UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

$19,915,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.48 for every person in Canada ≈ 259 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Ghana
Fiscal year
2013-2014
Agreement period
March 24, 2014 – May 31, 2017
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-D000269001

Published purpose

The project is designed to increase access to disaster-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, and to strengthen preparedness for natural disasters, in at-risk communities in Northern Ghana. Through provision of sanitation facilities, hygiene promotion, safe water, and disaster risk reduction activities, the project aims to improve health and strengthen disaster preparedness among 200,000 people (including 50,000 schoolchildren) in 265 disaster-prone communities. In addition, project activities include capacity-building to support sustainable delivery and management of disaster-resilient WASH facilities by stakeholders at the national, regional, district and community levels.

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This project increases access to disaster-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services and strengthens disaster preparedness in at-risk communities in Northern Ghana, benefiting 200,000 people including schoolchildren.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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