All about CWSA and the NCWSP
By RCN Ghana · 05 April 2006
Read all you ever wanted to know about the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) and the National community Water and Sanitation Porgramme (NCWSP). This article is based on the brochure on this subject prepared by CWSA.
The text you will find below is based on a brochure on the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) and the National community Water and Sanitation Porgramme (NCWSP), prepared by CWSA.
STATUS OF THE CWSA & THE NCWSP
CWSA operates in all the 10 regions of Ghana
The NCWSP is being implemented in 128 districts
Total beneficiary communities area little over 13, 645 nationwide
CWSA
FUCNTIONS OF CWSA AS STIPULATED IN ACT 564
The functions of the Agency are to:
Provide technical support for to District Assemblies to :
promote the sustainability of safe water supply and related sanitation services in rural communities and small towns;
enable the Assemblies encourage the active involvement of communities, especially women, in the design, planning, construction and community management of water and sanitation project
formulate strategies for the effective mobilization of resources for the execution of safe water development and related sanitation programmes.
encourage private sector participation in the provision safe drinking water supply and related sanitation service
provide District Assembly with technical assistance in the planning and execution of water development and sanitation in the districts
assist and co-ordinate with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) engaged in the development of water and sanitation and hygiene education in rural communities and small towns
initiate and pursue in collaboration with the Ministries of Local Government and Rural Development, Science and Environment, Health and Education and Sports , formal and non formal education programmes for public awareness in rural communities and small towns of water related hazards
prescribe standards and guidelines for safe water supply and provision of related sanitation ser…
The text you will find below is based on a brochure on the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) and the National community Water and Sanitation Porgramme (NCWSP), prepared by CWSA.
STATUS OF THE CWSA & THE NCWSP
CWSA operates in all the 10 regions of Ghana
The NCWSP is being implemented in 128 districts
Total beneficiary communities area little over 13, 645 nationwide
CWSA
FUCNTIONS OF CWSA AS STIPULATED IN ACT 564
The functions of the Agency are to:
Provide technical support for to District Assemblies to :
promote the sustainability of safe water supply and related sanitation services in rural communities and small towns;
enable the Assemblies encourage the active involvement of communities, especially women, in the design, planning, construction and community management of water and sanitation project
formulate strategies for the effective mobilization of resources for the execution of safe water development and related sanitation programmes.
encourage private sector participation in the provision safe drinking water supply and related sanitation service
provide District Assembly with technical assistance in the planning and execution of water development and sanitation in the districts
assist and co-ordinate with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) engaged in the development of water and sanitation and hygiene education in rural communities and small towns
initiate and pursue in collaboration with the Ministries of Local Government and Rural Development, Science and Environment, Health and Education and Sports , formal and non formal education programmes for public awareness in rural communities and small towns of water related hazards
prescribe standards and guidelines for safe water supply and provision of related sanitation ser…
