SNV works to increase in numbers of poor households and vulnerable groups enjoying the benefits of secure sustainable supplies of and access to clean drinking water, and water that can enable economic development.

SNV focuses on Water and Sanitation in Primary Schools, Operation and Maintenance of Water and Sanitation Facilities, and Sustainable Water Resource Base.

Our work includes:

• Whole system facilitation and multi-stakeholder
• Strengthening of water, sanitation and hygiene serving providers
• Linking actors to information
• Investment brokering in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene service provision
• Supporting pro-poor policy development and implementation

Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and Zambia are active in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector.

Clients 
Clients are mainly governments and government affiliated organisations such as ministries, water service providers; water resources user associations, water resource management authorities, Catchment Area Advisory Committees and Municipalities.

Partners 
Embassies of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in ESA focus works with SNV on water sector development in 6 out of 8  countries in the region. Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Zambia have agreements with UNICEF within the Sub-Saharan Africa Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Agreemeng between UNICEF and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.