Country Experience: Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan (Darfur), Uganda.
Asenath is a specialist in water supply and solar systems planning, design and implementation. She has more than 14 years engineering experience, including 10 years working in the private sector and over 4 years working in low-income countries and fragile states. Her experience includes leading the design and implementation of solar powered water systems for governments and aid agencies in both humanitarian and development contexts.
She has led the development of capacity within the WASH sector through development of reference material, documents, tools, standards and guidelines for quality implementation of sustainable water systems using solar energy.
Asenath has championed the mainstreaming of solar energy for water supply, by raising awareness among various stakeholders, including building evidence on its sustainability and cost effectiveness. Her work building the capacity of WASH engineers on solar energy has expanded its application in refugee camps, Internally Displaced Persons camps and marginalised rural communities for improved water service delivery.
Asenath holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nairobi, as well as professional learning on the topics of solar photovoltaics, solar water pumping, water resources management and policy, climate science, public private partnerships that are crucial for planning, design, financing and implementation of sustainable water systems. She is currently pursuing an MBA in entrepreneur ship, focusing on the role of small businesses in expanding access to renewable energy which will be useful in exploring new models of service delivery to populations in fragile contexts.