USAID is supporting improved access to water and sanitation in nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa through the six-year Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA) project. SUWASA promotes commercial viability as fundamental to the sustainability and expansion of services. This approach is shared by other development partners who are actively working with the SUWASA team to advance commercial viability in the sector. This event highlighted how this approach has worked in Zambia, Nigeria and Kenya.