The Programme Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and UNICEF represents a strategic partnership to strengthen Ghana’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector through evidence-based planning, innovation, and capacity development.
The PCA is designed to address persistent systemic challenges in the delivery of safely managed sanitation and drinking water services, particularly within the context of rapid urbanisation, climate variability, and infrastructure deficits. It aligns with national development priorities and contributes directly to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, with a specific focus on safely managed sanitation (SDG 6.2) and safely managed drinking water services (SDG 6.1).
Anchored in a systems-strengthening approach, the PCA integrates technical standard-setting, decision-support tools, digital innovation, and human capacity development to support sector actors across the sanitation service chain—from containment through emptying, transport, treatment, and safe reuse or disposal.
