Bongo district in the Upper East Region of Ghana became known throughout Ghana for the quality of its water –for the wrong reason. The district is a global hotspot for fluoride concentration and water from some wells was damaging the health of its population. Read more...
Effective WASH services are a source of resilience for communities under threat from COVID-19. Read more...
Asutifi North district was one of the three selected districts where successes and challenges in the provision of water and sanitation services were collected. Read more...
Bongo District in Upper East Region, is one of the driest areas of Ghana with a population of just over 103,000 people. More than 30 boreholes had to be taken out of use because of dangerously high levels of fluoride in some underground water, causing damage to the bones and teeth of the people who... Read more...
Wassa East in Western Region is an overwhelmingly rural area with a population of more than 105,000 people. The district was facing a water crisis in 2015. About six out of every ten water facilities were non-functional, and payment systems had largely broken down. The District Assembly launched a... Read more...
The Omanhene (chief) of Wamahinso in Asutifi North, Ghana, has welcomed the new water supply in his town and called for more households to build toilets. Read more...
Asutifi North is making giant strides in providing water services for its citizens – but progress on sanitation is proving much harder and slower. Read more...
Material prepared by a team from the Ghana National Development Planning Commission and IRC Ghana The Assembly WASH team went from house to house, providing toilets for those who applied. Demand soon outstripped supply – reflecting that the community was ready for change but resources were in short... Read more...
Lessons from the Sanitation Challenge for Ghana have been shared in a report and animation. Read more...
Ensuring that sanitation products and services remain affordable through favorable tax policies for consumers and manufacturers is important for... Read more...
Through source security, service provision and waste management, the state of Bihar has used a holistic approach to ensure sustainability of services. Read more...
Becoming a sanitation entrepreneur against the odds in Ethiopia. Read more...
Technical brief on providing guidance on water, sanitation and health care waste that is relevant to viruses, including coronaviruses. Read more...
Two major development players simultaneously publish papers supporting a more 'systems' based approach. Read more...
Why has the World Bank adopted Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) and what are their initial experiences in engaging with its counterparts on the... Read more...
This policy brief sets out key concepts, principles and practical implications for the citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) approach. Read more...
Who'd have guessed the biggest news item so far in 2020 would involve being told how to wash your hands? Yet it has been – at least for those of us who can, who have access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and can afford or find such luxuries as hand sanitiser or soap. Read more...
Seven reasons why the WASH sector should join forces with solid waste programmes. Read more...
