Good intentions are not the same as good results – as much as half of all water and sanitations systems in developing countries fail after five years. To reduce widespread inefficiencies and duplication of efforts, and measure what matters most to vulnerable communities, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation recently awarded a four-year $1.9 million grant to Stanford’s Program on Water, Health & Development (WHD). The grant renews a partnership aimed at making the influential foundation’s strategy for accelerating access to safe, reliable and affordable water services as efficient and effective as possible.