Our evidence, research and data supports the use of financing to achieve universal access to safe water and sanitation. We are committed to sharing what we’ve learned, so we can all see a day where everyone, everywhere has access to safe water and a toilet.
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Document Type: Report
Date: April 13, 2022
The health and safety component of this meta-study investigated the extent of the internal and external evidence base to test if WaterCredit-financed WSS improvements lead to: direct health benefits for households, direct safety benefits for households, and reduced stress and increased wellbeing.
Document Type: Report
Date: April 13, 2022
The climate change component of this meta-study focused on the extent of the internal and external evidence base to test if WaterCredit- financed WSS improvements: are more resilient to climate-related shocks and stresses, and contribute to healthier environments and reduce climatic changes.
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: India
Date: Jan. 15, 2022
An evaluation of Water.org’s activities in India finds that it was a credible knowledge partner advocating for repayable water supply and sanitation (WSS) finance to help overcome the challenges inherent in massive flagship programs and accelerate access to water and sanitation
Document Type: Learning brief
Date: Jan. 15, 2022
Evaluations of Water.org’s activities in India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia provide a snapshot of its global impact and demonstrate how systems strengthening can deliver better and quicker access to water and sanitation.
Document Type: Learning brief
Date: Nov. 1, 2015
This learning brief was developed in collaboration with the World Bank Group's Water and Sanitation Program.
Document Type: White paper
Date: March 21, 2019
This paper unpacks what is meant by the enabling environment for finance in WASH and presents real examples of how these bottlenecks are being overcome by innovators in the sector. (Academic Journal version- Water, a journal from MDPI)
Document Type: White paper
Countries: India
Date: June 1, 2018
This paper looks at the development of a water and sanitation loan fund deployed through a network of women’s self-help groups in Southern India. Results from this case study indicate that micro-finance principles can be successfully applied to the water and sanitation sector.
Document Type: Executive summary
Countries: India
Date: March 1, 2019
An assessment of program in India. The assessment drew on two household surveys (baseline and endline), focus group discussions, key informant interviews, loan data and program documentation.
Document Type: Learning brief
Date: Feb. 4, 2019
This is an evaluation of a multiyear program in Bangladesh.
Document Type: Position paper
Date: April 19, 2017
This position paper addresses three key issues that receive limited attention in the WASH sector discussions on finance:
