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Watsan Activities and Experiences of WaterAid in Ghana

Watsan Activities and Experiences of WaterAid in Ghana . Stephen Ntow Country Representative - WaterAid Ghana. Outline. Introduction to WaterAid Sector issues Areas of intervention Location Thematic areas Challenges and potential areas for research. Issues - Sector Blockages.

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Watsan Activities and Experiences of WaterAid in Ghana

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  1. Watsan Activities and Experiences of WaterAid in Ghana Stephen Ntow Country Representative - WaterAid Ghana

  2. Outline • Introduction to WaterAid • Sector issues • Areas of intervention • Location • Thematic areas • Challenges and potential areas for research

  3. Issues - Sector Blockages • Poor Sector Funding • Slow pace of Decentralization • Widening Gap of access to Sanitation. • Non pro poor Urban reform • Weak Sector Capacity

  4. Water

  5. MDG Coverage targets • MDG Target: 85% - Ambitious Target

  6. Financing

  7. Financing WSS in Africa – the scoreboard

  8. Implications of Low Access

  9. We ‘ve been here for a while !

  10. Sanitation

  11. Plastic nuisance could be the greatest menace ahead … but now who cares?

  12. low prioritization and poor attitude.

  13. Poor drainage and floods are symptoms of deep seated issues…poor fiscal planning, non-adherence to building codes , poor legislation etc,

  14. The real danger is that people are becoming used to filth.

  15. Key Areas of Interventions

  16. When you say ”sanitaion is important", look into the eyes of that person... hah? Yes! … provide the “coins” as well ! 1. Prioritizing the sector especially Sanitation

  17. 2. Quick wins! towards MDGs Strengthening informal the formal sector for quality and reliability

  18. Quick wins! towards MDGs

  19. Quick wins! towards MDGs

  20. Promoting “Quick-wins”solutionssuch aspro-poor technologies.

  21. CLTS & Social marketing approaches will help

  22. 3. Intensify Gender and Equity; meet special needs of women, children the disabled and the socially excluded

  23. Hygiene Education

  24. Advocacy and Policy Influence

  25. Citizens’ Action to increase Accountability

  26. Thank You

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