About WaterCredit

WaterCredit is an initiative of Water.org that puts microfinance tools to use in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector. It is the only comprehensive, multi-country program of its kind that connects the microfinance and WASH communities to scale up access to credit and capital for individual- and household-based water and sanitation needs. In turn, the WaterCredit partnership models and financing mechanisms serve to channel and redeploy financial resources more efficiently and effectively and therefore to reach increasing numbers of people.

The WaterCredit.org website has been designed with different types of stakeholders in mind: microfinance institutions (MFIs); WASH experts; catalytic philanthropists; and social investors and commercial banks. Click on the colored buttons below to learn more.

MFIMicrofinance Institutions WSHWater, Sanitation and Hygiene Stakeholaders
DonorsCatalytic Philanthropy SIBSocial Investors and Banks

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WaterCredit at a Glance*

104,695: WaterCredit loans made
597,000: People have access to clean water and safe sanitation as a direct result of WaterCredit
99%: Global WaterCredit loan repayment
over 89%: of WaterCredit clients are women
28: Active WaterCredit Partner Organizations
4: Countries with WaterCredit (India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda)
WaterCredit
loans for:
- Household water and sewerage connections
- Toilets and pit latrines
- Rainwater harvesting tanks, sinks, tubewells and related assets

To find out more, read the January 2013 WaterCredit Executive Summary.

*Statistics updated Jan 2013