International Development Grant
Support to the African Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative
Project Number: CA-3-M012945001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $36,000,000.00
Start Date: March 17, 2008
End Date: March 28, 2013
Duration: 5.0 years
Project Description
The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) managed by the African Development Bank seeks to improve access to water supply and sanitation services in rural Africa. Examples of water supply facilities funded through this initiative include hand-dug wells hand pumps and rainwater-harvesting systems. Most activities in sanitation involve awareness creation through sanitation marketing and hygiene and health education campaigns to bring about behavioural change and create demand for household latrine construction. The responsibility for these activities is shared between the Bank country level partners and the donor community.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of December 2013 include: (1) providing approximately 82 million people with access to potable water; (2) providing 57.6 million people with access to sanitation services; (3) establishing approximately 91 000 water sanitation and hygienic education committees (WASHComs) to improve the ability of local governments and communities to manage water resources; (4) providing staff of WASHComs with training on health and hygiene awareness management of water points and gender issues; and (5) providing training to close to 39 000 teachers to enable them to deliver hygiene and sanitation messages in schools.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
African Development Bank Group
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP