News
Updates, sessions and stories from across Ghana's WASH sector.
14th ITN Africa Conference
The 14th conference of training network for water and waste management (ITN African) will take place Hotel Palm Beach, Ouagadougou, 19th- 22nd November, 2007. The theme for this year's conference: Achieving the WASH Millennium…
13 Aug 2007
RCN Reconstitution Announced @ Mole XIX
The reconstitution of the Resource Centre Network (RCN), an initiative to promote and strengthen information and knowledge management services within the water and sanitation sector in Ghana, was announced at this year’s Mole XIX…
01 May 2007
Minister Denounces 5% Community Contribution, By Emmanuel Addai – WaterAid Ghana
The Works and Housing Minister, Hackman Owusu-Agyemang has asked that the 5% community contribution made by small commnuities should be waived. The Minister disagrees on the notion of commitment through payment. There are claims…
03 Oct 2006
The Mole XVII Conference – 19th- 23rd June 2006
The seventeenth Mole Conference this year has again been successful. The theme of this year’s conference was on the “Challenges to Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services for the Poor”. In order to achieve the theme of the…
06 Jun 2006
UNESCO Accra takes a step in the water sector
UNESCO is committed to take up a key role in the knowledge management initiative in the water and sanitation sector in Ghana. By Ms. Francesca Greco, UN volunteer, UNESCO Ghana. Why UNESCO is committed to water When we think…
10 Apr 2006
All about CWSA and the NCWSP
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.…
05 Apr 2006
Mole XVI Conference 2005
Over the past 16 years, the Mole conference has constituted the most important multi-stakeholder forum for discussion issues relating to the development of the Community Water and Sanitation Sector issues. This year's Mole…
24 Oct 2005
Women and children’s life made easier with the rope pump
This story was written by Isaac Chege from the Ghanaian NGO Rural Aid. It tells about the impact of a simple water supply technology, the rope pump, in a community in the Upper East Region. By Isaac Chege, Rural Aid The power of…
06 Sep 2005
Ghana Blue Pages ready in January
The Task Force on Knowledge Management in Ghana is working very hard to make the first edition of the Ghana Blue Pages a reality. As part of the activities of the Knowledge Management Task Force for the water and sanitation…
13 Aug 2005