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: Case study
Countries: Philippines
Date: Sept. 4, 2026
In this case study, learn how Water.org partner, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), turned a water and sanitation loan pilot into a portfolio of more than 500,000 loans, and what its experience offers financial institutions considering a similar product.
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: India
Date: July 30, 2026
This learning brief summarizes an impact assessment that examined how bank-led WASH lending shapes community hygiene practices, advances women's empowerment, safety, and economic productivity, and improves household health and well-being.
Document Type: Case study
Countries: Peru
Date: Sept. 12, 2025
This case study documents the issuance of Peru’s first Blue Bond, a $26.3 million financing instrument aimed at improving access to safe water and sanitation for underserved communities.
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: Peru, Philippines, India, Kenya
Date: May 22, 2025
In this brief, learn how Water.org partnered with national development banks in India, Kenya, Peru, and the Philippines to mobilize more than $90 million for water and sanitation projects.
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: Cambodia
Date: Nov. 13, 2024
This learning brief showcases how Water.org is creating the ecosystem for PWO financing in Cambodia through its association partnerships with the ultimate goal of improving WSS access for hard-to-reach communities.
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: Indonesia
Date: Aug. 9, 2024
In this case study, Water.org shares its experience with a public water utility and a private engineering firm that together are taking on the task of reducing water losses in Bekasi, Indonesia.
Document Type: Executive summary
Date: April 3, 2024
An analysis of the link between WaterCredit, WSS impact, and women’s empowerment, utilizing Water.org program monitoring and impact measurement data alongside a comprehensive literature review.
Document Type: Evaluation
Countries: India, Indonesia
Date: April 2, 2024
Summary of findings from an evaluation of a program that aimed to expand affordable financing and enable women in low-income families to invest in water and sanitation in India and Indonesia. The evaluation piloted applying the WASH4Work WASH Benefits Accounting Framework through the measurement process.
Document Type: Evaluation
Countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India
Date: March 11, 2024
This end of program evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the program and interventions implemented by Water.org in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and India from 2020-2024, analyzing the program performance, partners' performance, and sector-level and household-level impacts.
Document Type: Executive summary
Countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India
Date: March 11, 2024
A visual summary of the results from an evaluation of a 4-year program in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and India.
