Press
Mentions, features, and recognition. The full awards table is on the résumé.
Mentions
2018
Ken Ruto '20 Named Second Runner-Up in Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge ↗
Haverford College
Profile on Flux and the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge win, with direct quotes on what inspired the project.
2019
Summer Centered: Ken Ruto '20 Confronts the Water Crisis ↗
Haverford College
On the Center for Peace & Global Citizenship fellowship summer building Flux in Nairobi, and "Distro," the geospatial mapping toolkit that led into MapWASH.
Awards & recognition
| Award | Organisation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| UN Best Innovation Award | Global Handwashing Day | 2020 |
| Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge Winner ↗ | Cisco | 2018 |
| Social Shifters STEM Global Winner | Social Shifters | 2021 |
| Haverford Innovation Fellow | Haverford College | 2018, 2022 |
| Center for Peace & Global Citizenship Fellow | Haverford College | 2019 |
| Initiative for Longtermism in Africa Research Fellow | ILINAF Foundation | 2022 |
| Nominated Member, Sigma Alpha Pi | National Society of Leadership & Success | — |
| William P. Jeffcock Scholar | Haverford College | — |
| The Bruce D. Gorchow Scholar | Haverford College | — |
| Sondra Lee Spar International Scholar | Haverford College | — |