2018 Top 3 Winners
1st Place
(Indonesia)
Mino Microbubble Technology
MINO proposes a technology which increases dissolved oxygen in water to improve fish farm yields. A key to expanding fish farming is the availability of land and fresh water. The team’s proposal asserts that MINO Microbubble Technology can increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water to up to 7 ppm (while other systems go up to 3-4 ppm), and says it has been proven to increase fish yields by up to 40 percent when compared to existing aerator technology.
2nd Place
(Rwanda)
Starlight
Starlight suggests a women-led business model to improve sustainable access to energy. In Sub-Saharan countries, electrification rates are low and the use of kerosene lamps is harmful to people’s health and to the environment. Starlight’s idea is to replace all kerosene lamps with solar powered lanterns in Rwanda and neighboring countries. They propose a system of recruiting, training and supporting local women to become clean-energy microentrepreneurs who would sell and distribute solar lights.
3rd Place
(USA)
Amal
Amal proposes a new legal software program and digital platform which allows women in the Middle East and North Africa to understand which rights are available in their country and to complete the paperwork required to secure access to these rights. Amal offers resources to legally secure these rights through centralized, automated document generation software.
Runners Up (in alphabetical order)
Al-Derb
(Qatar)
Al-Derb
The Al-Derb platform provides a mechanism for individual and group funding (crowdfunding) to help young people obtain grants for education and training through electronic platforms, universities, and training centers that offer high-quality online education and training courses.
Arab Youth Parliament for Water
(Egypt)
Arab Youth Parliament for Water
The idea aims at building an integrated model for water management, optimizing the best utilization of the water for food production and harnessing the nexus between water, energy and food.
Pennepidemic
(Republic of Korea)
Pennepidemic
With blockchain, we can store all the information of the food supply chain. With the two features, transparency and traceability, blockchain technology can only ensure improved food supply chain as all parties (producers, retailers, consumers) are now connected through the blockchain network.
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order)
Biogas
(Colombia)
Biogas
Biogas Plant in Buffalo Farm
Credit Locus
(Ghana)
Credit Locus
A tech-based approach to closing the micro, small and medium-sized Enterprises credit gap in Ghana.
EcoPack
(China)
EcoPack
An AI-Based Packaging System for the Environmental Sustainability of China’s E-Commerce Market.
Green Power Group
(Tanzania)
Green Power Group
Recycling agricultural byproducts into useful charcoal briquettes.
Kelasi
(Democratic Republic of Congo)
Kelasi
To create an online education platform with the main goal of connecting all stakeholders in the DRC education ecosystem to promote easier and quicker interaction and learning that is beneficial to them all.
Limitless
(Palestinian Territories)
Limitless
In the context of Palestinian entrepreneurs, Limitless addresses their main
challenges of gaining access to knowledge-building experts whom are only available across
the borders.
Rocapet
(Mexico)
Rocapet
Reuses PET as a raw material by replacing a percentage of the stone aggregate (gravel) in order to manufacture sustainable structural concrete, thus reducing the number of metric tons of annual post-consumer PET and conserving a non-renewable natural resource.
Safepal
(Uganda)
Safepal
A platform that young people (10-24 years, especially those aged 12-19) can use to confidentially report cases of sexual violence and get linked to the nearest service providers for help.