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.
Asutifi North ranked fourth performed district in sanitation out of 261 Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana Read more...
Over 5,000 people in hard-to-reach institutions benefit from a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-funded water and sanitation project 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Looking back at the Conrad N. Hilton funded small grants for civil society organisations (CSOs) in Ghana Read more...
A prize to reward excellence in urban liquid waste management in Ghana. Read more...
Lessons from the Sanitation Challenge for Ghana have been shared in a report and animation. Read more...
Lack of prioritisation and funding for sanitation has led to slow progress in sanitation service delivery in Ghana. Read more...
Presidential launch of the National Sanitation Campaign in Ghana, the journey towards SDG 6.2. Read more...
Read the reflections and highlights on the session "Influencing decision makers - Finance, equity, institutional leadership" convened by IRC and partners. Read more...
