Beth Koigi is a Kenyan entrepreneur working to improve the access of water for off-grid communities. Koigi is a founder of Majik Water, [1] a company which aims to harvest drinking water from the air to serve communities across the world who are not able to access safe, clean drinking water. [1] [2]
Koigi was born in Kimende in Kiambu County.
Koigi earned a Bachelor of Science in Community Development, Project Planning and Management from Chuka University, Kenya (Class of 2013), and a Masters in Project Planning and Management from the University of Nairobi (Class of 2017).
Following her bachelor's degree, she was a founder of Aqua Clean Initiative, founded in 2013. [3] Koigi was awarded the Young Water Fellowship in September, 2018, [4] [5] and has been a current associate fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Nordic Baltic Hub since April 2015. [6] Additionally, Koigi is a Grant Advisor for The Pollination Project since December 2015. Koigi is currently a founding member of Majik Water, which was founded in July 2017. [1] [7] [8] Majik Water won the EDF Pulse Award Africa in 2017, [9] and Koigi was a shortlisted contender for the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa prize 2019. [10] She appeared at TEDxFasoKanu in 2019. [11]
Beth Koigi is a Kenyan entrepreneur working to improve the access of water for off-grid communities. Koigi is a founder of Majik Water, [1] a company which aims to harvest drinking water from the air to serve communities across the world who are not able to access safe, clean drinking water. [1] [2]
Koigi was born in Kimende in Kiambu County.
Koigi earned a Bachelor of Science in Community Development, Project Planning and Management from Chuka University, Kenya (Class of 2013), and a Masters in Project Planning and Management from the University of Nairobi (Class of 2017).
Following her bachelor's degree, she was a founder of Aqua Clean Initiative, founded in 2013. [3] Koigi was awarded the Young Water Fellowship in September, 2018, [4] [5] and has been a current associate fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Nordic Baltic Hub since April 2015. [6] Additionally, Koigi is a Grant Advisor for The Pollination Project since December 2015. Koigi is currently a founding member of Majik Water, which was founded in July 2017. [1] [7] [8] Majik Water won the EDF Pulse Award Africa in 2017, [9] and Koigi was a shortlisted contender for the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa prize 2019. [10] She appeared at TEDxFasoKanu in 2019. [11]