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Threads of Hope: Sustainable Textile Waste Solutions in Bulawayo  

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Project description: Exploring innovative and sustainable strategies to reduce textile waste in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. 

 

H2ENERGIES  

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Project description: Our hydrogen-powered cookstove enables emission-free and smoke-free cooking using water and sunshine. 

 

Solar Oasis: Sustainable Water Solutions with IoT and Smart Grid-Integrated Desalination  

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Project description: Solar-powered desalination using IoT and smart grids for sustainable water solutions. 

 

Revolutionizing Food Safety: A portable food safety Sensor  

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Project description: Developing portable food sensor for safer food in Namibia and beyond. 

 

DIAPO  

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Project description: Manufacturing a 100% biodegradable diaper from locally sourced raw materials. 

 

Envirobot  

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Project description: Real-time fire/air quality alerts via SMS with coordinates, displayed on ThingSpeak. 

 

Mr. Tanatswa Mapfumo  

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Project description: Production of cheap and nutritious larvae-based animal feed from Black Soldier Flies. 

 

"One Household One Woodlot" "Musha Mumwe Sango Remiti Rimwe"  

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Project description: Planting trees is one of the most effective natural ways to offset your carbon footprint.  

 

CropFix by eAgro: AI-Driven Climate Resilience for Smallholder Farmers  

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Project description: Use AI & satellite empowering small-farmer with precision farming tools enhancing climate resilience. 

 

HYDROGEL EFFECT ON THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TOMATO SEEDLINGS  

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Project description: Tomato seedlings can now be produced in larger quantities using less water and fertilizers. 

 

 

SmartVision Climate Mitigation Optimizer (SVCMO)  

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Project description: SVCMO: Unleashing Climate Solutions for Sustainable Futures.

 

 

AGRIVERTE  

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Project description: Empowering youth, Fighting Climate Change and Creating Employment while revolutionising Agricullture. 

 

ASAKE WEAR  

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Project description: ASAKE is a reusable period underwear that addresses period poverty and negative environmental impact.  

 

Forward Ever  

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Project description: Ema's Journey to Forward Ever: A 3D VR game teaching climate change and conservation in immersive.  

 

Mobile Agritech Garden  

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Project description: Fighting drought with our mobile AgriTech gardens cutting water use, slash labour, boost yields.  

A sustainable light for everyone  

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Project description: Chigubhu Lantern is providing sustainable and circular lighting for all through waste repurposing. 

 

Hydrobloom  

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Project description: Developing cooperative hydroponic greenhouses for high-value vegetable production in rural Zimbabwe. 

 

Collekta  

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Project description: Transforming waste into rewards as an end-to-end climate solution from awareness to youth-led action. 

 

Community Builder, dedicated to revolutionizing the construction industry!  

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Project description: Transforming construction waste into eco-furnishings to reduce landfill waste! 

 

Eco-Hunt  

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Project description: I created Eco-Hunt, a gamified mobile app empowering people to take action against climate change. 

 

GREEN SYNTHESIS OF NANOMATERIALS FOR ENHANCED SOLAR ENERGY HARVESTING  

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Project description: Promotes the success of sustainable nanomaterial synthesis methods to raise solar energy efficiency. 

 

Organic Livestock Feed Manufacturing  

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Project description: We are introducing an organic, eco-friendly and affordable livestock feed for all livestock. 

 

AgriGuard: Empowering Climate-Resilient Farming for a Sustainable Future  

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Project description: A smart app offering farmers climate forecasts and sustainable practices. 

 

Effects of Quinoa based feed on the growth performance of Nile Tilapia Fish  

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Project description: Quinoa-based feed boosts Nile Tilapia growth, showing potential as a sustainable aquatic feed. 

 

Sanctified Climate Creatives  

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Project description: Utilizing the entertainment industry in enhancing climate literacy in African communities. 

 

The use of Salvinia molesta/kariba weed to make an outdoor gear as it is a good water-repellent  

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Project description: It aims to address ecological challenges while creating an innovative solution for outdoor gear. 

 

AquaCycle  

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Project description: AquaCycle is a cutting-edge, sustainable, decentralised greywater recycling system for households. 

 

CLIMATHUB 

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Project description: CLIMATHUB offers practical ways on adaptive climate solutions, library and water systems. 

 

Living and Learning Laboratories  

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Project description: Redefining education and empowering youth to shape a sustainable future. 

 

Period.  

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Project description: Period. aims to make reusable sanitary pads with sustainable, available material.