A live, participatory geovisualization of drainage conditions across Accra and Tema — built with residents and student data collectors.
Phase 1 captures lived experience. Phase 2 adds engineering-grade data.
Any resident of Accra or Tema can submit qualitative data — photos of their drain, flooding stories, perceptions of government response, and local environmental knowledge. GPS auto-captures your location. Takes 5 minutes.
Start Reporting →Verified students (16+, Ghanaian, currently in school) apply to become paid field data collectors. They carry measuring tape from our NGO office and capture precise drain width, depth, material, connectivity, and condition.
Apply to Collect →No manual address entry. Your location is pinned the moment you open the form on your phone or computer.
Use your phone camera directly in the browser. Photos are stored securely and appear on the live map.
Residents answer qualitative questions about flooding experience. Students collect precise measurements.
Every submission is plotted in real time. City planners, researchers, and the community can see it instantly.
Student field data is compared with resident reports, creating a Truth Agreement Score per household — a first for Ghana.
“We are Seeds.”
Accra Drainage Watch is undertaken by BK Studios, a community-based NGO working with residents and student researchers to map, monitor, and improve drainage infrastructure across Accra and the Greater Accra Region.