Logistics Note
26th to 29th October 2022, I4WASH Forum – Malindi “Accelerating Nature-based WASH solution in Africa” Hosted by MAWASCO, Quercus Group and SARDA
Innovate4WASH is a three-day marketplace forum gathering Kenyan and international innovators in the water & sanitation sector. The innovators come for the capital, the financiers for opportunities and the enablers for solutions. They leave with unexpected connections and discoveries in 2018 and come back the next time. Innovate4WASH is a get-together of Africa’s innovation community for water, sanitation and hygiene.
REGISTRATION AND BADGES
To obtain an all-access badge, all participants must register for the forum by ensuring that they have registered here by 15th October 2022. For security reasons, participants are requested to have their budges at all times during the entire forum. All participants are requested to bring their business cards with them to the registration table which will be located in front of the conference room at the venue. The registration table will be open from 7.30 am daily.
FACILITIES
Lunch, 11 am and 4 pm Coffees, Teas and Snacks will be provided to all participants at the forum at a designated point at the venue during the entire duration of the forum i.e. 26th, 27th and 28th October 2022. You can have a video of the conferencing facilities here.
A very exciting cocktail will be organized on the evening of 27th October 2022 from 6 pm to 10 pm at Rosada beach restaurant in Malindi. We request that all participants be at the venue at 6 pm and kindly come with your business cards and party mood too.
DOCUMENTS, PRESENTATION SLIDES AND THE INTERNET.
Please note that all forum documents including the program will be sent to participants before the event through the forum website. For proper planning purposes, you are requested to send your presentations to the organizers on or before 20th October 2022.
Other general information about the forum can be found here.
Connection to Wi-Fi will be available for free in the all-meeting rooms.
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
Participants are expected to make their transport and accommodation arrangements to the venue in Malindi in time for the start of the forum. Special negotiated rates on bed and breakfast have been arranged with the following establishments.
Please note that rooms are subject to availability and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
| Hotel name | Bed and Breakfast rate. (Kes) | Occupancy | Contact details | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Dream of Africa | Single room @ Kshs. 14,725 per person, per night | 70 pax | Email: [email protected] Call : 0715909979 | CLICK HERE |
| Sandies Dream Gardens | Single room @ Kshs. 12,255 per person, per night | 96 pax | Email: [email protected] Call : 0715909979 | CLICK HERE |
| Sandies Tropical Village | Single room @ Kshs. 10,070 per person, per night | 153 pax | Email: [email protected] Call : 0715909979 | CLICK HERE |
WEATHER
In October, in Malindi, Kenya, the average high temperature is 28.8°C (83.8°F), and the average low temperature is 24.7°C (76.5°F). The average heat index (a.k.a. ‘felt air temperature’, ‘apparent temperature), which factors the actual air temperature with the relative humidity, in October is estimated at 33.6°C (92.5°F). This, therefore, means that all participants are advised to consider carrying light clothes for the day and something warm for the breezy but humid evening.
TRANSPORTATION INTO AND AROUND MALINDI
Malindi’s variety of transportation and uniqueness contributes to its unique charm. Local airlines, Noisy tuk-tuks, bodaboda (motorcycle taxi), and matatu will enable you to get into Malindi and explore the oldest and most breathtaking view of Malindi and its surroundings.
Which option you take depends on where you want to go into the town, and how much you want to pay. Malindi town has a small airport located at the western border of the town. The airport serves daily scheduled flights to Mombasa, Nairobi and Lamu. The airport also has Private Charters and locals flying in and out of Malindi.
Airport transfer to your accommodation is readily available, and can also be arranged in advance. You can order your preferred transport by telephone from your hotel or you can reach out to our reliable contact Ali Zuhudi on +254 796116412.
WHAT TO DO WHEN IN MALINDI MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IN MALINDI
Gede Ruins
Gede bears testimony to the life and culture of the people of 13th Century Africa. It provides an insight into the economy, architecture, ways of life, social structure and other aspects of ancient African civilizations. The ruins at Gede were rediscovered in the 1920s and gained the status of Historical Monument in 1927. Since then, about 18ha of the site have been excavated and the remains of several mosques, a palace, residential houses and elaborate pillar tombs have been revealed. They also have a snake park, Kipepeo butterfly house and Swahili museum.
Marafa Hell’s Kitchen
The Depression Marafa, also known as Hell's Kitchen, is a strange throat sandstone. Known locally as Nyari - the place was once a large sandstone ridge consumed by the wind, rain and flooding that formed a series of jagged ravines. The colors in layers of sandstone reveal white, pink, orange and deep crimisi, making the throat especially impressive at sunset when you highlight the tones of ribbed sandstone gorges and reflect the colours of the sun at sunset. The sunset is particularly impressive and you'll want to plan your trip in the afternoon to end the day with a touching moment: it is as if the rocks had caught fire! Enjoy a nature walk in the evening and later, you can watch the baboons and hyenas of the place before you a magical sunset.
The Portuguese Chapel
The little-known Portuguese Chapel, also known as St Francis Xavier Chapel, is located on the seafront about 100 metres from the waterline at Shella area on Mama Ngina Road in Old Town, Malindi. Clocking 517 years now, this thatched-roofed church gets its name because Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama is reputed to have erected it in the 15th century, and two of his crew are supposedly buried here. The chapel, measuring five-by-five metres, has white walls that were made of coral rocks and sand.
Vasco Da Gama Pillar
More impressive for what it represents (the genesis of the Age of Exploration) than the edifice itself. Erected by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama as a navigational aid in 1498, the coral column is topped by a cross made of Lisbon stone, which almost certainly dates from the explorer’s time. There are good views from here down the coast and out over the ocean.
Malindi Museum
Part of the Malindi Historic Circuit, this moderately interesting museum has some displays on underwater archaeology along the Kenyan coast. Upstairs, you can delve into the world of the nine Mijikenda tribes that inhabit the coastal region between Tanzania and Malindi, and learn how they worship, whom they exorcise, and what their daily lives are like.
Malindi Marine National park
The oldest marine park in Kenya covers 213 sq km of powder-blue fish, organ-pipe coral, green sea turtles and beds of Thalassia seagrass. If you’re extremely lucky, you may spot mako and whale sharks. Enjoy glass-bottom boat rides, snorkelling, diving, beach walks, beach swimming, sunbathing and visits to coral gardens.
VISAS
All participants are responsible for ensuring that they have the correct documentation before their departure to Kenya. It is advisable to visit the relevant Kenyan consulate website whether or not you require a visa and if you do how you should make your application.
COVID -19
The facility recognizes the seriousness and the health challenge posed by the covid 19 pandemic and as a result, they have put in place measures that will not just ensure disinfection but a high level of prevention as well. Sandie’s tropical village has created a working partnership with various stakeholders in the management of the pandemic within the county.
For the participants coming into the country, they are required to have a QR code for a complete traveller’s health surveillance form that they can access from the website. https://ears.health.go.ke/airline_registration/ .
After doing a full registration on the website, the code is sent to their e-mail.
Due to the rapidly- evolving situation, check with your airlines, transit countries, and final destination on the most updated travel requirements (such as mandatory COVID-19 tests). Additional information can be found here.(Click HERE)
For those exiting the country who are required to have a PCR test, we have arranged for direct access to a testing facility in Malindi. Samples will be collected from your hotel rooms, and the results emailed to you. Kindly reach out to our Kilifi country COVID response Laboratory technician Mr Omar Mohamed on +254 754003003.
For More Information or clarification, Kindly contact
Mariam Njoroge
Mobile +254 (0) 723341220