The Program is financed by KfW and EU and is implemented by the Ajara Water Alliance (AWA), a dedicated company established with MACS assistance by the Ajara government and all Ajara municipalities. The Program, assisted by the MACS led consortium focusing on rural villages and Fichtner, focusing on semi-urban areas started in October 2019. At the inception workshop, with participation of all program stakeholders, the program concept and findings from the inception phase were discussed.