Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) has been implemented widely across Ghana and has led to many communities declared to be open defecation-free (ODF). However, the poor often do not benefit equally from CLTS programs.
USAID’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (USAID/WASHPaLS) project undertook research to investigate whether targeted subsidies are an ef
The Water for Africa through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS) program aimed to bolster the ability of African leaders, donors, and stakeholders to better use existing data and analyses t
The Water Resources Profile Series synthesizes information on water resources, water quality, the water-related dimensions of climate change, and water governance and provides an overview of the most critical water resources challenges and stress
Improving the effectiveness of rural sanitation interventions is critical for meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and improving public health.
Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is a popular intervention for eliminating open defecation in rural communities. Previous research has explored the contextual and programmatic actors that influence CLTS performance.
In partnership with two District Assemblies, Tatale and Kpandai, in the Northern region of Ghana, UNICEF Ghana and USAID’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (WASHPaLS) project are
This brief describes an approach for deciding the eligibility of poor and vulnerable households for targeted subsidies to cover the costs of installing a durable toilet sub-structure (pit lining and slab) and ventilation pipe in rural Ghana.
In 2019, USAID’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (WASHPaLS) project surveyed all households in 109 ODF-certified communities in the northern districts of Tatale and Kpandai in Ghana—5,615 households tota
Improving Key Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Peri-Urban and Rural Ghana Through a Behavior-Led Approach is a summary of the results of a recent impact assessment of the USAID funded the seven-year