SOLshare's peer-to-peer solar network and smart tuk-tuk batteries cut energy waste, stabilize Bangladesh's grid, reduce emissions, and boost incomes.

Beam, a UK startup, fights homelessness with crowdfunding & AI. Helps people into jobs and homes.

ShakthiSAT empowers 12,000 girls from 108 nations with STEM education & lunar spacecraft mission, needs stronger ISRO relationship, funding, & clear objectives

The Social Outfit empowers refugee women with sewing and retail training, creating ethical fashion and jobs. Over 1,000 trained, 86% find work.

ADVA's fintech revolution empowers Egypt's unbanked with affordable loans for healthcare, education, and breaking cycles of predatory lending.

NaTakallam's Aline Sara empowers 500+ refugees as online tutors, earning $3.2M+ for them. It fights isolation, aligns with UN goals, but needs to scale.

Kwely empowers African SMEs with a B2B e-commerce platform and packaging studio, ensuring global standards and market access for Made-in-Africa products.

uFraction8, led by Monika Tomecka, revolutionizes biomanufacturing with microfluidics filtration, cutting energy use by 75% for sustainable lab-grown meat and biopharma.

Le Lionceau's locally sourced baby food helps combat Senegal's 20% infant malnutrition by utilizing African crops, empowering over 500 women and 5,000 farmers.

Menstrual health and environmental sustainability are often discussed separately, but Asan Cup, a UK-based social enterprise, is tackling...

FreshSource, an agri-tech Egyptian company, streamlines the fresh produce supply chain, minimizes food waste, and maximizes farmers' profits using data and technology.

Fixing AI bias while creating jobs for refugees, Humans in the Loop trains displaced people to tag data ethically and earn fair pay.

Plumbee Wholefoods fights childhood malnutrition in Kenya by producing healthy, nutritious food at an affordable price and supports women farmers, feeding 80,000 children.

Solid'Africa, founded by Isabelle Kamariza, fights food insecurity in Rwanda with a farm-to-fork model, delivering 20,000 affordable, nutritious meals daily to hospitals, schools, and factories. Recognized with the 2024 Waislitz Award, it supports sustainable agriculture, nutrition education, and local economies while transforming food intake.

SunSawang delivers sustainable solar energy to off-grid Myanmar and Thailand villages, empowering communities with affordable light, education, and income.

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Farm to Feed turns Kenya’s food loss into opportunity, linking farmers to markets, boosting incomes, and cutting waste with tech-driven solutions.

Dri Umbrella: Deirdre Horan’s simple solution to a big problem is to turn ocean plastic into durable umbrellas, cutting waste and pollution.

SunCulture's solar irrigation helps sub-Saharan farmers affected by the climate crisis, boosting yields with affordable, clean tech.

ReCircle transforms India's waste with traceable recycling, empowering informal workers & aiding brands via plastic credits.