Agala WASH Project
Optimal Greening’s foundational program focuses on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) via sustainable solutions for the economic empowerment of rural and disadvantaged communities.
Recognizing a Community in Need
PILOT: AGALA WASH PROJECT, LAGOS, NIGERIA
Our pilot project in Agala, Lagos, is a testament to dedication and resolve.
The community consists of 221 households (~1,100 people) including women and children, many of whom were forcibly displaced from informal settlements in Tarkwa Bay Island, Lagos as their homes were demolished in January 2020.
Basic amenities such as clean water, sanitation facilities, electricity, healthcare services, and educational facilities were luxuries that had remained out of reach. The people of Agala relied on polluted water sources and practiced open defecation.
Optimal Greening recognized the dire situation and aimed to bring a positive change to the lives of the Agala people while respecting the Island’s fragile ecosystem.
The Process
Optimal Greening embarked on a mission to transform Agala’s living conditions with the innovative Water Ease for Development Alliance (WEDA) solution. The process involved the design, construction, and installation of several eco-friendly technologies.
Industrial borehole and water treatment plant to supply safe drinking water for domestic purposes.
PV solar system to provide renewable energy for water technologies and facility lighting system.
Sanitation facility and biodigester system to treat solid waste, produce biogas and liquid fertilizer.
The Impact
The impact of Optimal Greening’s intervention in Agala is nothing short of remarkable:
1,100 Direct
Beneficiaries
3,000 Indirect
Beneficiaries
13kWp Installed
Power Capacity
20cm3 Biodigester
Capacity
25 New O&M
Jobs Created
100% Access to clean water and improved sanitation facilities
81% Reduction in waterborne diseases - diarrhea, cholera and typhoid
45% Increase in women's productivity (income generating activities)
40% Female representation in governance bodies
19% Increase in Girls’ School Enrolment
SDGs Addressed
The Commissioning
The Agala Project facility has been handed over from Optimal Greening to the Agala WASH Committee for management. The sustainability is anchored on the community, which operates and maintains the facilities with revenues from the sale of WASH services.
Agala Impact Report
Discover the outcomes, stories, and measurable impact of the Agala WASH Project. This report highlights the progress made, lives reached, and the sustainable solutions implemented to improve access to clean water and sanitation in the Agala community.
