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Rural WASH+ Funding Facility

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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.

Rufino washes his hands outside his home in Villa Progreso, Bolivia.
Rufino washes his hands outside his home in Villa Progreso, Bolivia.

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

Local Water Committee members in the district of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala.
Local Water Committee members in the district of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala.
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