By Becca Iverson | Development Manager
To date, Global Minimum has received project proposals from 1,792 students from Kenya, South Africa and Sierra Leone. We are excited to announce that we recently selected 105 student finalists, who will be working on 30 innovations that tackle various community challenges.Through the judging process, we observed that the majority of project proposals pertained to addressing environmental challenges.
In Kenya, students will be working to create a water-heating system for fish farmers, paper logs made out of recycled paper, biodegradable plastics from starch extracted from mango seeds, chip boards made out of maize cobs, and solar powered water purifiers.
In South Africa, students will work to create a water-purifying system from rainwater, to remove alien plant species to protect local ecosystems, and start an organic garden to promote balanced and nutritious diets.
In Sierra Leone, students will be working to create charcoal briquettes made out of solid waste and biomass to replace wood charcoal, plant trees to combat deforestation, and participate on farms to gain hands-on experience in Agricultural Science.
We are excited to see how these projects develop and unfold over the next three months. We remain grateful for your financial support in enabling our youth to pursue their endeavors while creating solutions to real-world environmental problems in their communities!
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