Supporting women, building resilience (Photo Credit: Grameen Foundation) ACR by Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu On February 28th, Ghana commemorated the 77th anniversary of the 1948 Christiansborg Crossroad shooting, honoring three ex-servicemen who were killed while petitioning the colonial governor. Amidst solemn flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies at the newly created Nationalism Park, the Grameen Foundation, on the same day, […]

  Parliament has given the green light to a staggering GHC4 billion budget allocation for the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs for the 2025 fiscal year. This substantial funding is earmarked for disbursing allowances to assembly members and traditional authorities, as well as supporting a plethora of programmes and sectors, including sanitation, […]

  The 2024 Child Sanitation Diplomat, Master Abdul Faraj Yezid Timtoni Wumbei has called for stronger and urgent  efforts to end open defecation in the country. Master Wumbei made this call in his statement to commemorate the 2025 World Water Day, pointing out that efforts to preserve safe drinking water sources would fail if open […]

  The Ghanaian government has pledged a range of measures to improve the safety of drinking water and sanitation delivery, aiming to curb cholera outbreaks. Speaking during a panel discussion on safe drinking water delivery on Tuesday in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Ahmed Ibrahim said that […]

Players in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector in Ghana have urged the government to ensure strong financing of the sector in the 2025 budget to be presented on Tuesday to boost the sector’s performance. The sector players said strong government financing for the sector is critical for Ghana to bridge the gap in […]