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Ghana: government urged to reject donor influence on water delivery
29 Jul 11
Mr Edem Asimah, Chairman of the Select Committee on Water and Sanitation, [has] urged government to determine its own water delivery systems for the people and not allow donors to impose their conditions on us. He said over the years …Continue reading →
Ghana: Final Phase of Guinea Worm Eradication Entered
29 Jul 11
On Thursday, after 23 years of hard work and a major setback, Ghana finally declared victory over Guinea worm. Vice President John Dramani Mahama has called on volunteers and co-ordinators of the Guinea Worm Eradication Programme to be extra vigilant …Continue reading →
Rwanda: Local NGO Wins Continental Sanitation Award
26 Jul 11
During the third Africa Sanitation and Hygiene Conference (AfricaSan 3) the Rwanda Environment Care (REC), a local NGO that provides a variety of sanitary facilities across the country, scooped the Utilities Award in Africa for its efforts to improve sanitation …Continue reading →
SaniFaso: a learning sanitation project in Burkina Faso
26 Jul 11
The SaniFaso project aims to eradicate open defecation in 12 partnering communes (the lowest level of administrative division) in Burkina Faso. The four-year rural sanitation project, which started in December 2010, will construct 16,000 latrines, train local masons and carry out hygiene …Continue reading →
Ghana: only 0.1% of budget committed to sanitation
13 Jul 11
In spite of Government’s pledge to commit 0.5% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to sanitation, the 2011 budget made provision for 0.1%, said Executive Secretary of the Coalition of NGOs in water and sanitation (CONIWAS), Mr Benjamin Arthur. Ghana …Continue reading →
Briefing Note on Mapping EU Support for Sanitation in Africa
12 Jul 11
The Briefing Note “Mapping EU Support for Sanitation in Africa”, published by the EU Water Initiative (EUWI) Africa Working Group, is based on a full study by WEDC in association with Hydroconseil. The purpose of the study is to obtain …Continue reading →
The Toilet Named Nigeria
12 Jul 11
In his latest column, government critic and Professor of Creative Writing at Trinity College (USA) Okey Ndibe, voices his disgust at the practice of open defecation in his homeland Nigeria. If you want to gauge how badly Nigerians have been …Continue reading →
Ghana: wastewater entrepreneur Ashley Murray honoured by National Geographic
01 Jul 11
Ashley Murray, founder and director of Waste Enterprisers in Ghana, has been awarded US$ 10,000 by National Geographic’s 2011 Emerging Explorers Program. The program recognises promising young adventurers, scientists, photographers, and storytellers. In their commendation, National Geographic wrote: Ashley Murray …Continue reading →
Ghana: Rain water harvesting to be launched soon
23 Jun 11
At a capacity building workshop for members of the Ghana Watsan Journalists’ Network (GWJN), an organization, which focuses on water, sanitation and hygiene, Mr Minta Aboagye, outgoing Director (Water), Ministry of Water Resource, Works and Housing (MWRWH), has said that …Continue reading →
Ghanaian Government Ends Contract with Water Supply Company
18 May 11
The contested public-private contract with the water supply company, Aqua Vitens Rand Limited in Ghana, has not been extended. The company, which took over the operation of Ghana’s urban water supply in 2006, was supposed to improve the accountability of …Continue reading →
