Rural WASH+ Funding Facility
Hear from Daniel Oporto, Regional Director of Latin America, as he presents a new catalyst for change with funding to reach rural communities with sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene access.
The Challenge Inequity with WASH Access in Rural Latin America
Significant differences in water and sanitation service levels between urban and rural communities in Latin America demonstrate the existence of vast inequities. The urban-rural gap in safely managed water services is roughly 27%, while the gap in basic sanitation is about 19%.
Rural communities are disproportionately affected by low population density and lack of socioeconomic activity increasing rates of poverty. Poor physical infrastructure like roads complicates access to communities. Communities are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
The Solution An Innovative Funding Facility
The Rural WASH Facility is the on-ramp to a high-speed expressway of knowledge and innovation that will accelerate the connections of rural dispersed communities in Latin America to sustainable water and sanitation systems that ensure no one is left behind.
This non-refundable competitive challenge fund that aims to stimulate creativity, promote collaboration, and deliver sustainable and measurable results, is comprised of three components:
1) Financing initiatives
2) Technical assistance
3) Promoting learning
More Information About the Funding Facility
The Rural WASH Facility is an annual competitive process that encourages the development and submission of proposals with innovative solutions to address the root and systemic causes to rural WASH service delivery in Latin America, including basic access, coverage, and sustainability.
Public entities at the local, subnational, or national administrative levels in Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru in alliance with the public sector, civil society, or academic institutions.
Water For People is leading the Rural WASH Funding Facility. Drawing on lessons learned from our work in 20 districts in Latin America, the fund will provide the catalyst to invest in the most innovative solutions that address major challenges to water and sanitation service delivery in rurally dispersed communities.
Our experience is far-reaching:
✓ 15 years of experience in nine countries globally, four in Latin America, successfully implementing the WASH system strengthening model at local, sub national, and national levels.
✓ Experts in sustainable WASH in the most remote and dispersed rural areas.
✓ Experts on market systems development.
✓ Solid experience in financial management and accountability in ranges of tens of millions of dollars.
• Improved family health. Reduces the incidence of waterborne diseases.
• Boosts family development. When time and resources are freed up, people can invest in education and income-generating activities, especially women and children.
• Strengthens the local economy. By integrating WASH into the local value chain, productivity in the sector increases.
• Sustainability and resilience. Promotes the development of sustainable and resilient WASH infrastructures and services.
Reach out to us to get involved with the Rural WASH Funding Facility by emailing Daniel Oporto, Regional Director of Latin America, at [email protected].
Get Involved
Learn more and contact us to take the next steps with the Rural WASH Funding Facility.