Funders
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) was influential in the establishment of Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor,
convening early meetings between the various stakeholders, providing seed funding to establish WSUP and its Secretariat based in London.
A four year Accountable Grant Agreement for £ 3.9 million has been used to develop the project portfolio, undertake early scoping and feasibility
stages and complete the development phase activities in Bangalore, Naivasha and Antananarivo.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have allocated $11.9 million for a four year agreement starting in 2009 which has five strategic objectives
focusing on replication and scale up of the WSUP approach.
This will be achieved through taking two of the projects to an implementation phase (Antananarivo and Maputo) and to further develop the project
portfolio through the delivery of two development phase projects (Gatwekera and Dhaka).
In addition, there are strategic objectives to establish a Professional Fellowship Programme and to support local service provider capacity building,
the environmental impact of project work and impact assessing the programme set out above.
Read more about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant.
The African Cities for the Future Programme is a three year programme covering six projects in the WSUP portfolio which is being supported by
USAID.
This programme aims to increase equitable access to water supply and sanitation for the African urban poor by:
fostering a conducive enabling environment; building the capacity of local service providers and communities;
demonstrating sustainable modes ofservice delivery improvement, documenting lessons learned; and, developing scale up plans for city-wide implementation.
Read more about the USAID grant.
The Australian Government has allocated AUD$3.5 million from its Civil Society Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (WASH Fund) to support three projects in the WSUP portfolio - Lusaka, Nairobi and Dhaka. The WASH Fund aims to enhance the health and quality of life of the poor and vulnerable by improving access to safe water, improved sanitation and hygiene. This funding from AusAID will support WSUP’s overall “Stronger Service Providers, Better Services for All” Programme which will combine improving access to water and sanitation services with comprehensive hygiene promotion campaigns and capacity building of WSUP’s service provider partners.
Read more about the AusAID grant.
Other key strategic funding partners include:
- The Rockefeller Foundation
- UN Habitat
- The European Commission
- KfW Bankengruppe
