Status of Sanitation in Ghana and the Role of CSOs in Policy Processes
August 2020 In June 2019, CLEAR AA and Twende Mbele worked with Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum to commission a baseline study on collaboration between Civil Society and Government for improved accountability and government performance in the use of evidence and results in the sanitation sector. This baseli…
Ghana Monitoring &
Evaluation Forum
Stephen Ntow, PhD.
S u m m a r y B a s e l i n e R e p o r t
Status of Sanitation in Ghana
and the Role of CSOs in
Policy Processes
In June 2019, CLEAR AA and Twende Mbele worked with
Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum to commission a
baseline study on collaboration between Civil Society and
Government for improved accountability and government
performance in the use of evidence and results in the
sanitation sector. This baseline report provides a brief
on the sanitation situation in Ghana; the processes
which lead to the generation of sanitation-related data
or evidence, and how these are used to inform or influ-
ence relevant sector policies. It starts with background
information on the sanitation sector in Ghana, key ac-
tors and stakeholders and their roles. It also provides the
different indicators necessary, at various levels, to as-
sess evidence and the various policy making platforms.
The report concludes that although CSOs/NGOs play
a significant role in the use of evidence in the sanitation
sector, their involvement is largely limited to evidence
generated from projects, and the meta-data related to
this evidence production is not coordinated across civil
society. Some of the indicators are disaggregated and
not harmonized. This situation is inadequate and will
have to be complemented by routine administrative data.
The report recommends the need to develop agreed
sets of indicators, channelled through government’s
administrative data framework (GSGDA II, NDPC,
2014). It also suggests some important measures re-
quired of NGOs/CSOs in the evidence genera-
tion processes must be adhered to, if they are to in-
form sanitation policy and make the desired impact.
Purpose of this Summary Report
The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of
the report for policy makers, CSOs and high-level stake-
holders and provide options to improve collaboration be-
tween government and civil society. At the end of this sum-
mary, relevant information and links have been provided for
those who wish to access the full report for further details.
1 https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/ghana/overview
August 2020
In June 2019, CLEAR AA and Twende Mbele worked with Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum to commission a baseline study on collaboration between Civil Society and Government for improved accountability and government performance in the use of evidence and results in the sanitation sector. This baseline report provides a brief on the sanitation situation in Ghana; the processes which lead to the generation of sanitation-related data or evidence, and how these are used to inform or influence relevant sector policies. It starts with background information on the sanitation sector in Ghana, key actors and stakeholders and their roles. It also provides the different indicators necessary, at various levels, to assess evidence and the various policy making platforms.
The report concludes that although CSOs/NGOs play a significant role in the use of evidence in the sanitation sector, their involvement is largely limited to evidence generated from projects, and the meta-data related to this evidence production is not coordinated across civil society. Some of the indicators are disaggregated and not harmonized. This situation is inadequate and will have to be complemented by routine administrative data. The report recommends the need to develop agreed sets of indicators, channelled through government’s administrative data framework (GSGDA II, NDPC, 2014). It also suggests some important measures required of NGOs/CSOs in the evidence generation processes must be adhered to, if they are to inform sanitation policy and make the desired impact.
Report NameStatus of Sanitation in Ghana and the Role of CSOs in Policy ProcessesPartnerGhana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF) and CLEAR-AAReport TypeReport SummaryAuthorStephen Ntow, PhD CategoriesCivil Society, Government, Publications Share