By Kofi Ahovi
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) will soon come up with a strategic investment plan that would enable the government to provide up to 30% while developing partners provide 70% of total fund for its activities.
The measure became necessary due to the dwindling of funds from donors mainly due to the financial global crisis and the unwillingness of donors to provide higher portion of the agency’s budget while government provides just a token.
Currently government provides only 5-10% of the agency’s budget, while the rest is catered for by donors.
The agency has also called for an increment in its administrative budget. It however received GH¢30 million for its investment programmes for this year.
The CWSA last year out-performed its targets of providing and rehabilitating boreholes in communities across the country.
Out of the establishment of 1,270 targeted boreholes, CWSA built 1,784 boreholes and rehabilitated 302, albeit the 140 targeted.
The chief executive officer of CWSA, Dr. Philip Eyau-Boakye, who spoke to Business week, attributed the success to hard work and commitment of his staff, as well as regular donor and government support.
He was hopeful that through CWSA, the nation would attain the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of 75% in 2015, if government and donor support are available on a regular basis.
That notwithstanding, the nation is on the right path to achieving the MDG target of providing accessible potable water to rural communities in Ghana.
As part of measures to improve sanitation, CWSA has provided a total of 4,251 latrines for 1,000 households across the country.
CWSA however failed to meet certain targets. It was only able to provide 54 out of 60 hand-dug well projected for 2008.
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) will soon come up with a strategic investment plan that would enable the government to provide up to 30% while developing partners provide 70% of total fund for its activities.
The measure became necessary due to the dwindling of funds from donors mainly due to the financial global crisis and the unwillingness of donors to provide higher portion of the agency’s budget while government provides just a token.
Currently government provides only 5-10% of the agency’s budget, while the rest is catered for by donors.
The agency has also called for an increment in its administrative budget. It however received GH¢30 million for its investment programmes for this year.
The CWSA last year out-performed its targets of providing and rehabilitating boreholes in communities across the country.
Out of the establishment of 1,270 targeted boreholes, CWSA built 1,784 boreholes and rehabilitated 302, albeit the 140 targeted.
The chief executive officer of CWSA, Dr. Philip Eyau-Boakye, who spoke to Business week, attributed the success to hard work and commitment of his staff, as well as regular donor and government support.
He was hopeful that through CWSA, the nation would attain the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of 75% in 2015, if government and donor support are available on a regular basis.
That notwithstanding, the nation is on the right path to achieving the MDG target of providing accessible potable water to rural communities in Ghana.
As part of measures to improve sanitation, CWSA has provided a total of 4,251 latrines for 1,000 households across the country.
CWSA however failed to meet certain targets. It was only able to provide 54 out of 60 hand-dug well projected for 2008.
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