Foundation Funding for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

This research brief from the Foundation Center is an important tool for all of us looking to increase the amount and effectiveness of funding for the global WASH sector.

Here is the brief:

http://water.issuelab.org/research/listing/foundation_funding_for_water_sanitation_and_hygiene 

And some of its key findings:

• The total number of foundations awarding WASH grants jumped from 24 in 2003 to 78 in 2010.
• U.S. foundation funding for WASH comprises less than 2% of U.S. foundation giving for international causes. 
• From 2009 to 2010, 30% of all grant dollars went to Africa, the largest share of any geographic region, while 18% went to Asia and 9% went to Central/South America.
• The largest proportion of foundation grant dollars support water sector policy and administration (20%), followed by basic drinking water supply (17%), WASH research (14%), and basic sanitation (14%).