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.
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:
- Early Stage Capital
- Technical Expertise
- Finance Expertise
- Legal Expertise
Impact Upto 2024
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.
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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March 13, 2026 |
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Upcoming events
Location: The Netherlands
June 23, 2026 1:00 pm
June 23, 2026 7:30 pm
Location: Sarawak, Malaysia
July 15, 2026 9:00 am
July 17, 2026 11:00 pm
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
October 4, 2026 9:00 am
October 8, 2026 11:00 pm
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
November 25, 2026 9:00 am
November 27, 2026 11:00 pm
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