Mole XXXVI Opens in Gomoa-Fetteh
By RCN Ghana · 04 November 2025
On 3rd November 2025, the annual Mole WASH Conference event, was held in Gomao-Fetteh, and attended by over 200 participants drawn from government agencies, academia, International and local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), health professionals, traditional leaders, and the media.
In her welcome address, the Chairperson of the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), Dr. Beata Awinpoka Akanyani, called on state and non-state actors to finalize, launch, and enforce the Environmental Sanitation Policy immediately without delay.
According to her, the policy is critical for driving coordinated action nationwide. Further delay risks stagnation in service delivery.
Dr. Beata Awinpoka Akanyani, Chairperson of CONIWAS
The Chairperson of CONIWAS appealed to government to use every means possible to protect and secure Ghana’s Water bodies for safe, accessible and sustainable for all. Saying water security is a national imperative, thus calling on regulators, MMDAs, and civil society to work together to protect water bodies, regulate extraction, and safeguard water infrastructure from pollution, degradation, and encroachment.
On the issue of WASH Financing, Dr. Awinpoka Akanyani asked the government to deliver a clear Government WASH Financing Strategy. According to her, as external funding declines, a homegrown solution has become urgent. “We appeal to the Government of Ghana to develop and publish a transparent, inclusive, and innovative WASH financing framework that supports sustainable delivery to underserved populations.
We again call on the Government and key sector stakeholders to urgently reactivate the National Sector Working Group as the primary coordination platform for the WASH sector. Effective coordination is critical to eliminating fragmentation, aligning efforts, and ensuring sustainable impact.
We need a dynamic, enabling environment to attract private capital into the sector. We urge policymakers to re…
In her welcome address, the Chairperson of the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), Dr. Beata Awinpoka Akanyani, called on state and non-state actors to finalize, launch, and enforce the Environmental Sanitation Policy immediately without delay.
According to her, the policy is critical for driving coordinated action nationwide. Further delay risks stagnation in service delivery.
Dr. Beata Awinpoka Akanyani, Chairperson of CONIWAS
The Chairperson of CONIWAS appealed to government to use every means possible to protect and secure Ghana’s Water bodies for safe, accessible and sustainable for all. Saying water security is a national imperative, thus calling on regulators, MMDAs, and civil society to work together to protect water bodies, regulate extraction, and safeguard water infrastructure from pollution, degradation, and encroachment.
On the issue of WASH Financing, Dr. Awinpoka Akanyani asked the government to deliver a clear Government WASH Financing Strategy. According to her, as external funding declines, a homegrown solution has become urgent. “We appeal to the Government of Ghana to develop and publish a transparent, inclusive, and innovative WASH financing framework that supports sustainable delivery to underserved populations.
We again call on the Government and key sector stakeholders to urgently reactivate the National Sector Working Group as the primary coordination platform for the WASH sector. Effective coordination is critical to eliminating fragmentation, aligning efforts, and ensuring sustainable impact.
We need a dynamic, enabling environment to attract private capital into the sector. We urge policymakers to re…
