Evelyn Meteku

Evelyn Meteku

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The Context of Ghana: As one of the 5 thematic areas of Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategies (GPRS), Water and Sanitation Plan forms essential part of the strategy under Human Resource Development and Basic Services.

In Ghana the water and sanitation situation, which is beset with problems was not given the needed attention in the past especially communities in the rural areas. There are varied sources of water supply for domestic and other uses. The main sources of water supply in Ghana are open wells, ponds, rivers, spring water and streams, boreholes and pipe born water systems to a few towns and cities. Most of the communities and settlements do not have access to good drinking water. To reverse this situation, an Act washowever passed in December 1998 to mandate the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) to facilitate the provision of portable water and related sanitation services to rural communities and small towns, leaving the big towns, urban areas and cities water and sanitation issues in the hands of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL).

The Community Water and Sanitation Agency has worked hard in the past 12 years with the mandate given them to improve the water and sanitation in rural Ghana. They have done this through the setting up of District Water and Sanitation Teams (DWST) in some of the District Assemblies throughout Ghana. With support from the central Government and some donor agencies like DANIDA, the water and sanitation coverage in the rural Ghana has presently improved to about 46.4% with this programme. The present situation must therefore be improved to the level that would make the Ghanaian population healthier.

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Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: Board director, CEO, COO, CFO, President, Provost

Years of experience: 5 to 10 years

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