The African Water Facility is the primary water instrument in Africa that supports and facilitates resources mobilisation to meet the huge investment gap for water infrastructure development. An initiative of the African Ministers' Council on Water, the AWF is hosted and managed by the African Development Bank. the AWF assists African countries to address the increasing investment need for the development and management of water resources in Africa, towards meeting the goals and targets of the Africa Water Vision and the Sustainable Development Goals. The AWF is a demand-driven, African-led project preparation facility that is focused on the funding of investment planning and preparation projects, with the aim of mobilising additional financing to meet Africa's water infrastructure needs.