Although the final millennium development goals (MDG) eva­luation report has globally shown progress in drinking water ac­cess, there remain challenges in achieving sanitation goals. The UN millennium water group however pointed out that the cur­rent pace of progress is still too slow to reach the goals in Africa, where only very few countries had met the targets. However, the long-term sustainability of the current achievements is not guaranteed...

The Project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It aims at supporting AfWA to achieve its broad mandate in capacity building  of African WASH stakeholders through (i) dissemination of knowledge (ii) Peer-to-peer  learning partnership and (iii)AfWA institutional capacity development.

The African Water Association (AfWA) is a continental knowledge management platform of the water and sanitation sector that  brings together utilities of drinking water produc- tion and distribution, utilities managing  sanitation  services, as well as the regulators  of water and sanitation sectorial policies in African countries  in view of sharing  knowledge  and  best practices. Though AfriCap program  the following component are conducted:

1)  Disseminate knowledge products and best practices consistent with the demands of AfWA members; 

2) Develop partnerships and mentoring relationships between AfWA members; 

3) Improve AfWA institutional capacity.

The overall strategy  will comprise  three  (03) levels of opera- tions: (i) Overall coordination  at AfWA headquarters in Abidjan, (ii) Classroom trainings through the AWASA structure  and (iii) Peer-to-peer  learning  activities facilitated by Regional Imple- menting Partners.

• Life of Program : Phase 1: 2015-2019,

  Phase 2: 2019-2023

  Previsionnal budget : USD 6,000,000

  Geographic Focus: Africa

  Implementing Partners :

  • African Water Association (AfWA), African Water and Sanitation Academy (AWASA),
  • West Africa Municipal WASH (MuniWASH),
  • African  Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) 
  • Regional Implementing Partners

West Africa: CEMEAU (ONEA BURKINA FASO)

Central Africa:  ERA (CAMEROON)

East Africa:  IREC (NWSC UGANDA)

Southern Africa:  RAND WATER and eThekwinini Municipality (SOUTH AFRICA)