• Water Reuse Gets a New Take in South Africa
    Blog
    Water reuse can be an effective way to supplement the water needs of growing cities. Even in the midst of record breaking droughts, this alternative can have meaningful impact once it overcomes public misperceptions and investment barriers. USAID and its partners are helping South Africa encourage greater understanding of this promising approach for strengthening urban water security in the face of growing water scarcity.
  • South Africa: A New Model for Transformational USAID/Water Office Support?
    Blog
    South Africa is a country of many contradictions. Since the founding of the Republic of South Africa in 1994 and the fall of apartheid, its leadership has made significant strides towards helping the country to achieve Nelson Mandela’s dream of a “rainbow nation.” According to the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index, it is the fourth-highest ranked economy in sub-Saharan Africa (after Mauritius, Rwanda and Botswana).
  • WASH-FIN Kenya Project Brief – Access to Commercial Finance for WASH in Kenya
    Brief
    Looking Back on SUWASA and to the Future with WASH-FIN This WASH-FIN Brief looks back at the experience of the USAID Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA) program in promoting access to commercial financing fo
  • Snapshot from Stockholm: Tapping Capital Markets to Fund WASH Services
    Blog
    This is the third in a series of blogs in which participants provide a recap of their Stockholm World Water Week event.