Functions of CWSA - Community Water and Sanitation Agency

Functions of CWSA - Community Water and Sanitation Agency
Provide support to District Assemblies to:
promote the sustainability of safe drinking water supply and related sanitation services in rural communities and small towns;
enable the Assemblies to encourage the active involvement of communities, especially women, in the design, planning, construction and community management of water and sanitation project
Formulate strategies for the effective mobilization of resources for the execution of safe water development and related sanitation programmes.
Encourage private sector participation in the provision safe drinking water supply and related sanitation service
Provide District Assemblies with technical assistance in the planning and execution of water development and sanitation in the districts
Assist and co-ordinate with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) engaged in the development of water and related sanitation and hygiene education in rural communities and small towns
Initiate and pursue in collaboration with the Ministries of Local Government and Rural Development, Health and Education, programmes for public awareness in rural communities and small towns of water related hazards
Prescribe standards and guidelines for safe water supply and provision of related sanitation services in rural communities and small towns and support the District Assemblies to ensure compliance by the suppliers of the services
Charge reasonable fees for services provided
Collaborate with such international agencies as the Agency considers necessary in the execution of its mandate
Perform any other functions assigned to it by
Act 564
.
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Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Resource Center Network
State Interest and Governance Authority
Office of the Head of Local Government Services
UNICEF Ghana
National Development Planning Commision (NDPC)
DANIDA
National Petroleum Authority (NPA)
Catholic Relief Services
Public Services Commission
Global Affairs Canada
Plan International Ghana
Ghana Water Company Ltd
Ghana Standards Authority
Environmental Protection Authority
Food and Drugs Authority
Ghana Education Services – SHEP
World Bank
Ghana Statistical Services
KFW
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)
Ghana Gas
Saha Global
Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC)
ActionAid Ghana
African Development Bank Group
Conrad N Hilton Foundation