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2018 Winners & Runners Up

2023 Existing Business Edition Winners

Produces high-quality processed fish for human consumption while also utilizing sustainable and innovative technologies to convert fish waste into valuable products such as animal feed, fertilizer, and energy.

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Founder(s): Christine Bonareri and Arnold Adero.

Mvuvi Entreprises

The Reusable Sanitary Pads Project

 

A woman-led initiative that is empowering girls in Uganda by promoting sustainable menstrual solutions.

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Founder: Caroline Lajara

Mawejje Creations

Addresses the challenge of banana biomass and landfill fashion waste. Mawejje Creations is revolutionizing the industry by using plant-based substances and textile waste curbing the negative impacts of fast fashion and being a change in the ethical fashion supply chain.

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Founder: Dimma Mawejje

Kono Farm Enterprises

Aims to present snail farming as a viable option for alternative protein, skin care products, and agribusiness enterprises.

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Founder: Ephraim Okeyo.

Re-Use Energy

Re-Use Energy converts widely available cattle dung into clean-burning biogas for use in cooking and lighting. 

Karatac

Karatac uses recycled paper to make environmentally sustainable jewelry, paper bags, and packaging.

Raha Reusable Pads

Raha Reusable pads sells safe and affordable cloth sanitary pads to women in schools, local markets, and slums.

Kavera Art Project

Kavera Art Project "turns waste into wealth" by training youth to create art from waste plastic.

Our work is made possible by our generous donors and individual supporters.
THE GIVE WORK CHALLENGE

Winners & Runners Up

The Give Work Challenge supports new and early stage businesses in East Africa through funding, mentorship, and community support. 
FIRST PLACE

Super Peanut

Creates products and opens up market channels for sesame & peanut farmers in Rural Uganda.

SECOND PLACE

Reafric Social

Makes upcycled footwear from waste materials such as leather, used fabrics, tires, and old jeans.  

THIRD PLACE

Seeds of Hope

Makes and sells organic honey, and trains women on sustainable ways to protecting endangered bees.

Wayden Farm

Addresses food shortages caused by flooding by employing youth in large-scale poultry farming.

RUNNER UP

City Yard

An agricultural company that promotes organic urban farming.

RUNNER UP

Cyber Mtaani

Employs community youth to run cyber cafes with affordable high-speed internet in the slums. 

RUNNER UP
FIRST PLACE

Chalonn Recyclers

Plastic Waste management and manufacturing company from Uganda.

SECOND PLACE

Savanna Pipes

Environmentally sustainable bamboo straws from Kenya.

THIRD PLACE

Pure Honey

Local beekeeping company, processing, packing, and marketing honey from Uganda.

Afro Chic Enviro  

Collection and processing of waste materials to create new products i.e night light bulb holders, vases, mason jar, ornaments, etc. 

RUNNER UP

Akkujuah Designs

Promotes African culture through art & craft making. African wears, jewelry, bags, mats etc.

RUNNER UP

Eco Friends Briquette

Produces charcoal briquettes as an alternative for firewood and charcoal using agricultural waste.

RUNNER UP

2019 Winners & Runners Up

2020 Winners

Plastic & Rubber Art Gallery

Creates upcycled products, such as vases, shoes, and jewelry, from plastic waste.

UGANDA

Gulu Solid Waste

Waste management service that recycles plastics into building materials.

UGANDA

Letasi Oils

Organic sesame oil producer that employs low income women and girls.

UGANDA

2021 Spring Winners

UR Drive

A mobile app for mechanic repair and car maintenance services.

KENYA

Selela Furniture

A business that turns bicycle scraps into useable furniture products.

KENYA

Storm Light Uganda

A sustainable energy company that makes Solar lighting available to households in rural Northern Uganda. 

 

Founders:

Oluka Robert, Oneka William, Okane Walter 

Mukuru Talent

 A female football team that creates employment by manufacturing footballs and nurtures football talent among young ladies in the slums of Mukuru Kwa Njenga 

 

Founders: 

Rose Adhiambo 

Nimaro Bakers

Nimaro is a baking project for women who lost their jobs during the height of the COVID 19 Pandemic. They make and sell a wide range of baked goods and pastries in Uganda for events, quick roadside snacking, and your lunch box snacks.

 

Founders: 

Fiona Babra Alimocan

2020 Winners

Veeklutre

Veeklutre Restores dignity to young mothers in marginalized communities by creating fashionable diapers that are affordable, and re-usable.

 

 

Founders: 

Violet Ochieng

Zuri Packs

Zuri champions environmental conservation through reducing land pollution caused by the use of plastic carrier bags and packaging materials. Zuri collects all the waste to make beautiful paper packaging that is less harmful to the environment.

 

Founders: 

Oliver Omondi , Beatrice Njeri 

AQUA BIO SANDS

Aqua Bio's sand filter turns unsafe into safe and drinkable water. It is a proven, simple, effective, low-cost household water treatment device for safe drinking water that helps to protect the lives of Northern Ugandan communities from water borne diseases. 

 

Founders: Prisca Bridget Apio and Philip Omara

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ARIGIENE

With the infection rate from water splash-back increasing in Kenya, Arigiene Limited solves the problem by manufacturing products that prevent splash-back. Arigiene's solution is especially designed to improve lives of women and children, who research shows, are more likely to be affected by toilet bowl infections.

Founders: Frank Mwakitakula

Papyrus Art

Papyrus Art upcycles polythene bag waste to make beautiful art pieces that span across fashion and home decor.

 

Founders: 

Cinderella Layet , Nakato Hilda 

Breni Cleaners

Trains women and youth in Northern Uganda to provide professional home and office cleaning services. Ensuring that youth receive a decent income for economic growth

 

Founders: 

Brenda Lanyero, Michael Ojok 

Afri AgriMark

A geolocation transport marketplace where small and medium holder farmers in Kenya can access ready markets for their organic produce.

 

Founders

Bonface Nyalwal, Linda Kathambi

2021 Winter Edition Winners

ECO DUDU RANCH

Eco Dudu, based in Kenya, tackles food insecurity. They rear crickets as an alternative food and protein source, a much needed solutions for  hunger and malnutrition. 

Edible insects as food  play a vital role in sustainable diets.

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Founders: Cliff Henry Olal

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VOLT KIT

Volt kit was founded to unlock the potential of batteries in solving socio-economic and environmental issues. Volt kit collects old lithium-ion batteries from e-waste dealers, landfills, and  dumping sites and repurposes it into energy storage systems creating affordable, clean, and safe energy that is circular to the environment.

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Founder: Jesse Simon and Eric Kademe

2022 Edition 1

Winners

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