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.
This policy brief sets out key concepts, principles and practical implications for the citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) approach. 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...
Over 5000 people in hard-to-reach institutions benefit from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-funded water and sanitation project. Read more...
IRC Ghana together with partners convened inception engagements at the regional and district levels to announce the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' District-wide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project, which seeks to contribute to the main Ahafo Regional WASH programme. The... 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...
A number of tools for water, sanitation (faecal waste) and solid wastes can be used to develop a decision support/advocacy tool which can help... Read more...
Presentations from the WASH Learning Theme 3 - "Water resource management : finding systemic solutions" session of the All Systems Connect... Read more...
Presentations from the WASH Learning theme 1 - Delivering Safe WASH Services session of the All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023. Read more...
The Transform WASH Activity in Ethiopia has significantly contributed to advancing market-based sanitation approaches and promoting gender equality... 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...
Latter-day Saints Charities 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...
Achieving universal access to sustainable sanitation for a clean, healthy and productive urban environment by 2040 through active participation of... Read more...
Achieving a healthy tourism town with universal access to sustainable sanitation and an improved community livelihood for all by 2040 through... Read more...
Looking back at the Conrad N. Hilton funded small grants for civil society organisations (CSOs) in Ghana Read more...
Guidance and tools for designing, developing, planning, implementing and monitoring and evaluation of a market-based sanitation approach and related... Read more...
Successful sanitation approaches were characterized by their adaptation to the local context, community participation, built-in mechanisms that... Read more...