Watsan Activities and Experiences of
WaterAid in Ghana
Stephen Ntow
Country Representative - WaterAid Ghana
Outline
• Introduction to WaterAid
• Sector issues
• Areas of intervention
– Location
– Thematic areas
• Challenges and potential areas for research
Issues - Sector Blockages
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Poor Sector Funding
Slow pace of Decentralization
Widening Gap of access to Sanitation.
Non pro poor Urban reform
Weak Sector Capacity
Water
MDG Coverage targets
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MDG Target: 85% - Ambitious Target
Population to gain access 12million (water)
by 2015
15 (sanitation)
Unserved population
(2015)
4.1m (water)
4.8 million (sanitation)
Financing
Key
2006: NWA
Key
2004: Africa
on track
Annual
watsan Fin.
Need
$ 178m
Total cost
$1.5 billion
Annual water
finance Need
$68 million
Annual Spend $45m
Annual
Funding gap
$133m
-rural/small twn
Annual Need
-urban
Annual spend
$81 million
Financing WSS in Africa – the
scoreboard
Comparision of proportion of PRSP budget allocated to water
and sanitation by 8 different countries in Africa
%proportion of PRSP budget allocated to water and sanitation
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
8.7%
10.4%
9.2%
10.4%
7.9%
7.8%
3.5%
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3.6%
Sources of funding to Water and Sanitation sector
100%
Percentage
80%
60%
86%
Donor:
14%
GOG (including DAs and
communities):
40%
20%
0%
1
Fund
Implications of Low Access
We ‘ve been
here for a
while !
Sanitation
Plastic nuisance
could be the
greatest menace
ahead … but now
who cares?
low prioritization
and poor
attitude.
Poor drainage and floods
are symptoms of deep
seated issues… poor
fiscal planning, nonadherence to building
codes , poor legislation
The real
danger is that
people are
becoming used
to filth.
Key Areas of Interventions
When you say ”sanitaion is
important", look into the eyes
of that person... hah?
Yes! … provide the
“coins” as well !
1. Prioritizing the sector especially Sanitation
2. Quick wins!
towards MDGs
Strengthening informal the formal
sector for quality and reliability
Quick wins!
towards MDGs
Quick wins!
towards MDGs
Promoting “Quickwins” solutions such as
pro-poor technologies.
CLTS & Social
marketing
approaches will
help
3. Intensify Gender and
Equity; meet special needs
of women, children the
disabled and the socially
excluded
Hygiene Education
Advocacy and Policy Influence
Citizens’ Action
to increase Accountability
Water
Existing Gap
18%
Coverage
required to
meet MDGs
50%
Population
served
annually
32%
Thank You