It's time to talk and act on finance

Published on: 22/11/2023

We're proud to announce the launch of Introducing finance for water, sanitation and hygiene. This eight-hour course provides you with the knowledge you need to accelerate finance for more resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems that can deliver sustainable services to all. It brings together the latest thinking from all over the world and will provide you with a good understanding of finance as an essential part of sustainable WASH systems.

For whom is this course?

This course is developed for anyone who wants to learn more about WASH finance. More specifically, professionals working for:

• Regional and national governments
• Non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations
• Multilateral and bilateral organisations
• Private organisations
• Training institutes
• Consultants
• Experts working on systems strengthening

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Why finance?

Here's a sneak peek at one of the many animations in the course

Course objectives

By the end of the course, you will know:

• How essential finance is for achieving universal and sustainable WASH services.
• What finance for universal and sustainable WASH services entails.
• The status of finance for universal WASH services.
• What a finance strategy is, and the most important elements in it.
• Why finance strategies are the foundation for financing sustainable WASH systems.
  
  

How to get started

Alternatively, you can also enrol in the course via UNICEF's Agora platform.

The learning doesn't stop here

This course is part of three online courses, all of which are free and available on both UNICEF's Agora platform and IRC's WASH Systems Academy in English and French. Our courses are self-paced and self-guided, meaning you can start at any time.

Introducing finance for sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene systems is one of three other courses co-developed by UNICEF, IRC and Water For People.

Interested in our other courses?

Sign up here to show your interest and stay tuned for the dates and registration for the other courses.

This course is made possible thanks to the partnership between UNICEF, IRC and Water For People, with funding from the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Government of the Netherlands.