STRATEGIC PLANNING OF USAID WATER AND SANITATION ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA

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Under Category : Health Water Sanitation
Source: www.state.gov

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every $1 invested in providing improved access to water and sanitation activities yields an . USAID's support for water supply and sanitation in recent years

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Drinking water supply and sanitation activities are crucial parts of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs throughout Africa. Increased access to improved water and sanitation has many benefits: a significant reduction in disease; averted health-related costs and time savings associated with having water and sanitation facilities closer to home. Water and sanitation interventions are also cost-effective: a recent WHO cost-benefit analysis found that every $1 invested in providing improved access to water and sanitation activities yields an economic return of $3 to $34.

The majority of USAID’s support for water supply and sanitation in recent years has been as a key part of humanitarian response programs established to assist populations subjected to environmentally-induced or conflict-related crises. Water and sanitation activities within development-focused programs have largely been programmed as integral parts of health, education, natural resources management, economic growth, and democracy and governance programs, which themselves reflect region- and country-specific strategic development priorities. In Fiscal Year 2006, the USAID Bureau for Africa established a new regional program focused on water and sanitation activities in Africa, reflecting in part a greater commitment to and higher visibility of this sector. This has also afforded the opportunity to take greater advantage of partnership opportunities that leverage USAID’s limited resources and to develop a strategic water program.

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