Geographic scope

The geographic scope of the Global Sanitation Fund is global, but in order to use its resources effectively the Global Sanitation Fund works country by country. WSSCC selects countries in which the Global Sanitation Fund works according to the following criteria:

• Large number of people and proportion of population without basic sanitation
• High incidence of disease related to poor water, sanitation and improper hygiene
• Low economic and social development indicators
• A national sanitation policy or strategy, which is not already being fully funded from other sources
• Existing active National WASH Coalition or other WSSCC partners that request funding from the Global Sanitation Fund for that country
• Governmental agreement that the Global Sanitation Fund can support work in the country.