Gates Foundation backs €9.86 million reality check for water and sanitation costs by IRC

What does it really cost to extend safe water and hygienic sanitation to poor communities in developing countries? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is supporting the IRC’s project, WASHCost: Quantifying the cost of delivering safe water, sanitation and hygiene services, with a US$14.48 million (Euro 9.86 million) grant over five years to answer this question and to transform information, learning and performance in the sector.

Source: IRC, 14 Jan 2008