Sophia Baranes

About the Program The Water Access Catalyst (WAC) is a program of Nura Global Innovation Lab that connects Israeli water technology companies with African Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) implementing organizations. Through direct engagement across Kenya, Tanzania, and the wider East Africa region, WAC has identified a set of concrete, recurring problems that local utilities, NGOs, and implementation partners are actively looking to solve. We are launching this call to identify Israeli...

I've spent the last few weeks moving between Kenya and Tanzania, and I'm still processing everything I saw, heard, and learned. I’ve been working within multiple countries in Sub-Saharan Africa throughout the last 3 years, but I must say - this Kenya and Tanzania trip was different. Nura itself isn’t new to this region either - the team has been engaged in Kenya and Tanzania’s water sector for years, and this trip built directly on that groundwork. While I am more used to working in the...