Our history

Historic milestones

How did we get here?

2013

3 pilot prepaid water

Piloted 3 prepaid water ATMs in Kajiado with support from Aqua-For-All.

2014

Maji Milele Ltd

Based on the success of the pilot, Maji Milele Ltd (MML) is legally set up and starts operations

2015

Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund

Out of 450 organizations Maji Milele won an application for soft funding (US$347,000) from Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF).

2016-2018

World Water Leadership Award

Founder Marcel Schreurs received a World Water Leadership Award in India at World CSR Day & Maji Milele Ltd nominated for the Sankalp Africa Award

2017

Product and Operation Growth

1. Addition of prepaid and smart water meters for individual connections to our product portfolio.
2. Creation of Water Forever Uganda
3. Water Forever Uganda wins a tender for prepaid water ATMs from National Water and Sewerage Company (NWSC).

2018

MML becomes a private water service provider

Maji Milele stars as a private water service provider in a tripartite partnership with Dorcas Aid and the County Government of Siaya via a POPM Contract (Publicly Ownership, Private Management). By the end of 2022, we provide water to about 90,000 people in water schemes. We are now the largest private rural water service provider in Kenya.

2020-2022

Growing

1. Maji Milele secures contracts from multiple Kenyan WSPs, amongst others Naivasha Water, Nakuru Water, Nakuru Rural, Kisumu Water, Mavoko, Homawasco and Lodwar Water.
2. Maji Milele signs and implements a contract for 200 ATMs with WASAC (Water and Sanitation Corporation), the national water service provider in Rwanda.
3. Maji Milele opens a branch office in Marsabit county (Kenya)

Mid 2023

Water Forever Uganda installs 100 Standpipes in Uganda in partnership with GOAL International

2023

Water Forever secures contract to supply 2600 Standpipes under the Lake Victoria, WATSAN project

2,600 prepaid water standpipes to be installed in the informal settlements of Kampala ,Uganda & managed by the National Water Sewerage Corporation. The project estimates at least 750,000 people will get access to safe water

Water Forever

Nairobi office

Parklands Road 25
P.O. Box 14786, 00800 Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-719 034 300

Uganda office

Plot 1, Kimera Road, Ntinda, 2nd floor, office No. C27, +256-772664601
Kampala, Uganda

Siaya office

East Uyoma, Migoa (Dala Onyango Plot). +254-719 034 300

Marsabit office

Teachers Sacco Building, Opposite Jamia Mosque, House no.14. +254-719 034 300