Civil Society WASH Fund The Civil Society Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Fund is a global grant program for civil society organisations to deliver activities that improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene for approximately 1.8 million people across Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Key components of the WASH Fund include: development of a peer reviewed design of the Fund; competitive selection process; provision of grants to civil society organisations to deliver water, sanitation and hygiene activities; fund management; and the establishment of a dedicated Monitoring, Evaluation and Review Panel (MERP). The total value of this initiative is $104.4 million over 8 years, starting 2011-12.