Luena WASH: A Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene programme that funds community-based organizations working to improve… Grant
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This call is open to community groups, non-profits and registered charities. Funding is a grant. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
Luena WASH funds community-based organizations working to improve access to clean water and sanitation infrastructure. The programme supports grassroots implementation of water, sanitation, and hygiene projects.
About this grant
The Luena WASH programme is run by Luena Foundation, a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It addresses the lack of safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services faced by children in marginalized communities. The page cites WHO and UNICEF figures: about 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water and 4.2 billion lack safely managed sanitation. It also notes that diarrhoeal disease, often linked to contaminated water and poor sanitation, is a leading cause of child mortality, with UNICEF estimating about 525,000 deaths of children under five each year. The programme funds wells, latrines, hygiene education, and related infrastructure, combined with community involvement in decision-making, project planning, and implementation to foster local ownership and sustainability. The page lists example projects in Western Uganda (a primary school latrine), Central Bolivia (clean drinking water), Western Mongolia (sanitation for children with disabilities), South Central India (restoring safe drinking water), Southern Pakistan (school sanitation facilities), and Western Honduras (WASH upgrades and electrical installation for an early childhood development centre). The page is primarily a donor appeal rather than a grant call for outside applicants. It states that 100% of donations go to projects and programmes, that the foundation incurs zero administrative costs, and that it invests locally in partnership with grassroots community leaders. No application process, funding round, or applicant eligibility rules are described.
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Key requirements
- ✓Applicant must be a community-based organization
- ✓Project must focus on improving access to clean water and/or sanitation infrastructure
- ✓Project must advance water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) outcomes
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- Who can apply for Luena WASH: A Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene programme that funds community-based organizations working to improve…?
- Eligibility covers community-group, nonprofit, charity.
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Water funding covers supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment, water efficiency, catchment management and flood risk. A large share is public procurement for infrastructure and services, alongside grants for innovation and access in underserved areas. Bidders and applicants are typically assessed on technical capacity, operating experience and community impact.
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