Accelerated Projects

Accelerated grants build on the successes delivered through the Catalyst projects. Five projects were awarded additional funding to expand their work, and continue to contribute to the REACH programme’s aim to improve water security for five million poor people.

Empowerment of vulnerable people to address household WASH security risks

Burkina Faso & Ghana

Water security risk science: local knowledge for participatory resource management

Ethiopia

Water law reform to improve water security for vulnerable people in Africa

Kenya, Uganda & South Africa

Gendered dimensions of water security risk for pastoralist households in Northern Kenya

Kenya

Establishing a drinking water security strategy for Mid-Western Nepal

Nepal

‘Our partnership with REACH recognises science has a critical role in designing and delivering effective policy and improving practice on the ground.’

KELLY ANN NAYLOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SECTION, PROGRAMME DIVISION, UNICEF

'Access to water is a defining challenge for the 21st century. The UK has already helped 43 million people to access clean water, but there is far more to be done.'

UK DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

‘We’re excited about the potential of these Catalyst Projects to contribute to novel science and deliver significant water security improvements for poor people in Africa and South Asia.’

Rosanna Bartlett, REACH Partnership Funding Manager

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