Afghanistan Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Institutional Support Project

About this project

The overall objective of the proposed Program is to improve access to safe water and sanitation in selected areas of Afghanistan as well as to strengthen sector capacity. This objective is expected to be achieved over a 12-year period through a Series of Projects (SoP), of which the operation detailed in this document is the first. The programmatic approach will ensure continuity of the sector engagement and also facilitate a sustained contribution to the Bank's ongoing COVID-19 response. The World Bank has led a robust reaction to the pandemic in Afghanistan with a series of rapid relief projects, notably targeting the health sector, emergency agriculture and food supply and cash-support to vulnerable households. The proposed Program would complement this approach with emergency support to sustain critical water and hygiene services in priority cities under the first project, while also laying the basis for rebuilding better in the long-term. -The Program is expected to consist of three projects that will overlap in time and vary in geography, with a consistent component-level design to facilitate scaling-up. The three projects are expected to commence in 2021, 2026 and 2028, respectively. The anticipated duration of each project is expected to be five years. Overall SoP completion is expected by 2033. -The first of the series of projects (“SoP-1”, or “the project”) aims to safeguard essential water services in Afghanistan's three largest cities (Kabul, Kandahar and Herat)…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Afghanistan

Sectors

Water supply - large systemsWater sector policy and administrative management

Places

Kandahar, Kabul, Herat

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation (AUWSSC)

Accountable

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P169970.

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