‘Repackaging Sanitation for Accelerated National Development’ is the theme of the sanitation campaign which was launched by the vice President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Alhaji Aliu Mahama. He calls on public and private sector players, development allies, traditional rulers and the civil society to see the current sanitation problem as a national issue and deal with it as such.

The campaign, organised by the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), in collaboration with WaterAid, Ghana, is to keep the momentum of the National Sanitation Programme.

The campaign involves lobbying politicians to place issues on sanitation, public rallies high on their agenda to draw attention to the benefits of clean environment. They will also lobby trade unions to take on politicians to commit them to sanitation.

Web site:

• Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS)
• WaterAid, Ghana

Sources: ModernGhana.com, 01 May 2008 ; The Ghanaian Times, 01 May 2008

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