▁on ▁a ▁quarter ly ▁basis . ▁ ▁Fin ancing ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁share ▁of ▁invest ments ▁is ▁fin anced ▁by ▁don ors , ▁including ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Bank . ▁Commun ities ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁initial ▁capital ▁costs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ' s ▁Water ▁and ▁San itation ▁Program ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁R w anda ▁completed ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁R w anda ' s ▁fund ing ▁mechan isms ▁for ▁water ▁and ▁san itation ▁which ▁found ▁that ▁" ex isting ▁finan cing ▁modal ities ▁are ▁highly ▁fragment ed ▁and ▁not ▁appropriate ▁for ▁consistent ▁finan cing ▁of ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁water ▁sector ▁program ". ▁A ▁new ▁finan cing ▁option ▁recommended ▁by ▁the ▁study ▁was ▁await ing ▁government ▁appro val ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁It ▁propos es ▁a ▁po o led ▁Water ▁and ▁San itation ▁Fund ▁that ▁would ▁handle ▁both ▁government ▁and ▁don or ▁contributions ▁through ▁the ▁same ▁national ▁procedures . ▁District s ▁would ▁submit ▁projects ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁regular ▁planning ▁procedures ▁while ▁a ▁unit ▁man aging ▁the ▁Fund ▁would ▁app raise ▁and ▁monitor ▁the ▁projects . ▁The ▁Fund ▁would ▁be ▁established ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁san itation ▁authority . ▁ ▁External ▁co operation ▁ ▁Don ors ▁in ▁the ▁R wand an ▁rural ▁water ▁sector ▁follow ▁a ▁un ified ▁implementation ▁framework ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁government ' s ▁national ▁strategy ▁and ▁program ▁and ▁medium - term ▁exp end iture ▁framework . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁R wand an ▁Development ▁Gate way ,