by Polly Markandya | Mar 31, 2018
According to Faustina Boachie, head of Ghana Water Company’s Low-Income Customer Support Unit, there is a strong link between poor water and sanitation access and the socio-economic development and the political position of women. “As a young girl, my sisters and I...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 20, 2018 | News
On 13th March, The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), and Water & Sanitation for Urban Populations (WSUP) and the Asokore Mampong municipality celebrated the completion of a two-year project to bring access to safe, affordable water...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 19, 2018 | News
Urbanisation is not just about the world’s megacities like Manila, or Dhaka, or the thousands of towns that are now turning into major cities. It’s also about the communities that are turning into towns but still have the infrastructure of a small village. The...
by Polly Markandya | Mar 8, 2018 | News
This International Women’s Day, WSUP is profiling three women leaders who are improving water and sanitation services in urban areas in their countries. Read on to find out more about the role that these three women are playing in delivering better services, and...
by Polly Markandya | Feb 16, 2018 | News
NextCity.org has published an editorial from WSUP on the water crisis in Cape Town. By Neil Jeffery, Chief Executive, Water & Sanitation for Urban Populations (WSUP) In Cape Town, South Africa, residents who take a plentiful supply of water for granted are...