BGS have been commissioned to investigate the low drilling success rates encountered by theUNICEF IWASH programme in the Northern region of Ghana. The work is split into threephases: (1) situation analysis and information collation on current methods of groundwaterdevelopment; (2) the development of a preliminary groundwater development map andsuggestions for improving siting methods; and (3) a workshop and training course ongroundwater development in N region.The project started on October 15th 2010 and is scheduled to finish by February 28th, 2011.Phase 1 involves a visit to Ghana, Phase 2 will occur mainly in the UK; and Phase 3 is scheduledto take place in Ghana during February 2011. This short note reports on the data collection visit25th October 鈥?5th November 2010. An itinerary, list of contacts and summary of data collectedis given in the Appendices.