For every € 10 million in donor grant funding WFF will raise an indicated € 100 million in local capital, which will provide 2 million people with sustainable water supply services. If you’re interested in learning more, let’s talk.
Author: Alisher Makhmudov
Our partners
WFF is associated with the Cardano Development, highly reputed manager of alternative and focused funds with a strong track record in developing and scaling-up innovative finance solutions in frontier markets. The Water Financing Facility received initial funding of € 10 million from the Government of the Netherlands, and is endorsed by The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance. We are presently looking for development partners to support our objectives by funding activities with interest in a seat in the Governing Council.
Other reads
WFF goal of worldwide sustainable water, is supported in publications such as the
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The World Health Organization Glaas Report
And the World Bank’s Water Global practices
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Latest news
Read how WFF is making a difference by using its capital to develop local water financing facilities that can bring private, large-scale and long-term capital market financing into the water sector.
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KENYA – The first National Water Finance Facility (NWFF), Kenya Pooled Water Fund (KPWF), has been initiated in Kenya with support of the Netherland Embassy in Nairobi, the Kenyan National Treasury, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Water Sector Trust Fund, USAID, SIDA and SNV. The Kenyan NWFF has been incorporated with a Kenyan Board and senior staff members and expects the first issuance of pooled bond to be issued in 2019. This long term local currency financing will enable water and/or sanitation access to approx. 400,000 people of which 25% are living in designated Low Income Areas. We expect the Kenya NWFF to be able to plan similar bond issuances each year going forward.
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Impact
WFF unlocks local capital market development by providing alternative, credit worthy long term investments opportunities for the local pension funds and other investors of the domestic capital market. WFF’s target is to provide approximately 20 million people with sustainable access to safe water and adequate sanitation and hygiene. READ MORE
“The loans would be used for longterm investment in potable water or sanitaion services, and the requirement is that they generate sufficient revenue to make debt repayment possible.”
“The loans would be used for longterm investment in potable water or sanitation services, and the requirement is that they generate sufficient revenue to make debt repayment possible.”
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