Moses Kigga

A Kenyan social entrepreneur who revolutionized access to clean water in rural Africa through innovative solar-powered solutions.

Moses Kigga is a visionary social entrepreneur from Kenya whose work has profoundly impacted millions across East Africa. Born in 1985 in a rural Kenyan village without access to clean water, Kigga's childhood experiences drove him to create Safe Water Project, an organization that has installed over 2,500 solar-powered water filtration systems across 12 countries. His Community Water Hubs model combines clean water access with income generation through mobile money payment systems, creating sustainable water economies in regions where women previously spent 30+ hours weekly fetching unsafe water.

In 2015, Kigga pioneered the first solar-powered water ATM system in partnership with MIT engineers, which now serves as a global blueprint. His work has been featured in Nature Conservancy reports and inspired UNICEF's 2020 water innovation grants. Kigga's TED Talk 'How We Can End Water Poverty' has over 2.8M views, showing his ability to translate technical innovation into mass impact. By integrating blockchain technology for water usage tracking since 2018, his systems now empower communities to manage their own resources while providing data for global sustainability efforts.