Ghana - Sustainable Faecal Sludge Management in Urban Centres

The project rationale emanates from the dire need to increase access to safe, sustainable and inclusive sanitation and hygiene, with improved management of faecal sludge for people living in small and medium size urban centres in Ghana. The project is in line with the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA-II 2014–2017) relevant Policy Objectives that include: (a) ensuring efficient management of water resources through Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM); (b) adopting a sector-wide approach to water and environmental sanitation delivery; (c) accelerating the provision of adequate, safe and affordable environmental sanitation facilities; (d) ensuring the development and implementation of effective behaviour change communication approaches as components of all water and sanitation programmes; and (e) ensuring secure, adequate and sustainable financing for sector programmes and activities. The project will be implemented under two components as follows: (i) Feasibility studies and engineering design and (ii) Project management.