Join the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership!

Sanitation and Water for All is a partnership of national governments, donors, multilaterals, civil society organizations, development banks, and other development partners in the water and sanitation sector.

Sanitation and Water for All has a simple governance structure—a Steering Committee, an Annual Partnership Meeting and a small Secretariat. It is based on a set of core principles, grounded in the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action—international agreements about aid effectiveness.

The vision and principles of Sanitation and Water for All are achieved primarily through existing mechanisms and programmes. The vast majority of what Sanitation and Water for All does is simply the work of its partners, positively influenced and guided by common principles and collaboration with the other partners. The Sanitation and Water for All partnership is based on mutual trust, support, and commitment to principles of aid effectiveness, including national ownership of plans.

Submit Your Application Today

We invite you to submit your application for partnership today and join our efforts to galvanize action to accelerate progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). You and your organization can help with this effort. With just 5 years left to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Sanitation and Water for All seeks to galvanize action to accelerate progress towards reaching the MDGs. The ultimate goal of Sanitation and Water for All is to ensure sanitation and water for all people globally. Universal access to water supply and sanitation is a fundamental underpinning of good health, dignity and prosperity.

Sanitation and universal access to water supply impacts all other areas of development and should be a guiding principle along with a focus on sustainability to ensure access is maintained over time.

Why Become a Partner?

As a Sanitation and Water for All partner, you will be part of the global movement to raise the profile of sanitation and water and improve sustainable service delivery, have a voice at the table with the world’s leading agencies shaping future approaches to water and sanitation development, and be part of designing new instruments and approaches in the sector.

The Sanitation and Water for All partnership is based on mutual trust, support, and commitment to principles of aid effectiveness, including national ownership of plans, in addition to a set of guiding principles and a governance document.

• Sanitation and Water for All - Guiding Principles  |  English French Spanish
• Sanitation and Water for All - Governance Document  |  English French

The Sanitation and Water for All partnership application is available
in English, French, and Spanish.

Partner Categories

Sanitation and Water for All partners fall into 6 categories:

• Developing Country Partners (Any Low Income Country government or Middle-Income Country government which is off-track for the water and/or sanitation MDG targets; including regional governmental associations)
• Donor Partners (Governmental donor agencies, or private foundations, providing funding to water and sanitation
• Multilateral Partners (UN or other multilateral agencies/mechanisms engaged on water and sanitation) 
• Development Banks (Global or regional development banks)
• Civil Society Partners (CSO): (Regional and global associations of not-for-profit CSOs engaged on water and sanitation) Special Note: Individual CSOs do not need to apply to join the Sanitation and Water for All partnership, but can get involved through the appropriate regional and international networks. The process is being facilitated by End Water Poverty, so please send an email to info@endwaterpoverty.org for more information.
• Research and Learning Partners
• Other Sector Partners (International organisation with recognized sector expertise and influence).