A $1-million water project aimed to improve liveli­hoods and health of 500,000 residents in five communities in the Upper East Region was yesterday launched in the regional capital, Bolgatanga.

It is an initiative of WaterAid Ghana, an international non-profit making organisation with fund­ing support from the AB InBev Foundation.

The beneficiary districts and municipalities are; Bongo, Kas­sena-Nankana Kassena-Nankana West, Nabdam, and Bawku West.

More than 500,000 people will be benefiting from the initiative which reflects the organisation's commitment to creating lasting, scalable impact, aligned with national priorities to improve livelihoods and health outcomes in the region.