Water for Resilience Initiative (WRI)
Community-managed water systems integrating solar pumping and smart metering for rural and peri-urban areas.
Pillar 05
Clean Water & Sustainable Green Energy Access
To promote universal access to clean water and sustainable green energy as foundational drivers of human well-being, economic productivity, and climate resilience across the Horn of Africa.
Strategic Objective
To promote universal access to clean water and sustainable green energy as foundational drivers of human well-being, economic productivity, and climate resilience across the Horn of Africa.
Flagship Programmes
Five programmes, one pillar
Green Energy for Growth Program (GEGP)
Facilitating renewable energy adoption for households, schools, and small enterprises through solar mini-grids and financing models.
Sustainable Utilities Partnership Platform (SUPP)
A multi-stakeholder platform connecting public utilities, private investors, and NGOs for green infrastructure development.
Eco-Innovation & Youth Green Labs
Engaging youth innovators in designing low-cost water purification and renewable energy prototypes.
Clean Water Policy & Research Hub
Policy research and advocacy for integrated water-energy governance frameworks.
Scalable Project Models
From pilot to regional replication
Community-managed water systems integrating solar pumping and smart metering for rural and peri-urban areas.
Scalability
Replicable across drought-prone regions of East Africa.
Facilitates renewable energy adoption for households, schools, and small enterprises through solar mini-grids and financing models.
Scalability
Scalable through partnerships with energy cooperatives and local governments.
Establishes a multi-stakeholder platform connecting public utilities, private investors, and NGOs for green infrastructure development.
Scalability
Expandable to regional water and energy networks.
Engages youth innovators in designing low-cost water purification and renewable energy prototypes.
Scalability
Adaptable through innovation hubs and technical institutes.
Conducts policy research and advocacy for integrated water-energy governance frameworks.
Scalability
Can evolve into a regional center of excellence for sustainable utilities.
Cross-Cutting Themes
Four themes run through every programme and model in this pillar, not as add-ons but as design requirements.
- Gender and youth inclusion in water and energy access
- Climate-smart infrastructure and technology transfer
- Public-private partnerships for sustainability
- Data-driven monitoring and community accountability
Integrated Programming
This pillar connects to…
Pillar 01
Human Capital & Social Development
Green jobs and innovation labs draw on the same youth workforce pipelines built through employment pathways.
Pillar 02Regional Economic and Trade Development
Reliable water and energy access is infrastructure that trade corridors and industrial clusters depend on.
Pillar 03Climate Change Resilience
Solar-powered water systems and green logistics extend directly from this pillar's land and climate work.
Pillar 04Peace-Making & Institutional Building
Competition over scarce water and energy resources is a recurring driver of local conflict this pillar helps resolve.