The WASH Alliance is a Netherlands based alliance that works towards a society in which all women and men have Sustainable Access to Water and Sanitation. The Alliance is preparing a joint programme proposal for approximately 12 countries including Ghana to be submitted to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) for a 5-year (2011-2016) funding. Knowledge of the sector-specific context in each country is essential to make the right choices for interventions. Two local consultants have been contracted to lead the context analysis in Ghana, with the involvement of WASH Alliance partners in Ghana, and representatives of civil society, government, the private sector and independent experts. This will ensure better insight to the challenges of the sector and the role of different actors. It will also help identify drivers of change and opportunities for successful interventions.