Tag:water and sanitation

Water & Sanitation

Open defecation free Ghana manifesto launched

On Thursday, July 2, 2020, Ghana’s sanitation sub-sector witnessed what some considered as a historical moment: the launch in Accra via Zoom of the...

Michael Simire - July 17, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Why menace of open defecation still looms in Ghana

When Awo was told by her benevolent absentee landlord to leave the house that she has been the homekeeper, for close to 10 years...

Michael Simire - June 18, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Access to clean, safe water crucial to COVID-19 survival, says Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Ibadan (Oyo State), Jericho Metro District 9125, says access to safe and clean water is crucial for surviving the coronavirus...

Michael Simire - May 15, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Lagos urged to shift stand on water privatisation

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has asked the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Obasa Mudashiru, to side with Lagos...

admin - June 29, 2016

Health

Why menstruation matters, by WaterAid

Girls’ needs around menstruation have been neglected by health and education systems around the world, leading to inequity in education and missed opportunities for...

admin - May 29, 2016

Water & Sanitation

Tanzania to host 6th Africa Water Week

The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) has announced that the sixth edition of its flagship water event, the Africa Water Week, will hold...

admin - May 3, 2016

Water & Sanitation

How Ghanaian media contribute to World Water Day celebrations

Every year, the world marks Water Day on Mach 22. In this article, a founding member of WaterSan Perspective, Ama Kudom-Agyemang, who is based...

admin - April 12, 2016

Water & Sanitation

Malawian communities seek to end open defecation

About one billion people or 15 percent of the global population, including Malawians, practice open defecation, and ignorance of the consequences Twelve years ago today,...

admin - January 28, 2016

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