Actors in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector have called on the government to provide strong financing in the sector in the 2025 Budget, which is to be presented on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, to help boost the sector's performance.

The actors said that strong government financing toward the sector would critically bridge the gap in access to WASH services and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on WASH by 2030. "Without sustainable investments, Ghana risks failing to achieve universal access by 2030, further deepening inequalities and stalling economic growth," the sector players said in a release signed by Ibrahim Musah, Head of Policy, Strategy, and Campaigns at WaterAid Ghana.

The release urged, therefore, that "As the government embarks on its 'Resetting Ghana' agenda, the upcoming national budget presents a critical opportunity to transform the WASH sector." The release reminded the government of the 2024 Election manifesto pledge by President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to expand social services to promote equity and social justice, with a key focus on WASH, recognising it as a critical sector requiring political prioritisation and sustainable funding to catalyse progress in other areas of the Ghanaian economy.

According to the release, the NDC also showed further commitment to WASH by its endorsement of the WASH Manifesto prepared by the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) ahead of the 2024 Election.