One of the ways World Vision is exploring expanded access to water and sanitation services is through microfinance. Pairing microfinance approaches with WASH interventions supports low-income households to gain access to sustainable services. In February 2021, World Vision began a pilot project in two program areas in Kenya: Bartabwa and Kalawa. The pilot had two objectives: to establish two WASH business centers (one in each program area), and to use these centers to open the market for microfinance loans to households to fund WASH improvements. The pilot was a success and provided many lessons learned that will be used to expand microfinance for WASH to other areas of Kenya and as well as three additional African nations: Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia.
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