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)
Financing
Key 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 tio 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 % 1 0 .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.
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,
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.
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?
When you say ”sanitaion is important", look into the eyes
of that person... hah?
Yes! … provide the “coins” as well !
Yes! … provide the “coins” as well !
1. Prioritizing the sector especially Sanitation1. Prioritizing the sector especially Sanitation
Strengthening informal the formalsector for quality and reliability
2. Quick wins! towards MDGs
2. Quick wins! towards MDGs
Quick wins! towards MDGs
Quick wins! towards MDGs
Quick wins! towards MDGs
Quick wins! towards MDGs
Promoting “Quick-wins” solutions such as pro-poor technologies.
Promoting “Quick-wins” solutions such as pro-poor technologies.
CLTS & Social marketing
approaches will help
CLTS & Social marketing
approaches will help
3. Intensify Gender and Equity; meet special needs
of women, children the disabled and the socially
excluded
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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