Why Ghana, and what we've built there

Ghana has made real progress on water — about 88% of the population now has some level of basic water service — but the fuller picture is still incomplete. Only 44% of Ghanaians use water that's truly safely managed, and an estimated four million people still rely on unimproved or surface water sources. The gap is widest in rural districts, where access falls as low as 42%. Ghana was where Three Avocados ran its second-ever project with Compassion International, and we've been back since.

Our 2017 project funded a borehole at the St. Augustine Child Development Center, bringing clean drinking water to roughly 211 families. In 2023 we partnered with Compassion International again — this time in the Volta region, in the communities of Dabala Junction and Lolito, Keat-Dabala. That work funded two boreholes and two water storage tanks, plus handwashing stations and sanitation and hygiene training. It's a model that suits the Volta region's mix of agricultural villages: a reliable source of clean water at the center, hygiene practices around it, and trained community members to keep both running.

"I no longer wake up at dawn and walk to the stream each morning to fetch water. I get to school on time without being tired and can concentrate in class." — David, a child at St. Augustine Child Development Centre, Addo Nkwanta

Ghana isn't one of our coffee origins, but every bag we sell from Uganda, Nicaragua, and our World Wonders microlots helps fund work like this.