Session 4: How to get funding in Africa
How do you find funding for research, money for startups, or clients as a consultant? These answers are often location dependent, so we will have three sessions each with a different geographic focus. This session will focus on finding funding as a researcher, consultant and entrepreneur in Africa.
CWiW, Agenda for Change, and RWSN are pleased to offer this virtual session as part of our 2025 Water and WASH Career Days. Thanks for support from Global Water Center, Josh’s Water Jobs, Skat Foundation, and World Vision. Be sure to check out other sessions here.
French interpretation will be available for this session. Veuillez noter qu’une interprétation en français sera disponible pour cette session.
Meet the Speakers
Chaiwe Mushauko is the CEO of CaDev_Capacity Development, which is a social enterprise for water, sanitation, and hygiene, agribusiness, and climate change with a lens on youth and gender. Based in Zambia, Chaiwe also has experience as a consultant for clients such as the African Development Bank Group.
Sylvia Nyaga is a social innovation entrepreneur as well as an environmental engineer. She is the Founder and CEO of Syna, a social enterprise dedicated to providing safe and dignified water and sanitation experiences to marginalized groups paying special attention to the needs of the physically challenged.
Kwabena Nyarko is a Senior Lecturer at KNUST University and a professor at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. His research interest covers hydraulic and water quality modelling of water distribution systems, sanitation technologies, and sustainable water and sanitation service delivery.
