By: WASH R&E Network – The official launch of a campaign aimed at popularizing the Liberia Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) document amongst Liberians and other residents, kicks off Tuesday, May 22. The WASH Compact, similar to the one developed in Ghana, sets out the Government of Liberia’s priorities and strategies for achieving sector goals, while making explicit the accountability framework. The Compact, as the nucleus of a national plan for WASH, provides a platform for mobilizing and targeting its own resources and those of its development partners. The official opening of the Awareness Campaign, which is being supported by... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, May 20th 2012 |
By: WASH R&E Network-Liberia – The people of the Township of Arthington now have reasons to rejoice following the construction and subsequent dedication of the first public hand pump and latrine facilities by a USA based Organization, “Higher Ground International” after 190 years. Arthington is a historic Township in Montserrado County, the Republic of Liberia, established by the first Settlers in 1822 and the home of former President, Charles Taylor. The construction of the facilities followed an assessment by Higher Ground International to the Township which pays host to over fifteen thousand inhabitants. The much needed facilities were recently constructed... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, May 16th 2012 |
…As Higher Ground Int’l Visits WASH R&E – The water, sanitation and hygiene sector of Liberia has received another boost with a U.S based International Non-Governmental Organization buttressing the efforts of government, Civil Society, stake holders and developmental partners aimed at creating an enabling environment for the WASH sector in Liberia. Higher Ground International says its involvement into the WASH sector is part of efforts to ensuring access to safe water and better sanitation services. The Organization’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Madam Henrietta White-Holder has disclosed the constructed of three hand pumps as a start to help address the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, May 13th 2012 |
By: WASH R&E Network – WaterAid, an International Non-governmental Organization has expressed continuous readiness to help provide access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and hygiene services to poor people within the various Communities, Districts and Counties in both Liberia and Sierra Leone. Mr. Apollos Nwafor, WaterAid Team Leader in Liberia and Sierra Leone spoke last Thursday at the close of a 3-day Programme Planning Meeting in Monrovia. “We are going to increase our support both technical and financial to ensure that more people have access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and hygiene services” said Mr. Nwafor. He also... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, May 10th 2012 |
By: WASH R&E Network – An interactive media dialogue aimed at providing essential information to the Liberian Press on the Water, sanitation and hygiene sector of has taken place in Monrovia. The dialogue which was chaired by public Works Minister, Samuel Koffi Woods brought together officials of Water Aid, Civil Society, stake holders and development partners. The dialogue was part of activities commemorating World Water Day and a two-day Joint Inter-Ministerial High Level Meeting on Water , Sanitation and health between Liberia and Sierra Leone. Speaking to a cross section of journalist from the WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, May 7th 2012 |
