Accelerated Sanitation in Northern Ghana

The project aims to reduce the burden of sanitation-related diseases and improve maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) in Ghana’s Northern Region. The project reaches 500 000 beneficiaries including 36 000 school children and 150 000 mothers; 120 schools and 60 health centers in 80 small towns. The project contributes to accelerating access to sanitation facilities and services in small towns to improve the health of Ghanaians. Activities include: (1) providing hygiene education and sanitation facilities (latrines and hand washing facilities); (2) improving sanitation and hygiene practices among beneficiaries; (3) increasing the ability of relevant district and regional institutions to provide sanitation services and (4) facilitating private sector engagement in the sanitation marketplace.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) adoption of good sanitation and hygiene practices in small towns health facilities and schools for improved health including MNCH; (2) increased access to suitable household and institutional sanitation facilities (schools and health centres) in small towns in Ghana’s Northern Region; and (3) increased capacity at the small town district and regional levels to support improved delivery of sanitation services and engage the private sector in sanitation.