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IPO-Eastern Africa Network

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Since its inception, five African organisations have been selected as finalists namely, Reeddi Capsules (from Nigeria), Pole Pole Foundation (from the Democratic Republic of Congo), ROAM , Sanergy and Mukuru Clean Stoves (from Kenya). In 2022 Mukuru Clean Stoves won the Clean Our Air Earthshot. Mukuru Clean Stoves is a start-up providing cleaner-burning stoves to women in Kenya to reduce unhealthy indoor pollution and provide a safer way to cook.

Enter Global Environmental Conservation Contest and Win £1 Million Prize

By Abdi Ali Published November 10, 2023 Earthshot Prize invites innovators, entrepreneurs, community leaders and climate change activists to submit their entries to the 2024 edition of the competition. The Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize to discover, accelerate, and scale ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet, is…

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Kenya's Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti

East Africans Among Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020 Finalists

By Abdi Ali Published March 4, 2020 Three East African youngsters are among 16 people who have been shortlisted for the British Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020. The three, Kenya’s Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, Uganda’s Galabuzi Brian Kakembo and Tanzania’s Salvatory Kessy are among the individuals the 54 country-member Commonwealth describes as…

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