare.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-80708882995688829392010-07-26T06:37:51.279+00:002010-07-26T06:37:51.279+00:00Thanks for sharing .Keep posting articles like thi...Thanks for sharing .Keep posting articles like this.A good example of content presentation.A piece of information from you every now and then is really great.Great article post.I appreciate your writing skills.Send flowers to chinahttp://www.flowers2world.com/send_flowers_online/send_flowers_to_China.aspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-24518845107421392372010-07-24T07:54:52.976+00:002010-07-24T07:54:52.976+00:00No problem Rob! You can email me with any other qu...No problem Rob! You can email me with any other questions at abenablogging@gmail.com.*LOL* The 'Curse of the Irish' certainly sorted out that French team at the World cup super-quick!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-78420415784896267202010-07-22T21:38:29.969+00:002010-07-22T21:38:29.969+00:00Hi Abena,
You are a star for getting back to me. ...Hi Abena,<br /><br />You are a star for getting back to me. Thanks a mill for the info. I am probably about a week from pulling all the literature info together and it would be fantastic if i could throw some questions at ya then. It really would be beneficial and i would be very grateful.<br /><br />It is incredible hearing all the stories on the ground about the water situation in Accra. we have it lucky over here....<br /><br />ps - not sure about the luck of the irish - a blatant handball from thierry henry in the last game knocked us out of qualifying for the world cup ha haRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959499297918014710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-52537473545278621072010-07-21T21:54:51.007+00:002010-07-21T21:54:51.007+00:00Hi Rob,
Thanks for stopping by.Some of the water s...Hi Rob,<br />Thanks for stopping by.Some of the water sachets have a stamp saying they have been approved by the Ghana Standards Board but i'm not sure whether its a before sale requirement. You may be able to get that info from the Standards board. http://ghanastandards.org/<br /><br />The poor do not receive subsidies for these sachets. <br /><br />Sachets are sold by several private companies.Sachets are different from water tankers that go around selling water in areas of Accra that do not have water.<br /><br />Pity about the world club...we differently didn't have the 'Luck of the Irish' :) All the best with your Master's do let us know if you have any other questions.Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-87486783609398082672010-07-21T09:50:28.186+00:002010-07-21T09:50:28.186+00:00Hi Guys,
My name is Rob and I am currently doing...Hi Guys, <br /><br />My name is Rob and I am currently doing a masters in development in Dublin, Ireland. I have a big interest in urban water issues and am currently completing my thesis on water issues in Accra. I came across your blog and found it really interesting. I was wondering whether the sachet vendors were regulated in any way? Do the poor recieve any subsidies for these sachets? Is there a public endorsed supplier or is it run solely as a private business? Any info would be great - ps really hard luck in world cup...you guys were very unlucky...Rob Maguirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-42341082243075476192010-06-26T02:33:14.475+00:002010-06-26T02:33:14.475+00:00Mechanical dept will estimate amount of pressure n...Mechanical dept will estimate amount of pressure needed for each house right now.breastfeeding mastitishttp://www.breastfeedingmastitis.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-65992746177974870332010-06-24T02:50:17.636+00:002010-06-24T02:50:17.636+00:00Some years ago, my 'hood was supposedly such a...Some years ago, my 'hood was supposedly such an area but my parents still had the foresight to get a polytank.antique hand toolshttp://www.automotive-hand-tools.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-89780677180544391322010-03-30T18:01:11.063+00:002010-03-30T18:01:11.063+00:00@Sankofa *LOL* Flannel Bottled Water bath! That is...@Sankofa *LOL* Flannel Bottled Water bath! That is hilarious and sounds kinda expensive!<br /><br />Wouldn't be supprised about most sachet water companies being kinda dodgy. Personally, I think Voltic sachet is good but just recently had some that tasted exactly as you described so I'm quite skeptical. I think Mobile Water is not bad either but again, not sure where all these water sachets come from!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-43065580656290738352010-03-29T13:43:59.233+00:002010-03-29T13:43:59.233+00:00Well I had happily avoided the water shortages tha...Well I had happily avoided the water shortages that seem to plague Accra until last week when I went to take a shower and nothing came out! Since, like Maya, we don't seem to have a polytank either, I had to take a flannel bath with <i>bottled</i> water and sheepishly make my way to work.<br /><br />In regards to sachet water, when I first came to GH, I swore blind that I would NEVER touch sachet water because I had no idea where it came from. I kept to this for a while but unfortunately I had no access to bottled water one day and I had to drink the sachet water. It was completely fine! It was voltic brand but I've also had some absolutely nasty water that tasted like it'd been sitting at the bottom of a metal tank for years. I've been advised to only drink Voltic and Ice Cool sachet water because they're the only ones with the correct filtration equipment. Any truth to that?Sankofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747229111296889760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-35542153329140659702010-03-28T07:35:30.486+00:002010-03-28T07:35:30.486+00:00@Mike excellent idea! Great ingenuity. I would mo...