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Berlin : Today, SEED announced the winners of the SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development (SEED Awards), at the UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).
The winners and runners-up, who hail from nine countries across Africa and Asia, showcased their innovative and sustainable enterprises which contribute to climate adaptation and lower carbon use. The nine winners and 39 runners-up are eligible for participation in the renowned SEED Accelerator and Catalyser programmes, to help scale their enterprises and their impact.
In the SEED Low Carbon Awards in Africa, waste management companies were recognised, including Regenize, a Cape Town-based enterprise which gives out virtual cash in exchange for rubbish, and Ghanaian start-up, JVL-YKMA Recycling Plant which converts faecal sludge into fuel briquettes. Peec Energy from Uganda was also selected for its smart metering solutions for solar mini grids.
Philip Kyeswa Named Among Winners of the 2021 SEED Awards
Philip Kyeswa Named Among Winners of the 2021 SEED Awards
Ugandan Entrepreneur Philip Kyeswa is among the three entrepreneurs that were named as winners of the 2021 prestigious SEED Low Carbon Awards (SEED Awards).
Ugandan Entrepreneur, Philip Kyeswa founder of Peec Energy. (COURTESY PHOTO/FILE PHOTO)
Ugandan Entrepreneur, Philip Kyeswa is among the three entrepreneurs that have emerged as winners of this year’s prestigious SEED Low Carbon Awards (SEED Awards). The two other entrepreneurs were Chad Robertson from South Africa and Bernadette Dzifa Agbefu from Ghana.
The three winners were awarded matching grants of between EUR10,000 (approx. UGX41,780,000) to EUR15,000 (UGX62,670,000). In addition, they will receive tailored one-to-one advisory services for up to a year to scale their operations, as part of the renowned SEED Accelerator program. Meanwhile, the 39 runners-up are to be supported through the SEED Catalyser
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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Thai Start-Up Solving Fashion’s Waste Problem Beats Over 1,000 Applicants To Win Prestigious Seed Award
Thai Start-Up Solving Fashion’s Was.
Winners of the SEED Awards will be awarded matching grants of between EUR 10,000 - 15,000 (382,000 – 573,000 baht), and will receive tailored one-to-one advisory services for up to a year to scale their operations, as part of the renowned SEED Accelerator programme.
A Thai start-up which helps solve the problem of industrial fashion waste by upcycling dead-stock fabrics, has today been hailed as one of the winners of the SEED Low Carbon Awards (SEED Awards). SEED was founded as part of a global partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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