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

• 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• MDG Target: 85% - Ambitious Target

Population to gain access by 2015

12million (water)

15 (sanitation)

Unserved population (2015)

4.1m (water)

4.8 million (sanitation)

FinancingKey 2006: NWA

Annual watsan Fin. Need

$ 178m

Annual Spend $45m

Annual Funding gap

$133m

Key 2004: Africa on track

Total cost $1.5 billion

Annual water finance Need-rural/small twn

$68 million

Annual Need-urban

$81 million

Annual spend

Financing WSS in Africa – the scoreboard

% p r o p o r t io n o f PRSP b u d g e t allo cate d to w ate r an d s an itat io n

1 0 .4%

3 .6%7 .8%

9 .2% 10 .4 % 7 .9%

3 .5 %8 .7 %

0 .0 %2 .0 %4 .0 %6 .0 %8 .0 %

1 0 .0 %1 2 .0 %

C o m p a r i s i o n o f p r o p o r t i o n o f P R S P b u d g e t a l l o c a t e d t o w a t e r a n d s a n i t a t i o n b y 8 d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s i n A f r i c a

14%

86%

0%20%40%60%80%

100%

Percentage

1

Fund

Sources of funding to Water and Sanitation sector

Donor:

GOG (including DAs andcommunities):

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, non-

adherence to building codes , poor legislation

etc,

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

Strengthening informal the formalsector for quality and reliability

2. Quick wins! towards MDGs

Quick wins! towards MDGs

Quick wins! towards MDGs

Promoting “Quick-wins” 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

Population served

annually 32%

Coverage required to meet MDGs

50%

Existing Gap18%

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