Eight youth - led start - ups with a focus on sustainability from Africa , Asia , the Caribbean , and South America will take midway stage as finalist of the United Nations - led Youth Ecopreneur Awards , taking place on the pursuit of the largest United Nations gathering of the year .
The International Trade Centre ( ITC ) and the G20 Global Land Initiative of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification selected the finalists from 850 young entrepreneur from over 100 countries , with an emphasis on developing land . The finalist work on land regaining and green business solutions . They will pitch their businesses to a panel of judges to compete for a cash booty and a suite of business reinforcement serving .
The Youth Ecopreneur Awards will be held on 21 September at 7:00 postmortem in New York , on the avocation of the United Nations Summit of the Future and New York Climate Week . This case will bring together global drawing card , investors , and youth innovators .
Finalists in the land restoration category : Fernando De Lucca , Ceres Seeding ( Brazil ) – Using drones to implant native germ in fast areas . Maryanne Gichanga , AgriTech Analytics Limited ( Kenya ) – Using Bradypus tridactylus - powered tools for smallholder Fannie Merritt Farmer to combat soil degradation and increase yields . Andres Bisono Leon , SOS Carbon ( Dominican Republic ) – commute invasive seaweed into sustainable fertiliser . Wei Li Ng , Global Cerah Sdn Bhd ( Malaysia ) – transform agricultural waste matter into alternative proteins and plant food . Tonthoza Uganja , Sustainable Farming Solutions ( Malawi ) – Empowering farmers with sustainable body politic management pattern .
Finalists in the green business sector solutions category : Phebe Ilesanmi , Trashcoin Limited ( Nigeria ) – Using a digital platform to sprain recyclable waste material into financial quotation . Charles Oyamo , Rethread Africa ( Kenya ) – make biodegradable polyester from sugarcane waste . Marta Uetela , BioMec Prosthetics ( Mozambique ) – Producing three-D - printed prosthetics from sea plastic waste .
The consequence , supported by the Government of Madagascar and the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth , will be host by ITC Executive Director Pamela Coke - Hamilton and the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Madagascar and former Youth Ecopreneur finalist , Max Andonirina Fontaine .
The two victor – one in each category – will each have the Youth Ecopreneur Award and $ 10,000 in John Cash , as well as services and support to scale up from the World Intellectual Property Organization , Sidley Austin LLP , and Google Startups for Sustainable Development .
To participate in the sales pitch contest and awards ceremonial in person or online , carry your interesthere .
For more entropy : Susanna PakInternational Trade Centre[email protected ]
