Ken Ruto | 24 | Kenya | GIC 2021
Innovation In STEM Award Winner
My goal for WayPoints is to improve the quality of life for the next billion Africans, guaranteeing everyone a consistent, clean and affordable water supply.
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Our social innovation challenge is designed to accelerate young social innovators (18 - 30 years) - to explore, start and grow their ideas to tackle the social or environmental issues that matter to them most.
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Accelerating Next Gen Leaders, Innovators & Entrepreneurs
Social Shifters are next generation leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs with unique solutions to the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges.
To enter the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2022 your idea must be unique and contribute towards at least one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Marta Uetela | 25 | Biomec | Mozambique
Climate Award Winner
Transforming abandoned ocean plastics into affordable, 3-D printed prosthetics that enable people with disabilities to experience life with more possibilities.
Ivan Hartano | 29 | Belift Beans | Indonesia
Asia-Pacific Award Winner
Changing the lives of smallholder coffee farmers in Indonesia by improving yields, increasing wages, and opening up access to international markets.
Elena Höge | 29 | Yaldi Games | Scotland
Global Innovation Award Winner
Harnessing the power of immersive video games to inspire children to go outside, connect with nature, and improve their mental wellbeing.
Reham Salman | 23 | Clin.ai | United Arab Emerites
Middle East and North Africa Award Winner
Finding new ways to accelerate medical trials, which enable vaccines to be brought to market faster, and better solutions found to fight and eradicate disease.
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