The African Water Facility (AWF) on October 3, 2022, approved a grant of EUR 1,549,710 to improve access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services (WASH), build climate change resilience, and strengthen Covid-19 recovery efforts in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

In 2022, the Facility has approved four projects till date – Lake Chad Basin, Togo, Mali and now Burkina Faso – to improve water and basic sanitation services in countries, and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 28 October 2022

The African Water Facility (AWF) will hold its annual Governing Council including a Donor and Observers’ meeting from 3 – 4 November 2022 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

The African Water Facility approved on 16 December 2022, a grant of €4.9 million for PHEPA–8P – Promotion of Hygiene, Drinking Water, Sanitation and Strengthening of the Resilience of the Population to Covid-19 and Climate Change in Rural Areas In Eight (8) Provinces in Burkina Faso.

First issued in March 2022. Update of March 2023 incorporates provisions for the African Urban Sanitation Investment Fund (AUSIF), now to be hosted and managed by the African Development Bank and African Water Facility.

The African Water Facility announced a new investment case to mobilize resources to finance its revised strategy for 2017-2025. Based on an updated vision, the African Water Facility is set to improve the quality of life for rural and urban communities in Africa by 2025.

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 19 December 2022 

The African Water Facility has approved a grant of €362,000 to finance the "Preparation of a Strategic Action Plan for Water Resources Development in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin Project Phase II – Additional Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Studies” in Nigeria.

The African Water Facility and the African Development Fund have approved a grant of €7,640,590 for a four-year project to support climate resilient drinking water and sanitation services, in four rural regions of Niger.

​Mtchera Johannes Chirwa - Coordinator, African Water Facility

Every year on 22nd March, the world celebrates World Water Day, and we examine the realities and complexities surrounding water access. We also promote activities in the use and management of water and make necessary adjustment to deliver universal access to water and sanitation for people and our planet.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $3 million to the African Water Facility (AWF). The funding will support the preparation of water and sanitation investment projects in Africa, through the provision of grants and technical assistance to African countries and regional economic communities.

African Water Facility has approved a grant of €1.3 million for the transaction advisory services required for the development of wastewater treatment and waste to energy plants in Otjiwarongo, Namibia.

The African Water Facility has selected 80 new climate focused water and sanitation projects into its 2023 rolling project preparation pipeline.