WASH-FIN 2 Kenya Factsheet

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) makes significant investments to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) around the world. Its Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Finance 2 (WASH-FIN 2) activity aims to mobilize funds from a mix of private investments, government appropriations, and user fees. Started in 2022, USAID’s WASH-FIN 2 works in collaboration with government agencies, development partners, financial institutions, service providers, and local stakeholders to close financing gaps, improve governance structures, and improve service provider performance. This enables targeted countries to access reliable sources of capital for sustainable, climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure. The activity builds upon USAID’s WASH-FIN programming from 2016–2022 across ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which mobilized more than $118 million in public and private finance. 

WASH-FIN 2 builds on the lessons and successes of WASH-FIN. The activity aims to continue strengthening the regulatory environment and performance of local service providers, thus enabling access to additional finance from both local and global financial institutions.