Water for the World Act to Increase International Aid
New Act Aims to Expand Global Safe Water, Sanitation Efforts
Nearly a decade after the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act was established, there is a push to expand and improve its reach.
Since the act was created in 2005, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State have partnered with other nations to bring safe drinking water and sanitation to people around the world.