1. MOLE XXIII CONFERENCE
AN EVOLVING INTEGRATED
APPROACH TO WASH DEVELOPMENT
Presentation by:
Alpha-Benjamin Bonzali
GHANA WASH ALLIANCE (GWA)
Aug. 24, 2012 , Tamale

2. GWA PARTNERS
A CONSORTIUM OF NGOS & CBOS IN THE SOUTH (GHANA) IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH A CONSORTIUM OF NGOS IN THE NORTH (NETHERLANDS):
GHANAIAN PARTNERS DUTCH PARTNERS
1. AFORD 1. Simavi
2. CLIP 2. Waste
3. GYAM
3. ICCO
4. INTAGRAD
4. Akvo
5. NEWENERGY
6. PRESBY WATER
7. SIMLI AID
8. UDS
9. WUZDA

3. STRATEGIES
PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH:
To ensure service delivery in a harmonious & coherent
manner to realize synergy from our unique strengths &
qualities.
COLLABORATION /COMPLEMENTARITY:
Engaging all relevant stakeholders in WASH service delivery
e.g.; Alliance Members, MMDAs, CWSA, EHSA, SHEP, CNC,
GNFS, Private Sector Actors .
‘FIETS’ PRINCIPLE:
To consistently mainstream and monitor/assess the
sustainability of our WASH interventions in our Plans,
Implementation and Monitoring.

4. ADDRESSING CRITICAL GAPS
 WASH in schools
 Waterto enhance school feeding programme
 WASH access to improving pupil stay in school
 SHEP
 WASH for Agri-business
 Identification water-based agribusinesses by women
 Training
 Capital support
 Water facility
 Cash

5. CRITICAL GAPS ...
 WASH & The Environment
 Anti-bushfire campaigns with GNFS
Education
Identification and training of volunteer
squads
Provision of logistics – fire beaters
 Tree planting
Seedlings support

6. LESSONS & CHALLENGES
Lessons:
Inclusion of WASH in government Projects/Interventions such as
School Feeding Programme and educational infrastructure is critical
Collaboration with state actors/agencies provides recognition
and/or legitimacy to NGO interventions
WASH interventions in communities need to be
holistic/comprehensive for relevance, acceptance and impact
Challenges:
Inadequate financing/Delayed disbursement
Greater emphasis placed on software than hardware
Different donors with different bilateral agreements
Rising cost of materials & inputs
Inaccessibility of some communities at certain times of the year

7. RECOMMENDATIONS/WAY FORWARD
a) WASH should be made an integral part of every
human activity from the individual to national level
b) Provision of WASH facilities to serve as award to
deserving communities/institutions to induce
competition
c) ‘FIETS’ to serve as a guiding principle for
sustainability
d) Establish and/or strengthen functional community
structures to continuously follow-up on interventions
to ensure behaviour transformation

8. THANK YOU