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African Water Facility kicks off support to social businesses to provide improved sanitation services to Nairobi’s urban poor
24 September 2014
Nairobi, Kenya – The African Water Facility (AWF), through the African Development Bank (AfDB), signed on September 17, 2014, a € 731,400 grant agreement in favour of the Athi Water Services Board to support a social business project that will provide affordable, hygienic and sustainable sanitation...
The African Water Facility and the Nordic Development Fund partner to increase water security and build climate resilience in Africa
02 September 2014
Stockholm, Sweden - The African Water Facility (AWF) announced today at the Stockholm World Water Week 2014 its new partnership with the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) as it joins the AWF donor community through a € 6 million funding. The NDF will also be providing technical support to assist with...
Call for Proposals: The African Water Facility calls on African organizations to submit climate-smart water project proposals for funding
02 September 2014
Stockholm, Sweden - The African Water Facility (AWF) announces today the launch of a call for proposals for the “Preparation of Water and Climate Change Investment Projects”. African organisations eligible for AWF grants are encouraged to submit their proposal by Friday November 14 2014. The AWF...
African Water Facility promotes multiple use water services to increase access to water of rural and peri-urban communities in South Africa
20 August 2014
Tunis, Tunisia – The African Water Facility (AWF) offered on August 20, 2014 a €1.3 million grant to the Water Research Commission of the Republic of South Africa to improve water delivery services, an initiative that will be supported and driven by the beneficiary communities of Limpopo province....
The African Water Facility offers special training to its grantees to increase project results and effectiveness at Nairobi workshop
18 August 2014
Nairobi, Kenya – The African Water Facility, with the support of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) East Africa Regional Resource Center, brought together more than 40 project managers from over 15 English-speaking African countries to participate in a five day project management training in...
Promoting private sanitation venture to curb water-borne diseases and turn waste into energy and fertilizer in Kisumu, Kenya
24 July 2014
The Kisumu Water and Sewage Company (KIWASCO) received a €1.2 million AWF grant to support a project that will provide sanitation services for residents in the Manyatta settlement in Kisumu, Kenya, while creating business through the sale of fertilizers, biogas and energy as by-product of the...
African Water Facility funded study leads to one of the first regional groundwater management consortiums for West Africa
16 April 2014
(French Only) Grande première, les aquifères de l’Iullemeden et de Taoudeni/Tanezrouft seront gérés dans un cadre de concertation à dimension régionale, promettant ainsi à plus de 25 millions d’habitants de l’Afrique de l’Ouest l’accès à une ressource en eau jusque-là sous-exploitée. En effet, l’...
Increasing access to water for pastoralist communities in Sadaye, Djibouti
14 February 2014
(French Only) La FAE a participé, le 29 janvier 2014, à la cérémonie de lancement des travaux de construction d’infrastructures destinées à mobiliser de l’eau à des fins domestique et agricole à Sadaye. Au terme du projet, plus de 100 000 personnes auront ainsi un meilleur accès aux ressources en...
The African Water Facility Unveils New Website, New Look
13 February 2014
Tunis, Tunisia, February 13, 2014 – The African Water Facility (AWF) has launched a new website designed to enhance user experience, knowledge sharing and access to information about its grants and projects, as well as to keep visitors more engaged and better updated on the latest AWF news and...
AWF supports a Niger Basin infrastructure program to strengthen climate change resilience and improve food security
04 February 2014
Tunis, Tunisie, 31 Janvier 2014 – La Facilité africaine de l’eau (FAE) octroie un don de 960 000 euros au Secrétariat exécutif de l’Autorité du bassin du Niger (ABN), pour soutenir un programme de préparation de projets d’infrastructures à buts multiples. Ces projets aideront à freiner la...