Kenya Innovative Finance Facility for Water (KIFFWA)

Developing Water Initiatives in Kenya

KIFFWA offers early-stage, risk-tolerant, catalytic and patient capital to innovation-driven projects and high-growth companies in the water sector. Alongside this investment, it provides extensive technical, financial and legal expertise from the point of onboarding to the point of exit. This assistance encompasses concept development, business model improvement, legal structuring and transaction support during negotiations with other investors.

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Get To Know What We Do

KIFFWA mobilizes new forms of finance for the Kenyan water sector. This is needed for two reasons. Firstly, the water challenges in Kenya are vast and secondly, there is a tremendous financing gap to address those challenges.

Our services include:

Impact Upto 2024

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Projects completed
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Million litres of water sold
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People
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KwH of electricity supplied
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CO2 reduced
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Jobs created
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Watershops established
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Hydropower plants

Who We Are

The Kenya Innovative Finance Facility for Water(KIFFWA) is a co-developer of water initiatives in Kenya.

Our Clients

KIFFWA supports Lead Developers who demonstrate a strong track record of project development and who have professional management and strong industry knowledge. KIFFWA works with clearly defined lead developers and does not work through intermediaries or brokers. KIFFWA typically finances a maximum of 50% of the development budget subject to a maximum of EUR 500,000.

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How We Work

KIFFWA’s role is one of a co-developer: we support initiatives to reach financial close i.e. when all project and financing agreements have been signed and required conditions have been met.

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News and Insights

Read all about KIFFWA and the Developing Water  Initiative in Kenya’s latest activities and projects.

February 14, 2025 |

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Upcoming events

Location: Online and in Stockholm, Sweden

August 24, 2025 9:00 am

August 28, 2025 11:00 pm

Location: Berlin, Germany

October 7, 2025 9:00 am

October 9, 2025 11:00 pm

Location: London, UK

October 14, 2025 9:00 am

October 15, 2025 11:00 pm

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

November 3, 2025 9:00 am

November 5, 2025 11:00 pm

Location: Belém (Pará), Brazil

November 10, 2025 9:00 am

November 21, 2025 11:00 pm

Our Partners

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Collaboration Partners

Awards and Recognitions

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KIFFWA - Finalist, Impact Funder category 2025
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KIFFWA - Best Impact Investment Fund Kenya 2025
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P4G State-of-the-Art Awards Sector Winner - SDG 6 (2021)