▁support ▁of ▁micro - cred its ▁stand ▁out ▁particularly . ▁ ▁Af fer m age ▁for ▁urban ▁water ▁supply ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁and ▁successful ▁innov ative ▁approaches ▁in ▁water ▁supply ▁in ▁Sen eg al ▁is ▁the ▁le ase ▁( af fer m age ) ▁contract ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Sen eg al ese ▁government , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁clients ▁of ▁S én ég ala ise ▁des ▁e aux ▁( S DE ) ▁increased ▁from ▁ 2 4 1 , 6 7 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 6 3 8 , 6 2 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Out ▁of ▁almost ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁new ▁connections , ▁ 2 0 6 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁social ▁connections ▁serving ▁the ▁poor est ▁population , ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Dak ar . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Bank , ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁successful ▁at ▁reaching ▁the ▁poor ▁through ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁fund ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁private ▁operator ▁to ▁subs id ize ▁Social ▁Con ne ctions . ▁It ▁aim ed ▁at ▁providing ▁improved ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁poor ▁for ▁a ▁lower ▁price . ▁Social ▁connections ▁were ▁free , ▁while ▁a ▁connection ▁fee ▁was ▁charged ▁for ▁ordinary ▁connections ▁aim ed ▁at ▁wealth ier ▁households . ▁S DE ▁and ▁Sen eg al ese ▁National ▁Society ▁of ▁Water ▁Us age ▁( SON ES ) ▁worked ▁through ▁a ▁large ▁N GO ▁to