WASH REFLECTIONS 50 - Water within your reach: Upscaling Roof Rainwater harvesting in Ghana

The implementation of Ghana's National Rainwater Harvesting Strategy would be given a massive shot in the arm if a project focusing on roof rainwater could be designed on a bigger scale. And the benefits of rainwater harvesting can be optimised with continued capacity building through international and public-private partnerships.

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WASH REFLECTIONS 106

Access to safe drinking water is recognized by the Government of Ghana as a fundamental human right and a critical public health necessity. While substantial progress has been made in urban and peri-urban areas—thanks to government initiatives and private sector participation—many last-mile communities remain severely underserved. These communities are typically small, remote, and low-income, making water service delivery both challenging and costly.

09 Apr 2025

WASH REFLECTIONS 100 - State of Water Services in the Western Region and Progress of the Rural Water 'Utilitisation' Project

On 26th March 2024, IRC Ghana, in collaboration with the Rural Water Utilitisation Project (R-WUP) partners, hosted a dissemination and progress update meeting on the National Level Learning Alliance Platform (NLLAP) with over sixty-five stakeholders drawn from government, development partners, civil society organisations, local and international NGOs, academia, and the media participating.

27 Mar 2024

WASH REFLECTION 65 - Give Sanitation More Attention-WASH Sector Actors Advocate

Stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector at the 66th National Level Learning Alliance Platform (NLLAP) meeting have called for deliberate attention to be given to sanitation in the country if Ghana wanted to make gains towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) especially SDG 6. Stakeholders were unanimous on the need for government to begin to prioritize funding for sanitation through adequate budget allocation.

23 Sep 2017

WASH Reflections 63 - Access to Bank and Operational Finance - Major Barrier to Sanitation SMEs

Participants at the Easy access to banking and operational finance among micro, small, medium and large sanitation enterprises have been identified as one of the leading barriers to their operations in Ghana. Aside, on time payment has also been identified as another barrier affecting the smooth operations of sanitation SMEs. Explaining some of the barriers that militate against the operations of sanitation SMEs in Ghana from a study of sanitation non-market environment for small and medium scale sanitation enterprises in Kumasi and Accra, Dr. Pippa Scottan I-San Associate of the Integrated Sanitation Solutions for Urban Development said the study was to understand the non-market barriers and opportunities facing small & medium scale sanitation (SME) businesses and their impact on the businesses themselves as well as on their ability to reach Low Income Urban Communities (LIUC) with appropriate products and services, while leveraging and encouraging a more substantive role for SMEs in the sector with particular interest in advocating for review of the fiscal, regulatory and policy aspects of the non-market context.

08 May 2017