Communication Learning and Advocacy Coordinator | IRC Ghana
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Abubakari has over seventeen years of experience in information and communication management. He is currently responsible for IRC Ghana communications, learning and advocacy coordination and management; and has a passion for promoting evidence-based learning that supports good governance.
Abubakari is also working together with the Steering Committee of RCN Ghana to properly focus sector learning and address more strategic issues on the sustainability of learning in the water sanitation and hygiene sector in Ghana. He was the National Coordinator of the Resource Centre Network (RCN) Ghana from 2008 - April 2014.
Before IRC / RCN, Abubakari worked with the British Council Ghana as the information officer and later the head of information and library services; and also with Macmillan Ghana (a subsidiary of Macmillan Publishers, UK) as head of marketing communications.
Abubakari holds an MBA in Marketing (University of Ghana Business School), and MA in Development Studies, specialised in rural development and decentralisation (University of Leeds, UK) and was originally trained in Communications (public relations, advertising and marketing) at the Ghana Institute of Journalism; and social sciences (BA, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra). He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) and the Institute of Public Relations (IPR) Ghana.
With support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, IRC Ghana brought together regional stakeholders in Ahafo to validate a new Framework designed to protect water investments and strengthen sustainable rural water services. Read more...
This publication highlights how Ghana can transition from fragmented rural water provision to a coherent, well regulated utility model by clarifying mandates, improving system performance, and supporting diverse providers under a unified framework. Read more...
From facilitator into being the nation's first fully-fledged rural water utility aiming for sustainable, efficient, and equitable water services nationwide. Read more...
Healing Begins with Safe Water: Yirepe's Story of Change Read more...
mary_amekuzdi.jpg For Mary Amekuzdi, the Queen Mother of Yiripe, a small, remote village in Upper Denkyira East, Ghana, many mornings began with the same troubling thought. How many will fall ill today? Each day, many times a day, villagers would walk long distances to fetch water from a dirty... Read more...
CWSA initiated policy reforms in 2017 to transform into a public utility organisation responsible for the provision and management of small-town... Read more...
IRC Ghana joins the sector minister and partners to unveil the revised national water policy Read more...
Regional WASH programme to deliver universal WASH services to over 500,000 people by 2030. The Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council (AhRCC) in collaboration with IRC and partners is rolling out a regional water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programme to deliver universal WASH services to over 500,... Read more...
State of water services in western region and dialogue on project progress Read more...
Asunafo South District in collaboration with Project Maji and IRC Ghana commissions solar-powered water stations at Pafo Nkwanta to serve the demand of seven communities Read more...
Vida was a child when a military regime seized power from the government in Ghana in 1979. At the time, Vida and her family were living in the capital, Accra. Many families – including Vida’s – had to leave their homes, to flee the violence and economic instability. They went to live in a village... Read more...
This report on the Rural Water 'Utilitisation' project in Ghana gives a comprehensive overview on water infrastructure, services and stakeholders in the Western Region. Read more...
Asunafo North Municipal Assembly, Asunafo South District Assembly and Tano North District Assembly together with major development partners and stakeholders have developed their respective 7-year (2023- 2030) WASH master plans to drive district-wide access to WASH services in Ghana. Read more...
Join us for the Ahafo Regional Level Learning Alliance Platform (RLLAP) meeting Read more...
Anesvad-funded WASH and NTDs master plan dissemination and implementation start-up in Upper Denkyira East Municipality. Read more...
IRC and partners support CONIWAS in meeting with Parliament on the 2023 budget. Read more...
IRC, CWSA and partners convene side event at CSOs-led WASH conference to share project updates. Read more...
Ghana CSOs-led WASH conference ends with 7-points communique. Read more...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints renews support for sanitation and hygiene activities in the ANAM initiative in Asutifi North District Read more...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has renewed support to scale-up innovations for universal WASH services in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. Read more...
