Programme Fund

The Programme Fund represents 85% of the annual budget. It covers:

- Water and sanitation in developing countries
- Sustainable development activities in developing countries

Allocated amount 

The minimum amount
allocated per project is
€50,000 per year; support is provided for, at least, two years. The Foundation can  provide up to 50% of the total budget for the project, to a maximum subsidy level of
€ 250,000.

Project Selection    

Projects are selected by a yearly committee meeting. The opinion of the Foundation’s Board of Experts is sought on the occasion of the committee meeting, via a forum.


A sustained support, external evaluations

As part of a medium term strategy, projects supported under the "Programme Fund" benefit from sustained support throughout the lifetime of the project. External evaluations are performed. 
The grant agreement plans in particular the frequency of the reporting, the mid-term evaluation and the final evaluation.
Monitoring missions are organized either by the Foundation team or by experts appointed by the Fondation.

Selection criteria

Programme monitoring

To find more information
on the monitoring process,
please have a look at the "Programme evaluations" file.