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: White paper
Date: March 21, 2019
(Spanish) 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.
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: 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: White paper
Date: March 23, 2018
A chapter written for "A Better World- Volume 3", outlining the WaterCredit model and its impacts to date, and its key lessons and challenges.
Document Type: Report
Date: May 12, 2017
The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water Report included a featured highlight of Water.org and its impact.
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:
Document Type: Learning brief
Countries: India
Date: Oct. 31, 2016
High level findings from the program in India from 2011-2015 under the PepsiCo 2 grant. This study draws out key lessons and insights from Water.org’s pioneering program in India by examining the enablers and constraints that have shaped the achievements of WaterCredit partners.
Document Type: Executive summary
Countries: India
Date: Oct. 31, 2016
Findings from the Evaluation of the 2011-2015 Pepsi program in India.
Document Type: Report
Countries: India
Date: Aug. 1, 2016
This article challenges the assumption that WASH lending is consumptive by highlighting the financial gains people are able to derive to some extent from having water and/or sanitation infrastructure at home by analyzing data on the reallocation of time by WaterCredit borrowers in India.
