Final reports and evaluations of completed and ongoing programmes up to December 2020 estimate that more than 3.6 million people have benefited directly from the Water Fund (677,000 households). A total of 3.1 million people have gained access to new or renovated drinking water services and 1.2 million to sanitation services. The wastewater of more than 843,000 people is now adequately treated.
The Water Fund has made an effort in 2020 to foster community development and a social fabric that strengthens the sustainability of interventions. So far, more than 1.5 million people have been educated on the importance of hygiene and the rational use of water resources. In addition, up until 2020, more than 70,000 institutional experts from the different territorial levels have been trained within the framework of the programmes in order to promote the strengthening of the sector.
Results of bilateral programmes
With regard to the bilateral programmes managed directly by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), (which account for slightly more than 50% of the total), it has also been possible to analyse some complementary indicators that reveal the extent of the impact. The bilateral portfolio promoted by AECID has provided drinking water to more than 1.4 million people and sanitation to almost half a million. In addition, it has developed more than 13,700 technical trainings in institutions and 190,000 awareness-raising sessions on hygiene and water resources management.
In addition, almost 300,000 people benefit from wastewater treatment systems, both in rural and peri-urban areas. By 2020, almost 22,000 latrines have been built.
