The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) was established by the Community Water and Sanitation Agency Act, 1998 (Act 564) to facilitate the provision of safe water and related sanitation services to rural communities and small towns in Ghana. In October 2019, Cabinet gave policy approval for the National Community Water and Sanitation Policy Reform which has expanded CWSA’s mandate to include the management of pipe water systems. This report outlines the key activities and deliverables of CWSA in the year 2023 in fulfilment of its mandate and in contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 which is to ensure the ‘availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’. Highlights of the report are as follows.
This report presents the key activities and deliverables of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) in the year 2021 towards ensuring ‘availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’ working in partnership with other Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector players.
CWSA was established by the Community Water and Sanitation Agency Act, 1998, Act 564 to facilitate the provision of safe water and related sanitation services to rural communities and small towns in Ghana. In 2019, Cabinet gave policy approval for the National Community Water and Sanitation Policy Reform which has expanded CWSA’s mandate to include the management of small towns water supplies.
This report gives accounts of the activities of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) in the year 2019 in line with the CWSA 2018-2019 Strategic Investment Plan and the Agency’s 2019 Performance Contract with the Government of Ghana (GoG). It covers comparative analysis of achievements against targets in water and sanitation services delivery, progress made under the Community Water and Sanitation Policy Reforms, and financial statements of the Agency.
The operations of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) for the year 2018 was guided by the Agency’s Strategic Investment Plan (2018-2019) and the 2018 Performance Contract. The Performance Contract signed with the Government of Ghana (GoG) was facilitated by the State Enterprises Commission (SEC). The achievements of the targets set under the various indicators in the year are outlined below: