IRC Ghana Office

This section contains information on the IRC Ghana office such as the country programme, news articles and other relevant documents.

Contact IRC Ghana

Contact information and a form to send an email message.

IRC Ghana has been issued with a certificate of recognition to operate as a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Ghana. The certificate was issued by the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare. The IRC Ghana office was officially opened in February 2012.

Certificate of Recognition_IRCGhana.pdf (599.6 kB)

IRC opens its first office outside The Netherlands in Ghana

On Friday 3rd February 2012, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre celebrated the official opening of its office in Accra, Ghana. This was an historic event for IRC, as this is the first office IRC has established outside The Netherlands since its foundation in 1968. The office will be led by Mrs Vida Duti, the country director for Ghana.

The outgoing Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH) in Ghana, the Honourable Alban Sumana Bagbin (MP), led the opening ceremony by acknowledging the contribution of IRC towards the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in the country, in terms of both technical and knowledge assistance.

IRC Ghana programme

Since the early 1990s, IRC has worked with stakeholders in Ghana’s water, sanitation and hygiene sector to define problems, research solutions and implement change. In 2007, Ghana became one of four IRC focus countries in Africa.

In Ghana, IRC aims to stimulate sector learning and improved governance in four sets of activities:

Supporting dialogue, communication and knowledge management,
Stimulating sector change and reform,
Carrying out research and technology development, and
Piloting and testing innovative approaches.

Ghana_IRC_ Brochure_2011.pdf (3.1 MB)

IRC-Ghana reading list of key documents on water supply

A very helpful list of key documents on water supply in Ghana. It is a mix of papers focusing on topics such as costing, mapping, decentralisation and water management. The list has been compiled by IRC's Patrick Moriarty.