UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
$19,892,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Recipient country
- United States
- Fiscal year
- 2014-2015
- Agreement period
- March 18, 2015 – June 30, 2019
- Reference
- dfatd-maecd:GC-2015-Q4-0182
Published purpose
The project aims to reduce the burden of sanitation-related diseases and improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) in Ghana’s Northern Region. The project reaches 500,000 beneficiaries including 36,000 school children and 150,000 mothers; 120 schools and 60 health centers in 80 small towns. The project contributes to accelerating access to sanitation facilities and services in small towns to improve the health of Ghanaians. Activities include: (1) providing hygiene education and sanitation facilities (latrines and hand washing facilities); (2) improving sanitation and hygiene practices among beneficiaries; (3) increasing the ability of relevant district and regional institutions to provide sanitation services, and (4) facilitating private sector engagement in the sanitation marketplace.
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This project funds UNICEF to improve sanitation, hygiene, and maternal and child health in Ghana's Northern Region, reaching 500,000 beneficiaries through schools, health centers, and private sector engagement.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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