@Mike excellent idea! Great ingenuity. I would modify it to make it an open competition for all Ghanaian engineers. Nothing like a cash prize to swing people into action. A wider call may also attract engineers outside?Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-91096942798261682652010-03-25T19:52:06.548+00:002010-03-25T19:52:06.548+00:00Solutions? O I have one. But you would either have...Solutions? O I have one. But you would either have to make me the Chancellor of KNUST or send my comment to him.<br />Chancellor meets with heads of engineering, environmental & survey departments @ Tech.<br />Tell them we have 1 year to map out Upper East Region for water supply to every house plus future house in the entire region.<br />Mechanical engineering dept head will be responsible for mechanical stuff that includes specifying what pumps will be needed how they will be locally built. (fire him if he suggests that we import a pump). Mechanical dept will estimate amount of pressure needed for each house right now from <br />Survey dept will get the students out in the field and get the entire area mapped out. Civil engineering dept staff and students will also take up projects and soon, there will be a list of equipment needed for the entire job and a schedule of when they will be used.<br /><br />You still with me right? This is something that can be done at the university level. Give the 3rd & 4th year students some real life experience. If the lecturers dont know what to do, fire them and have some real engineers that can teach, take up the positions.<br /><br />Next step would be to talk to all the constrution companies to support the students' efforts by donating equipment time. They might even be kind enough and donate some expertise too.<br /><br />Water resources will have to come up with some money to pay for materials needed, and then apply the work done for free by the university we keep saying is the best in Africa.<br /><br />Make sure it works and then transfer this model to other regions.<br /><br />I didnt want to write plenty but you get the general idea of how I think we can use our own resources to accomplish a lot. I cry a little when i hear of Tech graduates doing big things in other countries.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-18627926769259990752010-03-25T07:20:13.631+00:002010-03-25T07:20:13.631+00:00@Kwabena have no idea about suing case but as you ...@Kwabena have no idea about suing case but as you said; this is Ghana. I heard some like the smoky water because it tastes exactly like cool water stored in a pot in rural areas..Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-40828353284495865612010-03-24T14:04:52.468+00:002010-03-24T14:04:52.468+00:00@Abena really? how how can they like the smoky tas...@Abena really? how how can they like the smoky taste? It's water not a cigarette. <br />geeko in a sachet? did they sue? why am i even asking. this is Ghana. nobody will botherKwabenahttp://www.kwabena.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-61746606164284202412010-03-23T07:46:53.837+00:002010-03-23T07:46:53.837+00:00@Kwabena: You are right, it does seem perplexing t...@Kwabena: You are right, it does seem perplexing that access to water is not guaranteed. I think there may be water but clean, potable water is the problem. Actually, I think we need a public forum to be educated on why water delivery is so problematic. You are really lucky in Sunyani! Well, thinking about it, I can't remember water problems at our house in the big BA but then I think I never stay there long enough. As for sachet water, I did not even mention the geeko floating in a sachet I saw on TV3 some years ago. Btw, I hear some people actually like that smoky taste!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-46875475252634867412010-03-23T05:54:23.613+00:002010-03-23T05:54:23.613+00:00*wow* Maya Mame, that is actually amazing! I guess...*wow* Maya Mame, that is actually amazing! I guess great minds do think alike! Your parents' area in Tema certainly sounds like one of those rare bright spots that we would all want to live in!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-23604896182148751532010-03-22T23:27:57.311+00:002010-03-22T23:27:57.311+00:00I always wonder why we can't provide water in ...I always wonder why we can't provide water in this country. Water resources are in abundance. I heard the minister of works, housing & water resources and an mce on radio today going on and on about 'plans'. We need to do a lot to provide water. I think the Ghana Water Company should be reorganized. I don't think it's difficult to build treatment plants and <br />Luckily, I don't have much of a problem with water in Sunyani. Water flows all the time except during the dry season and when they have to do maintenance works. Not sure it's the same in the other suburbs. I sometimes think we're probably on the same line with the residency of the regional minister.<br />In New Achimota, Accra, we had to dig up a well, buy a pump and some polytanks.<br />Some sachet water is just nasty. I think people should stick to trusted brands like voltic. I remember tasting smoke in one of those brands. I didn't know smoke had a taste till then.Kwabenahttp://www.kwabena.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-53468625112217963502010-03-22T21:07:06.863+00:002010-03-22T21:07:06.863+00:00Funny, I checked your blog before I started writin...Funny, I checked your blog before I started writing as I suspected you might use a similar title, et voila! As if I knew...<br /><br />My parents house in Tema still (fingers crossed) manages without a polytank or even a Kuffour gallon, there's always water (except for three days in December 2007). You can imagine the disbelief I was met with whenever I told people we didn't have a tank!Maya Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285625732016505054noreply@blogger.com