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Fifteen (15) finalists of the third Afri-Plastic Challenge strand – ‘Promoting Change’ – have been named. Finalists were drawn from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda. Three winning projects will be awarded £250 000 each in March 2023. Gamification, storytelling, and incentives-based solutions are among the key innovations. […]
...Ten (10) finalists of the second Afri-Plastic Challenge strand – ‘Creating Solutions’ – have been named. Reusable shopping bags and sterilised cloth diapers are among the key innovations. Finalists were drawn from Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Nigeria. The second strand of the Afri-Plastics Challenge is supporting sustainable solutions for reducing the reliance […]
...The third and final strand, “Promoting Change” of the Afri-Plastics Challenge seeks to inspire behaviour change around plastic waste Semi-finalists are using innovative engagement strategies such as gamification, nudges, incentives, and storytelling Fifteen finalists will be selected in June 2022 to implement their ideas and each will win £50 000 Nesta Challenges has announced the […]
...From clean cooking gas to school desks made with recycled plastics: finalists named in £1 million prize to tackle plastic pollution in Africa 15 finalists of the first Afri-Plastic Challenge strand – ‘Accelerating Growth’ have been named to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution in sub-Saharan Africa. Innovations include house bricks made from waste plastic […]
...That Change Behaviour In Plastic Waste Across Sub-Saharan Africa Strand 3 of the Afri-plastics Challenge seeks the creation of campaigns, schemes, tools and other creative interventions that change the behaviour of communities around plastic waste in Sub-Saharan Africa. Three winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge: Promoting Change will be awarded a total of £750 000 in […]
...The Afri-Plastics Challenge is delivered by UK innovation and challenge prize expert Nesta Challenges and funded by the Government of Canada 30 semi-finalists will be supported with grants and capacity building expertise to develop and prove the effectiveness of their solution in pursuit of the three final prizes of, £1,000,000, £750,000, and £500,000 in March 2023 The Afri-Plastics […]
...Seeking innovators with early-stage solutions and ideas that can make a difference in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Afri-Plastics Challenge has now launched its second strand, Creating Solutions. This Strand invites individuals or organisations with a new or early-stage idea that seeks to reduce or eliminate plastic usage across Sub-Saharan Africa to apply for the Afri-Plastics Challenge. […]
...Nesta Challenges is today announcing the launch of the Afri-Plastics Challenge. The Challenge will involve a public competition that will reward the best solutions from across sub-Saharan Africa to addressing marine plastic waste in developing countries in a way that promotes gender equality and empowerment of women and girls. The competition’s first strand, Accelerating Ideas, […]
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