The Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund has awarded a US$ 500,000 (EUR 344,000) grant to WaterPartners International projects in Africa and India. The project financing programme in India is called GUARDIAN, which provides micro-credit to the poor for water and sanitation as part of The WaterCredit Initiative™.

The grant to WaterPartners includes funds for villages in Ethiopia and expanding its scope of operations in Africa. It is part of the Goldman Fund's Clean Water Initiative {1] x, which awarded a total of US$ 3,470,000 (EUR 2,390,00) in 2007 to WaterPartners and five other organisations: CARE, Engineers without Borders – USA, KickStart International, Solar Cookers International, and WaterAid America.

Related publication: Fonseca, C. …[et al.] (2007). Microfinance for water, sanitation and hygiene : an introduction. Delft, The Netherlands, Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP). Download here

Contact: WaterPartners International, USA, contact page ; Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, USA, info@goldmanfund.org

Web sites:

• WaterPartners International - The WaterCredit Initiative™
• Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund - 2007 Clean Water Initiative

Source: WaterPartners International, 11 Dec 2007