Congratulations to the Winner of the ChangeMakers Seed Funding 2022!

We want to thank everyone who participated in the competition and helped to make it a success!

We are happy to announce that the winner of the Changemakers Seed Funding 2022 competition is the team at Ecomak Recyclers

The company – based in Uganda – was selected from more than 1400 submissions from 77 different countries.

“We were overwhelmed with the number of fantastic submissions and the high quality of the proposals we received. It was a difficult decision to select just one winner, but in the end, we were most impressed with Ecomak Recyclers, and are confident they will put the prize to good use” – Erik Detiger, Founder and Managing Director, Philantropia

Ecomak Recyclers is a social enterprise that recycles waste into eco-friendly products that can be reused by communities. Their innovation is building eco-friendly products solving waste pollution, poverty, and unemployment while mitigating climate change and creating jobs for marginalized women and youths. Ecomak works with thousands of community members in the Kyaka II refugee settlement in Uganda.

Click here to see the winning application entry.

Click here to see how did the idea for Ecomak Recyclers come about.

Honorable mentions:

• Nanoseen (Poland) – Nanoseen is tackling the climate crisis by using nanomaterials to combat the water crisis, plastic pollution, and carbon emissions.
• Plstka(Egypt) – A Mobile Application that you can use to exchange your trash for discounts on real-world services such as transport and medical costs.
• Vinsighte(Nigeria) – By providing an innovative technology that detects eye diseases at an early stage and provides quality-of-life improvements for the visually impaired, Vinsighte aims to help millions of blind and visually impaired people across Africa lead a happier life.
• Cassetex(Bangladesh) – Cassetex is working towards a zero-emission Bangladesh by providing a solar-powered battery swapping service for the many electric vehicles that populate the streets.
• Talmond(Ghana) – This small company produces sustainable, ethical, and nutritious plant-based products from the tropical almond, a nut found in Ghana and West Africa.
• Astu Eco(India) – Astu Eco provides an alternative to harmful disposable plastic through their wide range of plastic-free products, covering bathroom products to shopping bags.
• Averto Labs(India) – Averto Labs have developed an alert system for workplace injuries that will enable a quicker emergency response, ultimately saving lives in dangerous workplaces.
• The Enviro Solutions(Pakistan) – This road construction company aims to solve environmental problems by using plastic waste in a sustainable way.
• Greenfluidics(Mexico) – This company works in the design, creation, and promotion of sustainable biotechnologies that help to make cities more environmentally friendly.

Congratulations again to Ecomak Recyclers and thank you to everyone who participated – we were very impressed with the high quality of all the submissions! Make sure to visit StartupXs to stay up to date with any opportunities and competitions in the future!

Here is the appreciation letter from the winner.

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