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The Finance Portal gives an overview of the costs of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) service delivery, the financing sources to recover the costs, and tools and systems to monitor the financing of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) service delivery in developing countries.
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===Field experiences===
The following project(s) make use of finance methods or sources.
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|[[Image:project 494.png |thumb|center|140px|<font size="2"><center>[http://rsr.akvo.org//project/494/ RSR Project 494]<br>Kajiado <br>WASH Programme</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/494/ ]]
|[[Image:project 545.png |thumb|center|140px|<font size="2"><center>[http://rsr.akvo.org//project/545/ RSR Project 545]<br>Rain Water Harvesting <br>in Nepal</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/545/ ]]
|[[Image:project 662.png |thumb|center|140px|<font size="2"><center>[http://rsr.akvo.org//project/662/ RSR Project 662]<br>WASH Alliance Policy Influencing Programme</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/662/ ]]
|[[Image:project 451.png |thumb|center|140px|<font size="2"><center>[http://rsr.akvo.org//project/451/ RSR Project 451]<br>Northern Uganda WASH Alliance Project</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/451/ ]]
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===Finance Manuals and Links===
* [http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/market_led_approach_to_rural_sanitation_monitor_inclusive_markets.pdf A market led, evidence based, approach to rural sanitation]. By Arpit Shah, Jithamithra Thathachari, Rishi Agarwal and Ashish Karamchandani. November 2013. Hosted by [http://www.indiawaterportal.org/ India Water Portal].
===Acknowledgements===
[[Image:IRC new logo.gifpng|right|70px50px|link=http://www.ircircwash.nlorg/|]]Much of the material in this section is sourced from the [http://www.ircircwash.nlorg/ International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC)].
