West Africa Regional Sanitation and Hygiene Symposium, 3-5 Nov, Accra, Ghana
The bi-lingual West Africa Regional Symposium on Sanitation and Hygiene (3-5 Nov 2009, Accra, Ghana) brought together about 140 participants from 17 countries. It was jointly organised by the Resource Centre Network Ghana, UNICEF, West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI), WaterAid, and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, and supported by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.
A wide range of experts and practitioners, coming from 11 different countries in West Africa, presented papers on issues such as Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), ecological sanitation, school sanitation and hygiene promotion. The presentations were used as an appetizer for more in-depth discussion in smaller groups of maximum 12 participants. The symposium provided a platform both for Anglophone and Francophone participants to share good practices and explore new ways forward.
Sanitation Puzzle in Ghana – the missing chips
Author: Stephen Ntow, WaterAid, Ghana. This paper presents, a review of WASH project outcomes including sector experiences from a selected group of sector actors in Ghana. It suggests there are missing pieces of hygiene education components that need to be found, assembled in the right places and in good time.
Strengthening local capacities in watsan in Diang chiefdom in Sierra Leona
Authors: García de Francisco A., Salvadori M. & Sesay A., Spain. International NGO Médicos del Mundo has carried out activities of Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Diang Chiefdom. They facilitated the Communities to conduct their own appraisal and analysis of OD, creating Health Committees and training Health Motivators and Community members in CLTS methodology in order to spread a low cost sanitation system in those communities.
Use now and pay later - an innovative approach to increasing access to improved latrine facilities in Ghana
Authors: Oduro Donkor & Benjamin Arthur, Ghana. A system of credit to rural households dubbed “Use now, pay Later” where households are supported to construct latrine facilities and pay for them during harvesting season when their income levels have improved, has helped to increase coverage by over 500% within three years in selected communities Upper West region of Ghana.
What it takes to make sanitation effective
Authors: Wurie Mamadu Tamba Barrie and Foday Ahmed Sillah, Sierra Leone. Policy and regulation set has been flouted by sanitary personnel through the receipt of bribe from defaulters of sanitary laws, with loop holes for excuses with minimal fine if follow to the latter. The attitude of good sanitary and hygiene practice has been lack across the board ...
