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West Africa: assessing decentralisation and local governance [publication]
06 Feb 09
Le Bay, S. and Loquai, C. (eds) (2008). Assessing decentralisation and local governance in West Africa : taking stock of strengthening the monitoring and evaluation capacity of local actors. Bamako,Mali, Communicances. 271 p. ISBN 99952-58-06-4Download hereRelated project documents and full case studies are available hereThis document examines a number of initiatives to build the capacity [...]
Burkina Faso: Schoolchildren adopt improved sanitation and hygiene
06 Feb 09
For the students at the Weotenga Primary School [in Weotenga village] in central Burkina Faso, handwashing with soap is anything but a chore. In fact, it’s the latest craze, thanks to efforts by UNICEF to elevate the importance of personal hygiene in the region.“I always wash my hands with soap after going to toilet,” says [...]
Sierra Leone: can it flush away corruption?
06 Feb 09
It is not very often that a toilet sparks political debate.And it is even rarer for a VIP ministerial toilet to be opened up for journalistic inspection.But a little over a year ago I began a journey in a ministerial bathroom that would take me down an unusual path of inquiry - and end up [...]
Ghana: Investing in Sanitation, a Public-Private Sector Call to Action
25 Sep 08
Scenes of uncollected waste all over the Accra Metropolis and other urban centres of the country must be a source of worry to our economic managers, due to the direct correlation between diseases and environmental pollution.At the major markets and lorry stations in Accra for instance, food sellers sell cooked and raw food right at [...]
Nigeria: 1 Million Latrines - Benue to Get 29,000 Units
22 Sep 08
Benue State is expected to get 29,716 out of the one million latrines to be provided in the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Nigeria by the Federal Government and UNICEF.The latrines, according to reports, are to be provided between now and 2015 for improved health of the people, as provided for in the Millennium [...]
Guinea-Bissau: Cholera epidemic out of control
21 Sep 08
DAKAR, 17 September 2008 (IRIN) - With 6,461 cholera cases and 122 deaths, experts say the cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau is out of control. The number of reported cases has doubled in the past three weeks. All of the country’s 11 health regions have been affected.[...]According to Franck Bouvet, UNICEF’s regional water, hygiene and sanitation [...]
Ghana: Dodging faeces on the beaches
21 Sep 08
ACCRA, 16 September 2008 (IRIN) - On a hot afternoon at Jamestown beach, once considered to be one of Accra’s most famous beaches, 25-year-old Francis Cudjoe and his three friends squat in the open air while in conversation.They are defecating in full view on the beach, and they are not alone. Off in the distance, [...]
Nigeria: EU to Boost Water Supply With £20 Million
10 Sep 08
THE European Union has approved about 20 million pounds for the provision of water in six Nigerian states in the next three years as part of her interventionist programme in developing countries, especially those with high infant mortality.Although the body is yet to disclose the six states that would benefit from the project, it stated [...]
Sierra Leone: Stevie Wonder Donates US$ 5,000 to Help Salone Children
09 Sep 08
Pop star Stevie Wonder’s Morning Thunder Thousand Dollar Thursday radio show, heard locally in Los Angeles, USA, on Radio Free KJLH10 FM, has announced the donation of $5,000 to actor and philanthropist Isaiah Washington’s ‘Reach One Million‘ campaign.The money would be used to build water wells in the village of Njala Kendema, Bo district [Sierra [...]
Consultancy for AfDB: study on the socio-economic and health impact of water and sanitation in Ghana and Madagascar
08 Sep 08
The African Development Bank Group invites Expressions of Interest from firms for the following:A Study on the Socio-Economic and Health Impact of Access to Safe Drinking Water and Improved Sanitation in Two regional Member Countries (Ghana and Madagascar)The Study will look at the socio-economic and health impact of Rural Water and Sanitation Supply Initiatives [...]
