{"id":50735,"date":"2026-07-14T10:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wateralliance.nl\/?post_type=wa_events&#038;p=50735"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:04:32","slug":"innovate-for-wash-i4wash","status":"publish","type":"wa_events","link":"https:\/\/wateralliance.nl\/en\/event\/innovate-for-wash-i4wash\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovate for WASH (I4WASH)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van <strong>28 tot en met 31 oktober 2026<\/strong> vindt in <strong>Nairobi, Kenia<\/strong>, <strong>Innovate for WASH (I4WASH) 2026<\/strong> plaats. Dit internationale evenement brengt bedrijven, overheden, kennisinstellingen, investeerders en ontwikkelingsorganisaties samen om innovatieve oplossingen voor water, sanitatie en hygi\u00ebne (WASH) te presenteren, kennis uit te wisselen en nieuwe samenwerkingen aan te gaan. Het evenement richt zich op het versnellen van innovatie, investeringen en samenwerking binnen de WASH-sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Waarom deelnemen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oost-Afrika staat voor grote uitdagingen op het gebied van water, sanitatie en klimaatbestendigheid. Tegelijkertijd groeit de vraag naar innovatieve technologie\u00ebn, duurzame infrastructuur en circulaire oplossingen. Innovate4WASH biedt een platform waar bedrijven, overheden, financiers en andere stakeholders samenkomen om kennis te delen, innovaties te presenteren en nieuwe samenwerkingen te ontwikkelen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tijdens het evenement staan kennisuitwisseling, matchmaking en het opschalen van innovatieve oplossingen centraal. Het programma bestaat onder meer uit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>keynotepresentaties en paneldiscussies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>een internationale expositie;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B2B-netwerksessies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>matchmaking met investeerders en beleidsmakers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pitches van innovatieve bedrijven;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>technische veldbezoeken aan WASH-projecten in Kenia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dutch Partner Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Een bijzonder onderdeel van het programma is de <strong>Dutch Partner Day<\/strong> op <strong>29 oktober<\/strong>. Deze dag wordt georganiseerd in samenwerking met de <strong>Ambassade van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden<\/strong> en staat in het teken van B2B-matchmaking, kennisuitwisseling en het versterken van de samenwerking tussen Nederlandse en Keniaanse organisaties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Belangrijke thema&#8217;s<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tijdens Innovate4WASH 2026 komen diverse actuele thema&#8217;s binnen de watersector aan bod, waaronder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>klimaatbestendige en circulaire WASH-systemen;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>duurzame WASH-infrastructuur;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>slimme watertechnologie\u00ebn en digitalisering;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>waterhergebruik en resource recovery;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>innovatieve financieringsmodellen;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>publiek-private samenwerking;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>natuurgebaseerde oplossingen;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inclusieve en toekomstbestendige wateroplossingen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Voor wie?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Het evenement is interessant voor bedrijven en organisaties die actief zijn op het gebied van:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>drinkwater;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>afvalwater- en sanitatieoplossingen;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>waterzuivering;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>circulaire economie;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>klimaatadaptatie;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>slimme watertechnologie\u00ebn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naar verwachting nemen <strong>200 tot 250 internationale deelnemers<\/strong> deel, waaronder waterbedrijven, overheden, investeerders, kennisinstellingen, NGO&#8217;s en innovatieve ondernemingen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kansen voor Nederlandse watertechnologie<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voor Nederlandse bedrijven biedt Innovate4WASH de mogelijkheid om kennis te maken met de Oost-Afrikaanse markt, nieuwe samenwerkingen te verkennen en in contact te komen met overheden, bedrijven, investeerders en andere stakeholders uit de regio. De combinatie van een inhoudelijk congresprogramma, een internationale expositie en uitgebreide netwerkmogelijkheden maakt het evenement interessant voor organisaties die actief zijn in de internationale WASH-sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben je actief in de WASH-sector en ge\u00efnteresseerd in de Oost-Afrikaanse markt? Dan biedt Innovate4WASH 2026 een interessante gelegenheid om nieuwe contacten te leggen, marktontwikkelingen te verkennen en kennis uit te wisselen met internationale partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id='block6aac99fa52fb4' class=\"wp-block-acf-buttons\">\n\n  <div class=\"buttons \">\n          \n        \n          <a class=\"btn-small arrow-right default\" href=\"https:\/\/quercus-group.com\/innovate4wash-i4wash-nairobi-2026-october-28-31-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            <span>Meer informatie<\/span>\n              \n          <\/a>\n\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n  \n  \n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van 28 tot en met 31 oktober 2026 vindt in Nairobi, Kenia, Innovate for WASH (I4WASH) 2026 plaats. 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