Research
Research reports with findings from the WASHCost project in Ghana.
Planning for Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Rural Ghana
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana exercise their authority to plan for the overall socio-economic development of communities within their jurisdiction by preparing Medium Term Development Plans and other sector plans to guide them in the mobilisation and allocation of resources for sustainable development. This paper examines the role that planning plays in the decision making processes for sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) service provision from the national through the regional to the District level. Analysis of both primary and secondary data gathered revealed weak linkages between planning and budgeting with decision making at the local level, as well as duplications of plans. The analysis further revealed limited realistic unit cost for planning. The need for collaboration and rationalisation of the different WASH sector plans is considered crucial for sustainable WASH services delivery.
2010. WASHCost Briefing note MAF.pdf (195 kB)
Unit Cost in Ghana
Under on-going reforms in its development policies, the Government of Ghana (GoG), through the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation (GWSC), set up the Community Water and Sanitation Division (CWSD). The National Community Water and Sanitation Programme (NCWSP), a programme of the CWSD was launched in 1994 as a means of implementing the Government’s new sector policy for rural and small town community water and sanitation.
The Government’s role under the NCWSP is to evolve from one of active involvement towards encouraging greater user-community, self-reliance, ownership and management of water and sanitation services
Unit Cost-Report.pdf (957 kB)
Institutional Mapping report findings
A power point presentation at Erata Hotel by Dr Kwabena Nyarko, Country Director for the WASHCost Project Ghana at the initial stages of the project in 2008
Ghana WASH Governance Training
A brief overview of 'Good governance for water, sanitation and hygiene services' in Ghana. This is a power point presentation by the WASHCost project WASH Governance Specialist Dr Patrick Moriarty.
WASHCost Institutional Mapping (IM)
This is a power point on WASHCost Ghana Institutional Mapping (IM) on Terms of Reference for the IM as well as some pictorial view of the sector
WASHCost IM - PowerPoint Slides.ppt (619 kB)
Learning for Water Security
This was a power point presentation made on Water Security in Ghana during the Ghana Water Forum Session in October 2009.
WASH Sector learning for water security-old-powerpoitn-version.ppt (717 kB)
What is WASHCost?
This was a presentation made by the Documentation and Communication Officer (DCO) in Ghana on the WASHCost Project at the Ghana Water Forum. There she made a photo presentation at the Youth Session to tease the youth of Ghana about what is meant by the WASHCost approach.
WASHCost Ghana SIPs
A power point presentation briefly discussing WASHCost and the Ghana WASH sector Strategic Information Plans (SIPs) by Kwabena B. Nyarko.
WASHCost ISIPs.pptx (572 kB)
