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Global Affair Canada: The Director general for Pan-African Affairs meets with African Water Facility in Abidjan

02 May 2022

The African Water Facility and Water and Sanitation Department Director, Osward Chanda met, on April 27 in Abidjan, with Global Affairs Canada’s Director ....

The AWF instigates a mechanism for permanent exchanges with its donors.

27 April 2022

The African Water Facility (AWF) held a consultation meeting, on 25 April 2022, with its current and prospective Donors to discuss closer engagement ....

The Bank proposes to host the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Fund

25 April 2022

The Director of African Development Bank's Water and Sanitation Development Department, Osward Chanda expressed the Bank's desire to host the Africa ....

Do you have a water or sanitation project in Africa for which you are seeking funding? Check if your proposal meets these eligibility criteria of the African Water Facility

19 April 2022

The African Water Facility (AWF) is open to receiving water or sanitation project proposals and applications for possible funding from all African Regional ....

La Facilité africaine de l’eau reste ouverte aux demandes de financement de projets

13 April 2022

Avez-vous un projet pour lequel vous cherchez le financement ? La facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE) reste ouverte à recevoir des propositions de ....

How Sokode Became a benchmark City for sanitation in Togo

11 April 2022

« It was two in the morning one night when I needed to go and relieve myself. But the public latrines were a long way from my home," recalls Zalia ....

The World Water Day: The Africa Water Facility promotes approaches to sustainably manage groundwater resources

22 March 2022

As we celebrate the World Water Day on 22nd March 2022, we need to recognize that groundwater plays a key role in sustaining water supplies ....

Program: African Development Bank, a top-tier partner at 9th World Water Forum

21 March 2022

What: 9th World Water Forum Who: African Development Bank and African Ministers’ Council On Water When: ....

The African Water Facility’s new coordinator to announce key findings from State of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Report at World Water Forum

19 March 2022

The African Development Bank’s new coordinator for its African Water Facility, Mtchera Johannes Chirwa, will deliver key findings of a rural water ....

The African Water Facility launches investment case to raise €62.15 million ($70.64 million) by end of 2023 to fund revised strategy targeting improved rural and urban community quality of life

09 March 2022

Abidjan, 9 March 2022 –The African Water Facility announced a new investment case to mobilize resources to finance its revised strategy ....

Facilitating water projects investment in Africa

The African Water Facility (AWF) provides grants and expert technical assistance to implement innovative water projects and raise investment for water projects throughout Africa

Since its inception, the AWF has been outstanding in providing grants for project preparation with measures to strengthen water governance and water knowledge management. Overall, the Facility's action is to support projects designed to increase water, energy and food security, enhance regional cooperation and promote socio-economic growth in Africa.

Under the 2017-2025 Strategy, the AWF will focus its activities and operations around three strategic priority areas, which together provide a comprehensive approach to project preparation that creates a favourable investment climate, develops sustainable infrastructure and promotes the financing of investments until they are completed

Mission et stratégie

L The African Water Facility (AWF) provides grants and expert technical assistance to implement innovative water projects and raise investment for water projects throughout Africa .

Histoire

Established in 2004, the African Water Facility received its funding in 2005 and became operational in 2006, when it funded its first project: Support for the creation of the Volta River Basin Authority.

Gouvernance

The Governing Council decides the general policy and direction of the AWF. It is made up of 13 members appointed by AMCOW, donors to the fund, the African Development Bank, the African Union and UN-Water/Africa.