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.

Kenya Innovative Finance Facility for Water(KIFFWA)
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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:

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Projects
120000
Cubic Metres

Expected additional safely managed water

100000
People

Expected no. of people with improved sanitation services

10000
Acres

Expected additional area under productive and sustainable agriculture

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Megawatts

Expected additional renewable energy generated

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Jobs

Expected number of direct jobs supported

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.

Kenya Innovative Finance Facility for Water(KIFFWA)

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.

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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Kenya Innovative Finance Facility for Water

Water as Leverage, Nakuru is an initiative of Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development , an agency of the government of the Netherlands that focuses on supporting businesses, sustainability and international

Upcoming events

Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

March 11, 2025 9:00 am

March 14, 2025 11:00 pm

Location: Nairobi, Naivasha and Nakuru in Kenya

March 17, 2025 9:00 am

March 20, 2025 11:00 pm

Location: Worldwide

March 22, 2025 9:00 am

March 22, 2025 11:00 pm

Location: Kempinski, Accra Ghana

June 11, 2025 9:00 am

June 13, 2025 11:00 pm

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