Communication Learning and Advocacy Coordinator | IRC Ghana
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Abubakari has over seventeen years of experience in information and communication management. He is currently responsible for IRC Ghana communications, learning and advocacy coordination and management; and has a passion for promoting evidence-based learning that supports good governance.
Abubakari is also working together with the Steering Committee of RCN Ghana to properly focus sector learning and address more strategic issues on the sustainability of learning in the water sanitation and hygiene sector in Ghana. He was the National Coordinator of the Resource Centre Network (RCN) Ghana from 2008 - April 2014.
Before IRC / RCN, Abubakari worked with the British Council Ghana as the information officer and later the head of information and library services; and also with Macmillan Ghana (a subsidiary of Macmillan Publishers, UK) as head of marketing communications.
Abubakari holds an MBA in Marketing (University of Ghana Business School), and MA in Development Studies, specialised in rural development and decentralisation (University of Leeds, UK) and was originally trained in Communications (public relations, advertising and marketing) at the Ghana Institute of Journalism; and social sciences (BA, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra). He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) and the Institute of Public Relations (IPR) Ghana.
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Plans to achieve universal WASH coverage by 2030 Read more...
Reflections on the blended course "Educating in Technology for Development", held in 2003 and aimed at 61 university professors in Spain. Read more...
Reflections on the blended course "Educating in Technology for Development", held in 2003 and aimed at 61 university professors in Spain. Read more...
This paper reviews the experiences gained by the SWITCH consortium (of 33 partners) in grappling with stakeholder engagement in urban water... Read more...
The potential for corruption in water licensing is an important issue. Preventive actions to reduce the risk of corruption are explored. Read more...
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This report on the Rural Water 'Utilitisation' project in Ghana gives a comprehensive overview on water infrastructure, services and stakeholders in the Western Region. Read more...
Leveraging partnerships to scale-up innovations for universal WASH services by 2030 Read more...
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The high level side event was convened by the Government of Ghana, in collaboration with the Governments of Uganda, Nigeria, and Tonga, the Copenhagen Consensus Centre, the Hilton Foundation, IRC Ghana, and the UN Ghana Country Team Read more...
Join us for the Ahafo Regional Level Learning Alliance Platform (RLLAP) meeting Read more...
Strengthening the monitoring of water services to improve water service delivery. Read more...
Join us for the Regional Dissemination of the State of Water Services in the Western Region Read more...
The woreda-wide approach (WWA) is a well-established model for improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems at the local level. Its... Read more...
ACCRA, 26 July 2023 - IRC Ghana and Project Maji have joined forces to execute a sustainable drinking water pilot project in Ghana's Ahafo Region. The partnership initiative is based on the shared vision that co-creation can spearhead successful water sanitation and hygiene interventions. By... Read more...
A step towards making universal access to WASH for all a reality Read more...
Participation of Ghana Ministerial Delegation Read more...
A number of tools for water, sanitation (faecal waste) and solid wastes can be used to develop a decision support/advocacy tool which can help... Read more...
