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Ghana: Don’t Renew Aqua Vitens Rand Contract
29 Apr 11
People across all walks of life have passionately appealed to the President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, as a matter of urgency, not to renew the water management contract with Aqua Vitens Rand. According to them, the company has worsened …Continue reading →
Sierra Leone: Traditional Leaders Undergo Training on Community-Led Sanitation
15 Apr 11
On Friday April 8th, 2011 the Agency for Community Empowerment Participation and Transformation (ACEPT) organized a two-day intensive training in Henai town in Malen chiefdom, Pujehun district, for 30 traditional leaders assembled from towns and villages. The facilitators came from …Continue reading →
Ghana: Cholera ‘swallows’ Accra, doctors fear coming rains will fuel the disease
01 Apr 11
Current statistical data on the cholera outbreak in the Greater Accra Region indicates that 4,190 cases had been recorded, with 36 deaths. This became known when The Chronicle visited some selected hospitals in Accra to find out the state of …Continue reading →
WAWI KM & Communication strategy 2010
31 Mar 11
This is the knowledge management and communication strategy for the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) which proposes a practical approach to address the challenges and opportunities missed. It hopes to help WAWI create a community to connect people from various countries and communities, expressing that people are at the very heart if this strategy is to succeed.
20101110-WAWI-KM-Communication-Strategy-FINAL.docx (550.7 kB)
Nigeria: UNICEF Chooses Anambra for Water Project
10 Mar 11
UNICEF has again chosen Anambra State as one of the few states to benefit from the rural water programmes of the Water Supply and Sanitation Reform Programme (WSSSRP) and Support to Reforming Institutions (SRIP). Briefing newsmen at a workshop organised …Continue reading →
Ghana can exceed MDG target on sanitation
02 Mar 11
Ghana can exceed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target of 54 per cent on sanitation by 2015 through effective implementation of the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) concept. Dr Kamal Kar, founder of CLTS Foundation, who made the observation said this …Continue reading →
Ghana: WaterAID reminds government of $350 million pledge to water sector
01 Mar 11
WaterAid Ghana, a British NGO supporting the Water and Sanitation sector on Friday appealed to the government to release the $350 million it pledged annually towards the Sanitation and Water for all Ghana Compact in 2010. The Policy Manager of …Continue reading →
Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan: cholera claims eight lives
07 Feb 11
Poor hygiene exacerbated by growing piles of rubbish and the current political crisis are all factors that haelth experts and residents say contributed to a dry-season cholera outbreak in Abidjan, the capital of Côte d’Ivoire. So far eight people out …Continue reading →
Africa: Just Building a Million Latrines Won’t Solve Sanitation Crisis
28 Jan 11
The deadline for the world to meet its millennium development goals is now only four years away, yet in sub-Saharan Africa, there are still 570 million people without adequate sanitation. Many technologies designed to solve the problems are parachuted. Some …Continue reading →
Nigeria: UN urges clean-up following acute lead poisoning
14 Jan 11
Over 18,000 people have been affected and 200 children have reportedly died as a result of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria, says a new UN report. Written by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and …Continue reading →
