2023 I4WASH KAMPALA
Accelerating Financing of Climate SMART WASH solutions
Overview
I4WASH Kampala 2023 focused on bridging the financing gap for climate-smart WASH solutions across Eastern Africa. The forum created space for collaboration between governments, innovators, and financiers to drive sustainable water management. The event served as a hub to present policies, funding mechanisms, and interventions aimed at scaling impactful WASH solutions. We partnered with Water and Sanitation Entreprenuers Association Uganda (WASEU), SARDA and QUERCUS Group.
Key Highlights
- Understood government policies and programs promoting sustainable water management
- Highlighted innovative water and sanitation solutions in Eastern Africa and their value
- Enabled capital seekers and providers to present missions and value propositions
- Presented available financing sources and their requirements
- Showcased intervention areas for non-financing-focused organizations
- Fostered partnerships for sustainable water and sanitation management
- Clarified policy and regulatory frameworks aligning public-private efforts
- Spotlighted Eastern African WASH technologies and regional innovation
- Connected funders with startups, NGOs, and WASH solutions
- Emphasized roles of policy, advocacy & capacity building (non-financial support)
- United public, private & civil society for strategic WASH collaborations
- Identified funding and talent pathways for scaling solutions
