Globally, governments have set ambitious targets for universal access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation by 2030. Yet, most water utilities struggle from under-investment resulting in poor service quality.
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- Global Waters ArticleWater, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is the first line of defense against the spread of COVID-19.
- Technical BriefWater, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is the first line of defense against the spread of COVID-19, and recognizing this, the National Emergency Response Committee in Kenya directed water service providers (WSPs) to ensure that all Kenyans had acce
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- BlogUSAID’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Finance (WASH-FIN) program is designed to facilitate leveraging upwards of $200 million from non-traditional financing sources in Africa and Asia,
- ReportThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Finance (WASH-FIN) project seeks to close financing gaps to achieve universal access to water and sanitation services through sustainable and c
- BlogA USAID WASH-FIN (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene-Finance) survey of 105 private sanitation service providers (SSPs) across Senegal found that they face challenges typical of small- and medium-sized enterprises—access to finance being foremost. To overcome this, WASH-FIN Senegal is providing support to promote relationships between the SSPs and commercial banks.
- Fact SheetSenegal is among the few African countries with a WASH institutional framework that has made considerable progress in expanding WASH services, achieved, in large part, by fully embracing private sector participation.
- Fact SheetClosing financing gaps to achieve universal access to water supply and sanitation services.
- Fact SheetBuilding a foundation of commercial approaches and new institutional models to close financing gaps to achieving universal access to water and sanitation services.