Hon. Innocent YaoHonorable Yao N'Guessan Innocent, Constituency 109 (Ouellé – Ananda – Akpassanou)

Infrastructure & Clean Water

Emergency Water Program: Village Hand Pumps in Ananda

Ananda & villages rattachés (Ananda)Delivered

In February 2026, in Ananda and its attached villages, Honorable Innocent Yao self-funded the repair of 8 hand pumps and the installation of a solar-powered community water tower. Access to safe water was restored for 3,800 residents, with a reduction in waterborne illness among children.

Pupils in school uniform holding up their certificates at a prize-giving ceremony, adults and a banner behind them.
A hand pump back in service in a village of the Ananda sub-prefecture.

Project detail

Problem identified
Recurrent pump breakdowns depriving several Ananda villages of clean drinking water.
Action delivered
Self-funded repair of 8 hand pumps and installation of a solar-powered community water tower.
Measured impact
Restored access to safe water, significantly reducing waterborne illnesses in children.
Beneficiaries
3,800 residents
Funding
Financed from the MP’s own funds, according to the public record.

8 pumps refurbished

Related mandate priority

Topics

  • Safe drinking water
  • Public health
  • Infrastructure
  • Solar power
Published
Last reviewed
Content owner
Parliamentary Office of Honorable Innocent Yao
Source
Emergency water programme report, Ouellé constituency office (February 2026)