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CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST WaterStarters Franchisees for Sustainable Water Enterprises in Kajiado, Makueni, Machakos and Kitui Counties
About Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has grown into the largest Africa-based international health development organisation. It runs more than 180 programmes reaching over 40 million people across 35 African countries, with a workforce of more than 2,000 staff. Headquartered in Nairobi, it has country offices in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, supported by eleven advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America.
Amref’s vision is ‘Lasting health change in Africa’. Its mission is to catalyse community-led, people-centred health systems while tackling the social determinants of health. Amref believes the power to transform health in Africa lies within its communities. It works to make sure health systems function well and that communities are empowered to hold them accountable for quality, affordable care.
About WaterStarters
Safe water, sanitation and hygiene are among the most important of these determinants. WaterStarters is one of the ways Amref puts this approach into practice. It is an enterprise-driven initiative implemented by Amref Health Africa in Kenya in partnership with The Poul Due Jensen Foundation and County Governments. It helps local entrepreneurs and organisations own and run commercially viable, climate-resilient water enterprises in rural and peri-urban communities through a franchise model. The programme currently supports a network of franchised water schemes in Kajiado and Makueni counties, serving more than 70,000 people. Its goal is to reach 1.5 million Kenyans with safe water by 2035.
