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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints, IRC Ghana strengthened local capacity in Tano North to sustain WASH investments and ensure reliable services that last. Read more...
Reflections from 2025 Mole WASH Conference side event Read more...
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From facilitator into being the nation's first fully-fledged rural water utility aiming for sustainable, efficient, and equitable water services nationwide. Read more...
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CWSA initiated policy reforms in 2017 to transform into a public utility organisation responsible for the provision and management of small-town... Read more...
A Collaborative Effort to Combat NTDs in the Municipality Read more...
WASH services for enhancing public health and disease prevention 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...
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' District-wide project seeks to contribute to the Ahafo Regional WASH programme, which aims to deliver WASH services to over 500,000 people by 2030 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...
Leveraging partnerships to scale-up innovations for universal WASH services by 2030 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...
First hybrid WASH Systems Academy training of local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) ends in Tamale with high impressions Read more...
Ghana CSOs-led WASH conference ends with 7-points communique. Read more...
s'unir pour changer les systèmes afin d'atteindre l'eau potable et l'assainissement pour tous en Afrique. Read more...
Latter-Day Saints Charities' intervention in a district-wide partnership in Ghana transforms lives in hard-to-reach communities and schools Read more...
At the fourth national learning event in Ghana, participants shared experiences on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 in their area Read more...
