Grantee partners presenting at the 2026 University of North Carolina Water & Health Conference offer reflections on their work and what it will take to deliver reliable safe drinking water to rural communities.
The urgent, global need for safe drinking water in rural communities demands strong partnerships and coordination between service providers, governments, philanthropy and other actors. At the 2026 UNC Water & Health Conference, grantee partners of the Hilton Foundation presented key findings, lessons learned and other research related to safe water delivery and how these entities can pull together in a unified safe water strategy.
Aguaconsult
The expansion of public utility service provision into rural and small-town contexts represents one of the most significant shifts in rural water service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa.
Uptime: The Data Dividend
Mangrove Water: Case Studies
World Resources Institute: Why Once-Scarce Water Is Coming Back in North Mecha, Ethiopia
