AWF Strategic Plan 2026–2030: A Call to Action
The African Water Facility (AWF) enters its 2026–2030 Strategy period at a defining moment for Africa’s water and sanitation sector. Rapid population growth, accelerating urbanisation, climate change, and widening financing gaps are placing unprecedented pressure on water resources and service delivery systems, while traditional sources of development finance continue to decline.
In response, the AWF Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets out a clear transformation repositioning the Facility from a traditional project preparation mechanism into a focused, market-responsive catalyst for continental water sector development. The Strategy emphasizes strategic focus, leverage, and alignment with Africa’s water security and sanitation agenda, including Agenda 2063, Africa’s Water Vision, and the African Development Bank’s High-5 priorities.
The Strategy is guided by three interlinked priorities:
Strategic Priority 1: Project preparation to catalyse investments for water security and safe sanitation, with a focus on developing high-quality, bankable project pipelines that unlock large-scale downstream financing.
Strategic Priority 2: Securing Water and Sanitation Finance and Investment, including innovative and blended approaches, to strengthen investor engagement and accelerate public and private investment in the sector.
Organisational Priority: Building a high-performance facility by strengthening institutional capacity, operational efficiency, and partnerships to enable effective delivery at scale.
Together, these priorities provide the framework for implementing the AWF Strategy 2026–2030 and reinforce AWF’s role as a trusted continental partner translating Africa’s water ambitions into investable projects and sustainable development outcomes.