The Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODe), through the empowerment of World Vision Ghana, will provide a strategic and targeted communication platform for the ‘MOLE XXXVII’ Conference scheduled for November 1 to 6 at Aqua Safari, Ada, in the Greater Accra Region.
A statement signed by Mr. Francis Ameyibor, M-CODe National Convenor, commended World Vision Ghana for empowering M-CODe to provide the strategic and targeted communication for the conference.
The general theme for the six-day conference is “Accelerating Climate-Resilient WASH Service Delivery for Last-Mile Communities: Options, Strategies and Actions.”
The sub-themes will focus on WASH as a Political Priority, Leadership, Governance and Accountability; Sustainable and Innovative Financing, Reaching Last-Mile Communities; Inclusive Service Delivery Options and Innovations, For Last-Mile Communities; and Climate-Resilient WASH, In Institutions and Public Spaces.
The annual MOLE Conference, organised by the Ghana Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), will also serve as a platform for parallel sessions, poster presentations and side events, as well as exhibition spaces for WASH service providers and innovators.
Mr. Ameyibor explained that the M-CODe/WVG strategic and targeted communication platform would enhance the visibility of the conference, disseminate consistent news publications, conduct interviews and serve as a major information transmission network for the conference.
World Vision Ghana is also sponsoring the 2026/27 Child Sanitation Diplomat, Nabeeha Sulemana Atia, the Ghana WASH Journalists Network (GWJN) and the Alliance for WASH Advocacy (A4WA) to participate in the conference.
World Vision Ghana and partners have also provided sponsorship for the 2026 edition of the Mole Conference.
Dr. Beata Awinpoka Akanyani, CONIWAS Chairperson, explained that as Ghana’s WASH sector grapples with reduced donor funding and increasing climate stress, the 2026 Mole Conference is expected to be a defining platform.
She said the Mole Conference is intended to create a common space where policymakers, practitioners, researchers and civil society gather to give account of the state of the WASH sector, promote accountability and forge sustainable solutions ahead of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals deadline.
Organised annually since 1989 by the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), the Mole Conference has evolved from a modest NGO dialogue into Ghana’s leading WASH policy and learning platform.
Last year’s Mole 36 edition was held under the theme “Advancing Innovation, Partnerships, and Evidence for a Harmonized and Regulated WASH Sector” and highlighted that rapid urbanization, climate impacts and infrastructure gaps remain pressing challenges.
The 2026 theme directly responds to Ghana’s most urgent WASH challenge: ensuring that communities most vulnerable to droughts, floods and shifting rainfall patterns are not left behind.
The discussions are expected to centre on decentralized financing, solar-powered water systems, community-led management and aligning WASH investments with Ghana’s National Adaptation Plans and Nationally Determined Contributions.
In a related development, Mr. Yaw Attah Arhin, World Vision Ghana’s WASH Innovations and Partnership Specialist, told the Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODe) that WVG and partners will participate in the MOLE XXXVII Conference.
He explained that WVG and partners would also project the “2026-2030 WASH Business Plan and Universal WASH Service Coverage,” dubbed “Mapping the Blue Thread,” which was launched in November last year.
He said “Mapping the Blue Thread” aims to reach an additional 743,000 children and their families with sustainable WASH services.
He explained that the plan targets 23 districts spread across 11 regions, including Upper West, Upper East, Savannah, Northern, Ahafo, Oti, Eastern, Ashanti, Central, Volta and Western North.
Mr. Attah Arhin said WVG would engage strategic partners on the sidelines of the Mole Conference on the strategic focus of “Mapping the Blue Thread,” which includes expanding and maintaining reliable water supply infrastructure in underserved areas, leveraging innovations like solar-powered mechanized water systems.
He said the project also focuses on promoting sanitation and hygiene behaviour change, building local capacity to manage and sustain WASH facilities, fostering community ownership and strengthening accountability and inclusion in WASH programming.
“The goal is to ensure at least 90 per cent of people in each target district have access to clean and reliable WASH services, in line with SDG 6 and World Vision’s global pledge to reach 50 million people,” Mr. Attah Arhin explained.
He said WVG is already piloting innovations that speak directly to the 2026 Mole theme, including a revolving financing mechanism known as the “Drinking Water Sustainability Fund” to support repairs and expansion of water systems and signing MoUs with districts like Bawku West, Builsa South, Garu and Tempane for joint planning and enforcement of sanitation bylaws.
