The Government of Bangladesh and Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) undertook the second phase of Water Supply and Sanitation Programme Support, entitled WSSPS-II, to introduce sustained hygiene practices and improved safe water supply and sanitation facilities in rural areas. The project phase, implemented over a six-year period, was formally completed in 2011. HYSAWA as an organization was set up to implement one of the two components of this project. The amount of government assistance for implementation of the project phase was BDT 306 million.
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) is the brand used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark when it provides humanitarian aid and development assistance to developing countries. In 2007, it played a key role to the establishment of HYSAWA as a multi-donor fund in Bangladesh. After the founding of HYSAWA, DANIDA has become its major donor through funding two projects: Six-year long Water Supply and Sanitation Programme Support (WSSPS-II) and five-year long Support to the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector (SWSSS). Both projects were comprised of two components while HYSAWA was responsible for one of the component’s implementation. DANIDA’s contribution to the WSSPS-II and SWSSS totaled DKK 141 million and DKK 200 million respectively. Since 2015, DANIDA has been supporting HYSAWA’s climate change adaptation pilot project being implemented in two climate-vulnerable districts of Bangladesh.
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). In 2013, SDC has come into the support of HYSAWA’s decentralization approach and financed a project entitled “Empowering and Decentralizing Local Government Institutions to Manage Hygiene, Sanitation and Water Supply Service Delivery in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Bangladesh (2013-17)”. SDC has made a financial contribution of CHF 9.3 million to fund the project’s implementation in underserved and hard-to-reach areas located especially in Bangladesh’s coastal belt.
An agreement between HYSAWA and Australian High Commission was signed on 12 September 2017 at the Australian High Commission, Dhaka.
Julia Niblett, Honorable Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Mr. Md. Nurul Osman, Acting Managing Director of HYSAWA signed the agreement. The project “Assessment and Strengthen Community Disaster Preparedness on Water and Sanitation in Hatiya Island” will be implemented during 2017-18.
HYSAWA's partnership with AusAID commenced in 2010 following Australian Government’s decision to support a four-year project to implement hygiene, sanitation and water supply activities. Australian Aid, in short AusAID, is an Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid program. The project was implemented in three south-western districts of Bangladesh highly vulnerable to water stress. The contribution made by AusAID towards the project’s implementation was AUD 10.7 million.
An agreement between HYSAWA and Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany was signed on 25 May 2017 at the German Embassy, Dhaka. Dr. Thomas Prinz, Honorable Ambassador of the German Embassy and Mr. Md. Nurul Osman, Acting Managing Director of HYSAWA signed the agreement. Mr. Andreas Hartmann, Head of Development Co-operation, Mr. Shaikh Mahmudul Ahsan, Advisor, Development Co-operation from German Embassy, Mr. Mohammad Habibullah , Finance Manager, HYSAWA were present in the signing ceremony. The project “Establishing Water and Sanitation facilities for people living in hard-to-reach region” will be implemented in Satkhira district in association with the Local Government Institutions.
Action against Hunger or Action Contre la Faim (ACF) is a non-governmental organization fighting hunger in the world for nearly 40 years. Structured on an international network, the organization provides a coordinated response in nearly 50 countries. ACF’s fields of expertise include water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition and health, food security and resources of existence, mental health and childcare practices, advocacy, risk and disaster management, and research. HYSAWA has partnered with the organization to provide water and sanitation services to the host community of Ukhiya upazila, Cox’s Bazar.
HYSAWA has come to an agreement with Oxford University to receive a REACH Funding Grant to fund the research project entitled “SafePani model – Safe Drinking Water Pilot in Khulna Division” in Bangladesh. (2021-23)