Global Sanitation Fund

  • Chief Minister launches Global Sanitation Fund in Assam, India
    Chief Minister launches Global Sanitation Fund in Assam, India

    Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Cabinet Minister Mr. Gautam Roy helped launch the Global Sanitation Fund programme in Assam, India, on 19 June, attracting much media interest. The Jharkhand launch occured in April 2011.

              
  • Funding innovative awareness raising in Madagascar
    Funding innovative awareness raising in Madagascar

    Puppet shows, like this in Analanjorofo region, are popular educational tools in Madagascar, where the GSF signed sub-grantees in May 2011 to carry out educational and awareness raising work. 

              
  • March 2011 Global Sanitation Fund launch in Cambodia
    March 2011 Global Sanitation Fund launch in Cambodia

    Basic sanitation for 200,000 Cambodian households is the aim of the GSF progamme executed by Plan International Cambodia with $5 million commitment from WSSCC.

              
  • Making progress in the first GSF countries
    Making progress in the first GSF countries

    The GSF programme is on the move. In Cambodia, India, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal and Senegal, GSF partners have started implementing the programme. Soon, NGOs, community groups and other sub-grantees will start their on-the-ground work.

              
  • Demand-led approaches
    Demand-led approaches

    The Global Sanitation Fund supports successful demand-led approaches owned by the communities and believes in their impact.

              
  • Owned by the countries
    Owned by the countries

    The Global Sanitation Fund is invited by the national government and works for its people. Each programme is owned by the country it operates in.

              
  • Sanitation marketing
    Sanitation marketing

    The Global Sanitation Fund supports local entrepreneurs to ensure that supply meets demand when people decide to build their own latrines.

              

Funded Countries

Funded Countries

Implementation is underway in six countries. Also, here are the latest updates on programme development in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Tanzania

In Focus

In Focus

WSSCC's partners in India formally launched the GSF programme at an event in the State of Assam in June 2011.  See the photo gallery here

Video

Video

Learn about the Global Sanitation Fund's work through this short video, or hear about the GSF work from our partners.

  • Programme Contact

    Mark Willis
    Programme Manager Global Sanitation Fund