Research

Research reports with findings from the WASHCost project in Ghana.

Costs of rural and small town sanitation services (Briefing Note 3)

This briefing note presents findings on household sanitation technologies used in rural areas and the costs of accessing sanitation services based on these technologies, using the life cycle costing approach based on a survey in three districts in Northern, Ashanti and Volta regions in Ghana.

BN 3 WASHCost Ghana - Costs of rural and small town sanitation services.pdf (1.3 MB)

Access to services in rural areas and small towns (Briefing Note 4)

This briefing note reports findings about planned and actual access to water services by users in small towns and rural communities in Ghana. The type and level of service to which rural water users had access are presented. People’s access to services is not always at the level assumed by planners.

BN 4 WASHCost Ghana - Access to services in rural areas and small towns.pdf (594.4 kB)

Planning for Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Rural Ghana

What role does planning play in the decision making processes for sustainable WASH services? This briefing note highlights how important collaboration is between national, regional and district authorities.

Planning and decision making process for WASH in Ghana.pdf (195.1 kB)

Unit Cost in Ghana

The National Community Water and Sanitation Programme (NCWSP), was launched in 1994 as a means of implementing the Government of Ghana's new policy for rural and small town community water and sanitation. The attached pdf is the final report from the unit cost study.

Unit Cost-Report.pdf (957.5 kB)