The Philippines achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for water supply and sanitation in 2015, with 88 percent of the population accessing safe water supply and 94 percent accessing basic sanitation se
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- ReportThe COVID-19 pandemic brought many countries, including Nepal, to a standstill. The Government of Nepal announced a nationwide lockdown starting March 24, 2020 to curb the spread of the pandemic.
- BriefUSAID’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Finance (WASH-FIN) Southern Africa program, which started in July 2017, is a multi-year activity intended to reduce financing gaps to support universal access to water and sanitation services through sustainab
- BriefUSAID’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Finance (WASH-FIN) Kenya program, which started in April 2017, is working to support closing the financing gap between the currently available government budget and the total investment needed to reach univers
- BriefThe prevention and containment of COVID-19 requires provision of adequate water supplies to enable hygienic practices including hand washing.
- BriefKenya recorded its first case of COVID-19 on March 12, 2020, prompting the government to institute immediate containment measures meant to protect the public.
- BriefTo reach universal access to sanitation by 2030, national and municipal governments, development partners, local financial institutions, and other stakeholders must work together to close the financing gap between the current government budget and
- Program ReportIn Nepal, WASH-FIN engages with partners to develop viable models for decentralized WASH service delivery.
- BlogGlobally, 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.
- BlogWater, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is the first line of defense against the spread of COVID-19.