Municipal-supported unsewered sanitation improvements for the urban-poor To improve the living conditions of the non-sewered urban-poor in Africa through provision of affordable and sustainable sanitation tools and technologies
The African Water Facility (AWF) is an initiative led by the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) to mobilise resources to finance water resources development activities in Africa. It is hosted and managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Over its first six years of operation the AWF developed a portfolio of grants covering 84 projects in 51 countries including Africa’s most vulnerable states.
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The AWF is funded by Algeria, Australia, Austria, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Burkina Faso, Canada, Denmark, the European Commission, France, Norway, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the African Development Bank. The AWF is governed by a Governing Council representing its 15 donors, UN-Water Africa, the AU via NEPAD, AMCOW and the AfDB.AWF project list filtered for sanitation and hygiene
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Technology comparisonsCitiesPublic awareness, advocacy and civil society engagement Political processes and institutional aspectsSpecific to one or several countriesEmptying and transport (non sewered)Treatment of wastewater or greywaterResource recovery Enabling environment and institutional strengtheningFaecal sludge treatment processesAustralian governmentDanish governmentSwedish governmentUK governmentBill & Melinda Gates FoundationOther funding source or unspecifiedFaeces or faecal sludgeUrban (entire city)Urban informal settlements (slums)PractitionersMultilateral organisation
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Ethiopia
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