To provide ongoing services, local governments need to systematically address the full range of costs, beyond construction of water facilities. This experiment supported districts to apply the life-cycle costs approach and asset management, so that their water and sanitation plans and budgets would... Read more...
One of the key challenges facing the water and sanitation sector is the lack of coordination among stakeholders. This experiment identified and sought to address drivers and barriers towards a coordinated sector-wide approach for sustainable water services in Ghana. Read more...
A framework for monitoring sustainable water services has been developed and successfully tested in three districts in Ghana. The framework supports the transition from a focus on counting water systems to monitoring services provided and sustained and is now being scaled up to 8 of the country's... Read more...
Triple-S (Sustainable Services at Scale) has led a process of learning and innovation to improve rural water service delivery in Ghana and Uganda. Each experiment has documented, results and recommendations shared with stakeholders in the two countries. In addition, the progress on the innovation... Read more...
In Ghana and Uganda, Triple-S has run a range of experiments to improve water service delivery. Taken together, these experiments were expected to contribute to the sustainability and quality of rural water services and to build sector capacity for future innovation and informed policy making. Read more...
Local governments have a crucial, and increasing role to play in the provision of rural and small town water services. Often, however, they struggle to take up these tasks. In this video, representatives of national government, district local government and WASH service providers from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Uganda share their viewpoints on the challenges, the way forward and the role of national governments and development partners in the support of local governments.
Read more...By clearly defining 'the rules of the game' for their water and sanitation sectors, Ghana and Uganda create an environment that encourages teamwork and ultimately sustainable services at scale. Read more...
The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has called on stakeholders in the Rural Water Sub-sector to harmonize their operations and activities to avoid duplication of efforts. Read more...
This District Operational Manual (DOM) serves as the reference document for District Assemblies' implementation of sustainable water, sanitation and... Read more...
In rural Ghana water coverage rates have been rapidly increasing across the country yet there is a real concern about the sustainability of water supply systems. Ensuring a systematic approach to asset management is therefore becoming more important. However, it is unclear which asset management... Read more...
This factsheet presents the results for the second monitoring round in Sunyani West District, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana. Read more...
This factsheet presents the results for the second monitoring round in East Gonja District, Northern Region, Ghana. Read more...
This factsheet presents the results for second monitoring round in Akatsi North and South Districts in the Volta Region, Ghana. Read more...
Factsheet presenting the indicators and benchmarks as developed by CWSA, in collaboration with Triple-S and WASH stakeholders in Ghana. Read more...