| Project Detail |
The Swiss Water and Sanitation Consortium includes 10 non-governmental organizations and contributes to improving the livelihoods of the most vulnerable communities in least developed countries in West and East Africa and Asia by increasing drinking water, sanitation and hygiene coverage in schools and health care facilities. It also contributes to triggering innovation and knowledge sharing between the Swiss NGOs as well as strengthening the Swiss profile in advocacy and policy.
Despite the progress made in achieving SDG 6 since 2015, significant gaps still persist: worldwide, over two billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, around 3.6 billion people do not have access to safe sanitation, and 2.3 billion people do not have access to handwashing facilities with soap. Furthermore, the above data mask significant variations among geographies, urban-rural divide, wealth quintiles, and vulnerable groups. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in institutions has gained prominence in recent years as a critical area where progress is particularly slow while of serious importance in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and other key health and educational concerns.
Objectives Improving the living conditions of the most vulnerable in least developed and developing countries, contributing to inclusive and equitable quality education, universal quality health care and availability and sustainable management of water, sanitation and hygiene services for all. |
