Mole Conference 2025

This is an annual conference for stakeholders in the WASH Sector in Ghana and beyond.
This year’s conference is happening against the backdrop of the international and national concerns and discussions on climate change and water resources management, institutional alignment for effective service delivery. At the national level, development and roll-of new WASH policies (GWASHSDP, Water Policy and Sanitation Policy) is an added impetus for policy discussions on looking back to catalyze momentum into the future. Securing Government and stakeholder commitments to WASH and assessing progress, reviewing challenges, and discussing way forward is a clear action to work towards national vision of WASH for all agenda by 2030.

10:05 am - 10:35 am Volta Serene Hotel

Keynote Address: Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan

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Mole 35 marks another milestone in the history of the MOLE WASH Conference, an important national platform where Ghana’s most pressing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene issues are deliberated upon and appropriate solutions proffered.

Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan

9:05 am - 9:45 am Volta Serene Hotel

Theme Address Speaker: Ing. Harold Esseku

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Mole conferences have been running since 1989, when I was still a student. This year, we are commemorating the thirty-fifth in the series of Mole Conferences (Mole XXXV). The organisers have chosen a really interesting Theme for the conference. “Looking Back on SDG Six Implementation in Ghana: Progress, Challenges and Way Forward.” In many situations in life, it is important to pause, reflect and decide on the way forward to ensure that what we are doing is acceptable and relevant and we will arrive at our expected destination.

Ing. Harold Esseku

8:45 am - 9:00 am Volta Serene Hotel

Welcome Address: Ms. Beata Awinpoka Akanyani

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As we celebrate this 35th anniversary, it’s essential to acknowledge the history and evolution of the Mole Conference Series. Since its inception in 1989, the Mole Conference Series has evolved from what was primarily an NGO forum into the most important multi-stakeholder platform within the WASH Sector in Ghana.

Ms. Beata Awinpoka Akanyani

2:35 pm - 3:35 pm Volta Serene Hotel

Sub-theme 1: Institutional Alignment for Improved WASH Service Delivery: Simon Adinkra Mariwah

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Inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services has serious implications for: health, wealth and dignity.

Prof. Simon Adinkra Mariwah

10:05 am - 11:05 am Volta Serene

Sub-theme 2: Approaches, Strategies, and Methods for Safe WASH Services

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Asses the existing service delivery approaches to identify which areas that are working well

Veronica Ayi-bonte

11:10 am - 12:00 pm Volta Serene Hotel

Denmark in Ghana New AFRICA STRAteGY 2024

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Access to clean water for around 1.2 million people, contributing to improved health, gender equality and poverty reduction

Mathias Thuborg Madsen

10:25 am - 11:30 am Volta Serene Hotel

Revised Environmental Sanitation Policy

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There has been a percentage reduction between 2010 and 2024, but the number of households practicing open defecation increased almost two times to 1.5 million

Charlotte Akwaah-Adjie Marfo

11:40 am - 12:40 pm Volta Serene Hotel

Leveraging on the 2024 Ghana Presidential Compact on WASH for Accelerated WASH service delivery in Ghana

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WASH is not a Political Priority in most developing Countries. Only 1.2% of the National Budget is spent on WASH as compared to 12% in Transport and 20% in Energy

Kwaku Quansah

4:00 pm - 5:20 pm Volta Serene

Climate Mainstreaming into WASH

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Efforts aiming to reduce, remove and avoid GHG emissions (reduce/abolish activities, capture and store ghgs, maintain and enhance forest that absorb carbon)

Fii Boadi

8:20 am - 9:30 am Volta Serene Hotel

Innovations and Technology for WASH

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All standard improved water technologies prove unsuccessful - with sucess rates as low as 20% in some cases

Patrick Apoya

9:30 am - 10:30 am Volta Serene Hotel

GHANA WASH ACCOUNT ROUND 4

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All standard improved water technologies prove unsuccessful - with sucess rates as low as 20% in some cases

Anita Djandoh

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Volta Serene Hotel

Mobilising Private Sector strength to achieve ODF Ghana and sustain our gains

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By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

Dominic Aboagye

8:30 am - 9:30 am Volta Serene

Young WASH Professionals

This session seeks to explore the critical need to foster greater integration of young professionals into leadership, innovation, and decision-making in the WASH sector. Download Speech

Ato Senayah

Date : July 3, 2025 - August 29, 2025
Time : 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (Africa/Accra)
Venue : Gomoa Fete