Access to drinking water in Haho Prefecture

Togo, located in West Africa, is among the African territories endowed with abundant natural resources, particularly water resources, yet it faces major sanitation challenges. Indeed, in Togo, the water sector is plagued by pollution, overexploitation, and, above all, limited access to drinking water, with only 601% of the population having access, and 451% in rural areas.
This is mainly due to low state investment in viable infrastructure enabling universal sanitation.
In rural areas, where the level of poverty is twice as high as in urban areas, the population faces a critical lack of support mechanisms and existing boreholes are most often unusable.

In the Haho prefecture, located in the Plateaux region of Togo, the problem of drinking water supply is recurring. In its rural areas, water infrastructure is insufficient and most is not functioning; nearly 40 boreholes are abandoned or out of service. This is compounded by poor hygiene, primarily the lack of latrines in homes and schools.

Access to clean water and decent sanitation is therefore a major challenge in the region. The association Afrique 70 has been working in the Haho prefecture since 2021 with this project. The project aims to rehabilitate and equip boreholes identified in 14 neighboring villages, provide training, and construct latrines and washing facilities at the Haho secondary school.