Scaling-up improved sanitation – Bridging Phase Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF)
Investments in Sanitation, Hygiene and Menstrual Health are crucial to achieving the SDGs. The recently launched and UN-led Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF) aims to fill a gaping void in the international response to the sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health crisis. With this project, Switzerland supports the SHF in its operational set-up, starting country readiness work, resource mobilization and to become operational by early 2022
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
---|---|---|---|
Global |
Water Health Gender
Water sanitation
Health systems strengthening Women’s equality organisations and institutions |
01.05.2021
- 28.02.2023 |
CHF 980’000
|
- Swiss Private Sector
-
Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION
HEALTH
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Basic sanitation
Health policy and administrative management
Women's equality organisations and institutions
Aid Type Mandate without fiduciary fund
Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F09454
Background | The primary sector is sanitation and hygiene (SDG 6.2) with strong inputs to education, health, gender equality and links to economic empowerment |
Objectives | Sustainable Development Goal 6.2. By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of the most vulnerable women and girls and those most left most behind. |
Target groups | The Fund recognizes that massive inequalities in access to sanitation, hygiene and Menstrual Health, and that marginalized and vulnerable populations, women and girls are disproportionately affected. The Fund intends to invest in reducing these inequalities by specifically targeting those countries, and within them the populations left most behind and population living in geographical areas with the highest burden, yet least ability to respond. |
Medium-term outcomes |
1. Successful operational start-up of SHF is ensured 2. Country readiness is strengthened for SHF operations to start 3. Driving innovation in finance and climate resilience in sanitation and 4. Sanitation and hygiene is well integrated into the global covid response 5. Resource mobilisation is ensured to sustain SHF 6. SHF governance structure is established |
Results |
Expected results: 1. A viable funding pipeline is in place ensuring that SHF is funded and viable. 2. Country readiness plans are in place for the first SHF countries so that first 3. A governance structure is in place and operational. 4. The core team for SHF is appointed and operations manual approved. 5. SHF is actively engaging in Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) discussions and 6. A clearly defined strategy for private sector engagement is established. Results from previous phases: This is a bridging phase from the Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) to SHF. The lessons learnt from WSSCC (and the Global Sanitation Fund) are being captured in a comprehensive document and will be applied to the SHF. Remark: the business model for the SHF is very different (country centered approach) to previous work but the relevant lessons learnt about country engagement and delivery will be fully applied to SHF. |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Project partners |
Contract partner Private sector United Nations Organization (UNO) |
Coordination with other projects and actors |
UN Water (SHF being part of the UN family) UNICEF and WHO, Sanitation and Water for All and the Toilet Board coalition |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 980’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 966’083 |
Project phases |
Phase
4
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2026
(Current phase)
Phase 3 01.05.2021 - 28.02.2023 (Completed) Phase 2 01.01.2018 - 31.12.2021 (Completed) Phase 1 01.01.2016 - 31.12.2017 (Completed) |