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.
Other helpful resources:
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
Countries: India
Date: Aug. 1, 2021
Overview of WASH and health financing project being implemented in Maharashtra, India jointly by Water.org and UNICEF –The Ecosystem Approach. The project integrates WASH behavior change communication with rural household microlending programs to drive household water and sanitation access through loans.
Document Type: Report
Countries: India
Date: July 5, 2021
Report outlining the need for WSS finance in India.
Document Type: Report
Countries: Bangladesh
Date: Feb. 1, 2021
Business case study to highlight the business impacts of WaterCredit on Bangladesh’s banks, microfinance institutions and cooperatives, and informal financiers.
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: India
Date: Oct. 1, 2020
Details of the most significant outcomes related to Water.org’s system level impact work. A key objective was to assess the systems-level influence and impact of its efforts to create an enabling ecosystem for WSS financing that would make WSS capital more affordable and accessible.
Document Type: Case study
Countries: Bangladesh
Date: Aug. 1, 2019
The study explores and identifies advantages of adoption of digital payments by households, comparing the underlying characteristics of borrowers who adopt digital payments with borrowers who don’t.
Document Type: Policy brief
Countries: India, Indonesia
Date: July 26, 2019
Despite progress, blended finance has not gained sufficient traction for water-related investments. To encourage further action, this publication provides insights into how development actors can better deploy scarce financial resources and de-risking instruments to incentivise commercial actors to invest in water-related investments in developing countries.
Document Type: Policy brief
Countries: India
Date: July 26, 2019
The publication draws on case studies, interviews, workshops and extensive desk research to examine: (1) successful experiences with blended finance for water-related investments; and (2) the potential to scale up blended finance approaches to apply to a broader range of investment types and contexts.
Document Type: Report
Date: July 26, 2019
This is a highlight of Water.org in the 2019 GLAAS report.
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.
