To support the operationalisation of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII) – a new financing window dedicated
To support the operationalisation of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative – a new financing window dedicated to improving sanitation in African urban cities, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...To support the operationalisation of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative – a new financing window dedicated to improving sanitation in African urban cities, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $6 million to the African Water Facility.
The AUSII comes as a response to improve urban access to safely managed sanitation in Africa, which is rapidly urbanising at a present rate of 47 per cent. Across the continent, the percentage of the population with access to at least basic sanitation is below 45%, and around 10 per cent of urban premises are served by sewerage systems, with 90% non-sewered sanitation.
Remarking, Coordinator of the African Water Facility, Mtchera Johannes Chirwa said, “We are delighted to be setting up the new urban sanitation dedicated financing window within the African Water Facility. We value the strong partnership that we hold with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and this commitment will allow us to allocate more resources for innovative solutions aimed at improving urban sanitation in African countries.
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