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Ghana: Amasaman water inaugurated
16 Nov 10
The Ga West Municipal Chief Executive, Ebenezer Nii Armah Tackie, has reiterated government’s commitment to partner the private sector to provide potable water for the people. Such a move, he said, was the only way to tackle the water situation …Continue reading →
Ghana: Ashaiman Municipal Assembly inaugurates four projects
11 Nov 10
Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) on Tuesday 9 November 2010 inaugurated four completed projects at a total cost of GH 1.7 million. The projects are a 10-seater water closet toilet facility for the Ashaiman Senior High School, sheds and pavement at …Continue reading →
Nigeria: 425 communities ‘open defecation free’
11 Nov 10
No fewer than 425 communities have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) in the country, the Chairman, sub-technical Committee on Water Supply and Quality Control, Mr Usang Bassey, said in Jos, the Plateau state capital. Bassey told the National Technical …Continue reading →
Ghana: Pureology supports Smart Water for Green Schools Project
10 Nov 10
An Australian hair care brand company; Pureology, has announced its support for the Smart Water for Green Schools (SWGS) project, in Ghana. The project to be implemented at the Lake-Side Junior High School in the Dambai East Krachie District of …Continue reading →
Ghana: Two NGOs present assistance package to Talensi-Nabdam District Assembly
04 Nov 10
World Vision Ghana and Ghana Rural Water Project, two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have presented a number of items worth about GH 11,000.00, to Talensi -Nabdam District Education Office, to be distributed to some schools in the area. The items include …Continue reading →
Nigeria: Omole-Golden Rotary donates borehole, flags off micro-credit scheme
04 Nov 10
As part of its cardinal humanitarian projects outlined for the 2010-2011, the Rotary Club of Omole-Golden has executed two community projects. One of the projects is a high-capacity borehole located in Ojodu community to address the acute shortage of potable …Continue reading →
Ghana: Kpando District inaugurates several projects
27 Oct 10
Scores of development projects in the areas of education, water, sanitation and road rehabilitation, valued at GHC282,980, were inaugurated at Kpando, at the weekend. Six bore holes with hand-pumps were provided for five communities to serve them with potable water. …Continue reading →
Nigeria: FCT Area Council Commission trains 60 sanitation officers
22 Oct 10
The Federal Capital Area Council Commission has trained about 60 schedule officers in Kuje environmental health unit with a view to exposing them to the best practices in the area of environmental sanitation. Speaking at the one-day workshop, the commission’s …Continue reading →
Nigeria: Council to enact by-law on sanitation
15 Oct 10
Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Alhaji Zakari Angulu Dobi, yesterday disclosed that the council has concluded arrangements to enact a bye-law that will punish environmental defaulters in the council. Dobi, who was represented by the council’s secretary, Alhaji Usman Yahaya, …Continue reading →
Nigeria: Minister flays low sanitation coverage
08 Oct 10
Minister of Water Resources, Chief Obadia Ando, has expressed dissatisfaction with the average sanitation coverage in Nigeria which, he said, is still as low as 45 percent. Ando said in an address at the 2nd National Round Table Conference on …Continue reading →
