WASH Publications
Guidelines forTargeting the Poor and Vulnerable for Sanitation Servicesin Ghana
This document is a national guideline for targeting and providing basic sanitation services for the poor and vulnerable in Ghana. It was developed by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, with support from all stakeholders in the sanitation sector in Ghana.
24 Jun 2018
GUIDELINES ON SANITATION AND HEALTH
Safe sanitation is essential for health, from preventing infection to improving and maintaining mental and social well-being. The lack of safe sanitation contributes to diarrhoea, a major public health concern and a leading cause of disease and death among children under five years in low- and middle- income countries; poor sanitation also contributes to several neglected tropical diseases, as well as broader adverse outcomes such as undernutrition
05 May 2018
RSMS ESMF FACILITATION GUIDE
The ESMF addressed 7 areas of environmental and social priorities that could facilitate Sustainable, quality sanitation delivery in the country under the RSMS implementation.
01 Feb 2018
SOCIAL FUND TOOLKIT
Due to the high borrowing and lending rates in Ghana coupled with a generally poor portfolio quality of the microfinance environment, financial service providers (who are best poised to facilitate investment in sanitation) are reluctant to go into sanitation financing without direct government and development partner interventions
24 Dec 2016
A CLUSTER APPROACH TO LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED SAFE WATER STATIONS: EXPERIENCE & PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY IN GHANA
This note offers context to Ghana’s public-private partnership (PPP) environment and infrastructure situation, and presents a prospective case study illustrating the potential of structuring a PPP around a cluster of water stations in rural communities and small towns in Ghana. The preliminary financial analysis will assist us in understanding the incentives for the public and private sectors as a means of achieving local sustainability for community water systems.
22 Mar 2015
District Scale Up Plan Guidelines 25th December 2014
This District Scale Up Plan is an appendix to the District Environmental Sanitation Strategy and Action Plan (DESSAP) and is intended to support Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and their relevant departments responsible for basic sanitation in planning to accelerate progress towards eradicating the practice of open defecation and achieving sustainable basic sanitation access for all.
24 Dec 2014
TRAINING MANUAL Basic SANITATION BUSINESS
The document presents training materials to facilitate scaling up of rural sanitation in Ghana. It is based on an original manual developed for Sanitation Businesses titled “Start Your Sanitation Business” by Natalia Agathou, WASTE, advisers on urban environment and development, Gouda, the Netherlands. M.
29 Jun 2014
NCWSP - PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL
The Government of Ghana has, over the years, pursued various policy reforms and enacted a number of Acts of Parliament, which have impacted the water sector.
05 Mar 2014
WATER SECTOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2012-2025)
This Sector Strategic Development Plan (WSSDP) has been prepared by the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH) for the water sector as part of the key activities in the implementation of the road map towards a Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) in Ghana’s water sector. The plan seeks to facilitate the achievement of the sector’s objectives as captured in the National Water Policy and Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA, 2010-2013).
05 Mar 2014
National Community Water and Sanitation Strategy (NCWSS).
Ghana’s National Water Policy (NWP), 2007, provides a framework for the sustainable development of Ghana's water resources.
01 Mar 2014
WASH IN SCHOOLS Facilities Planning and Management Guide
Provision of sustainable school WASH facilities is critical for the health and well-being of school children in Ghana. The guide provides the key stakeholders at all levels and the roles and their responsibilities from the planning stage, through selection of feasible WASH options, design, construction as well as the operation and maintenance of the facilities provided to ensure long term sustainability. This falls in line with the School Health Education Programme (SHEP) of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
08 Jan 2014
Ghana Education Service WASH in Schools National Implementation Model
WASH in Schools (WinS) in Ghana has been delivered as part of traditional water, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects in communities.
03 Jan 2014