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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support continued Triple-S work in Ghana

ACCRA, 18 March 2014 – The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded US$ 3 million to IRC to continue and build on the work of Triple-S in Ghana. The aim of the investment is to ensure that over the next three years, 1.3 million people in 13 rural districts in Ghana will have access to lasting water services.

Published on: 18/03/2014


Mr. Chris Dunston of the Conrad N.
Hilton Foundation announcing the
award at the Ghana sector
reflection meeting 18 March.

The grant provides significant backing to IRC's work with Ghana's Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), District Assemblies and many other national and local partners to create viable, lasting water services. This approach has focussed on building government's ability to deliver and maintain water services.

"IRC is hugely excited to be partnering with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. IRC believes strongly that strengthening the ability of governments to lead the provision of services is not only the best route to scale, but the only viable exit strategy for charitable giving," said Vida Duti, IRC Ghana Director.

The award was announced at a special World Water Day meeting in Accra, with the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing and the Community Water & Sanitation Agency. Chief Executive of CWSA, Mr. Clement Bugase, commented: "The Community Water and Sanitation Agency through our work with IRC have put the rural water sub-sector on a path of delivering sustainable water services. The grant from the Hilton Foundation will enable us scale-up results of the innovations from the Triple-S work to more districts, work closely with the Hilton Grantees, and further strengthen the enabling structures to improve the quality of water services."

Over the last five years, IRC has been working with CWSA and local governments and communities in three districts (Akatsi, East Gonja and Sunyani West). As a result, 50,000 people can now trust that if a service breaks down it will be put right by local government, and 1 million people can be assured that someone will be notified to fix the service. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation award has been made in recognition of the impact of this work and seeks to extend it to bring effective and viable services to an additional 1.3 million people.

The project will start in July 1, 2014 and will continue for three years. The award will support activities such as:

  • continued experimentation for increasing sustainability of water services in the three Triple-S pilot districts (Akatsi, East Gonja and Sunyani West Districts);
  • scaling up the innovative service delivery tools and models from the pilot districts to at least ten additional Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grantee districts;
  • strengthening district level coordination and water investments planning to reach the entire population in the district;
  • supporting CWSA in the rollout of updated policy documents, strategies and guidelines for delivering water services;
  • and disseminating lessons learned to international audiences.

You can download the press release below.

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