SNV Ghana (SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Ghana)

SNV Netherlands Development Organization is a not-for-profit international development organization founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago. Our mission is to promote inclusive development, systemic change, local ownership and contextualized solutions. Our team works with local partners to empower communities, businesses and organizations with the tools, knowledge and networks they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

SNV has earned the respect and trust of the Ghanaian people over the past 22 years of uninterrupted service. SNV Ghana contributes to sustainable poverty reduction as articulated in the Ghana Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy, the national development blueprint, which is in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Since 2012, SNV has focused its activities in three main sectors; agriculture, renewable energy and water, sanitation & hygiene. An added key strength is our extensive local presence on the ground. SNV Ghana currently operates 4 offices located in Accra, Takoradi, Tamale and Wa, which enables us to implement large scale projects in 9 Regions allowing for strong relationships with the communities and resulting in measurable and positive change in the lives of vulnerable rural and urban populations.

In Ghana, SNV collaborates with a wide range of partners including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), multinational & export companies, civil society and universities & research institutes. SNV is currently working in 376 communities to improve the health and quality of life for the rural and peri-urban households through enhanced access to improved sanitation and hygiene practices. In addition, SNV works to develop capacity in governance for empowerment, gender equity and social inclusion, and sanitation supply chain development and services as part of our interventions.
Our current interventions in and around WASH benefit a total of 116,890 people directly, and over 2,551,435 people indirectly. SNV’s extensive experience, expertise and networks make us an attractive and trusted partner to major donors such as DGIS, DfID, the World Bank, USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Comic Relief and UNICEF. Our in-house expertise brings significant, relevant and proven experience in the WASH sector around fund management, business development services, market development, financial inclusion and capacity development.