The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) has adopted a new management model to enhance its overall performance in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector, an official has disclosed. Bright Obeng, Chief Hydrologist of CWSA in the Upper East region, disclosed this in a presentation during the three-day Annual Review Meeting of WaterAid […]
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WaterAid to promote District-wide approach to universal sustainable WASH access in Ghana-Country Director
Driving universal access to sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) at the local government level will be one of the key focus areas for WaterAid Ghana (WAG) over the next five years, a senior official disclosed. Ewurabena Yanyi-Akofur, Country Director of WAG, disclosed this in an interview GWJN National Coordinator during the Annual Review Meeting […]
WaterAid Ghana opens annual review meeting in Bolga
WaterAid Ghana opened its Annual Review Meeting in the Upper East regional capital, Bolgatanga Monday with partners sharing experiences on their activities, successes, and challenges 2022, to chart a way forward. Representatives of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies from the Upper East region, Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, the Upper East Coordinating Council, Ghana […]
Youth chief cries for help to rid Chorkor of Open Defecation
The youth chief of Chorkor has called for support to rid the coastal community in the Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA) of open defaecation. Nii Ona Ni Ona I made this call during a field visit by members of the Ghana WASH Journalists Network (GWJN) to assess the state of sanitation and open defecation in […]
GWJN opens 2-day workshop in Kumasi
The Ghana WASH Journalists Network (GWJN) opened a two-day capacity-building workshop for selected regional representatives in Ejisu, near Kumasi Thursday. The workshop, supported by the Ghana Sanitation and Water Project (GSWP) under the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources seeks to bring journalists up to speed on the sanitation and open defecation situation in the […]
MOLE XXXIII Conference participants urge gov’t to expedite action on sanitation authority, sanitation fund
Participants in the 2022 MOLE Water, Sanitation, an Hygiene (WASH) Conference have urged the government of Ghana to expedite action on setting up the promised National Sanitation Authority (NSA) and Sanitation Fund to drive the country’s Sanitation agenda. In a communiqué at the end of the five-day MOLE XXXIII Conference, organized by the Coalition of […]
CONIWAS, ESPA committed to driving Ghana’s SDGs WASH agenda
The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) and the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) have signalled their strong commitment to collaborate in driving Ghana’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda on Water Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH). in a solidarity message message at the opening of the 2022 MOLE conference underway in Elmina, Joseph Siaw […]
MOLE XXXIII Conference underway in Elmina
The 2022 MOLE Conference, the largest gathering of the Water Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector opened at the Elmina Beach Resort on Monday. The conference organized by The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), is under the theme: Ghana’s Commitment To Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Connecting Systems To Bridge Service […]
Leveraging partnerships for a professionalized public utility in Ghana
Join us for the side event on Rural Water ‘Utilization’ in Ghana Venue: Elmina Beach Resort, Elmina Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Time: 12.00 – 13.30 GMT CWSA initiated a policy reform in 2017, to expand its mandate to include the management of piped water systems in rural areas, and thus in effect become a rural utility. […]
Ghana needs 2 bln USD capital investments to achieve SDG on universal sanitation coverage: minister
Ghana is estimated to require at least 2 billion U.S.dollars in capital investments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on universal sanitation coverage, said a deputy minister disclosed. Amidu Isahaku Chinnia, Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, said this in his keynote address at the annual national conference of the water, sanitation, and […]