The Yala-Nyando Conservation Water Fund (YNCWF) is implemented by WWANC in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Africa. Founded in the year 2023, YNCWF as the world’s first women-led water fund, puts women at the forefront in providing a solution to the world’s most pressing issue-water security, leveraging the experiences of smallholder farmers to improve water security, conserve biodiversity, and support resilient livelihoods.

In collaboration with TNC and County Government of Nandi, WWANC works with local landowners and other partners is using a game changing -approach, we promote Nature Based Solutions to enhance water, food and environmental security through inclusion and empowerment of women. YCWF aims to adopt the wetland regulations, invest in catchment conservation, agroforestry, and other sustainable and regenerative climate-smart agricultural practices. Key interventions include; agroforestry, forest restoration, riparian conservation, rain water harvesting, nursery establishment and beekeeping.

Ultimately, YWCF aims to achieve:

• Reduced sedimentation into rivers and wetlands.
• Reduced water turbidity.
• Empowered small holder farmers through sustainable farming practices.
• Restored biodiversity in forests and wetlands.
• Reduced operational and maintenance cost for respective water utilities.