Uniting Muslims and Christians to Win Clean Water and Sanitation in Ghana

Kalbeo is a rural community in Ghana’s Upper East Region, an area long starved of public investment. In 2024, Muslim and Christian leaders in Kalbeo began working with Multi-Faith in Action Ghana to improve life in their community.

Mboi Wahab, a teacher and representative of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, agreed to serve as their coach. He helped them build a team with representatives from every part of the community.

After training in community organizing, the team listened to 463 people. Their top priority was clear: safe drinking water.

Since then, they have negotiated with local government officials to build five new wells, bringing clean, safe drinking water to 5,000 people. Now they are working to win investment so that every household in Kalbeo has a toilet.

When people get discouraged or stuck, Mboi visits and helps them think through their strategy. He follows a simple principle: never do for people what they can do for themselves, and never speak for people who can speak for themselves.

The Kalbeo team is one of 43 multi-faith community alliances across Ghana, with dozens more planned. Together, they are beginning to change how development works in Ghana — and who decides what development happens.

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