The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has
received nearly $2.1 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
to support its efforts at improving access to safe sanitation and
promoting good hygiene practices for people in developing countries.
These funds, provided over the next two years, will enable WSSCC
to carry out its global networking, knowledge management and advocacy
work programmes.
We are thrilled and honoured to be selected by the Global Development
Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for these funds,
said WSSCC’s Executive Director, Jon Lane. The foundation s support
will help us to carry out our work programme, to increase global
and national awareness of these important issues, and to have a
positive impact on people.
The foundation is the first non-state donor to WSSCC, joining the
Governments of Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland,
the United Kingdom and the United States as supporters of the organisation.
Specifically, WSSCC will use the Gates Foundation grant to:
• enhance coordination and collaboration through WSSCC’s National
WASH Coalitions
• circulate knowledge and information in the areas of sanitation,
hygiene and water
• influence the development and implementation of national policies,
and
• increase awareness and influence the global policy debate on sanitation
and hygiene.
WSSCC gets US$ 2.1 million from Gates Foundation
for hygiene and sanitation promotion
