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🌟 What an incredible week in Munich, working towards #ZeroHunger with the WFP Innovation Accelerator! 👩🌾 It was inspiring to collaborate with brilliant minds from around the world, all dedicated to solving critical challenges in agriculture. The opportunity to learn from experts who’ve experienced these challenges firsthand on the ground was invaluable. ⌛ I’m excited for the upcoming sprint season and can’t wait to see how these innovative projects will drive impact in just 9 months. Let’s make a difference together! Special thanks to World Food Programme team Aya Salah, Asia Sultan, Regina Schmidt, (Re)Gina Rehorovska, Corey Fortin, Xavier H., Omar Ali Alrifai, Giorgia Pergolini, Malena Macassi, Sanjna Sudan, Rae Zehui Qiu, Mohamed (Dahy) Ahmed Deploy™ Paul Mendieta #Jordan #Egypt #Lebanon #DistruptHunger #SDG2 #Farmer #Impact

✨ What happens when you bring innovative social #entrepreneurs and passionate #humanitarians together in one room? Magic. ✨🌟 This week, we are thrilled to host an incredible gathering of #startups selected for the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator #Bootcamp alongside our colleagues from WFP #Egypt, #Jordan, #Lebanon, the Regional Bureau of #Cairo and our World Food Programme HQ. The bootcamp has been a space for flow, co-creation, and the exchange of powerful ideas addressing the urgent challenges of climate adaptation. 🌿 Check out some snapshots of the inspiring social entrepreneurs behind innovations who are driving change with their solutions. 🔗 Curious to learn more about the innovations participating in this transformative bootcamp? Click the link in the comments ⤵️

🌍 Out of the 10 most water-scarce countries in the world, how many are located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region? #distrupthunger #sdg2 #zerohunger #MENA #MiddleEast #NorthAfrica #WorldFoodProgramme

What an incredible evening at the HURUN UK Awards in London! 🎉 We were thrilled to celebrate Beren Kayali's nomination for the Under 30 to Watch list, alongside 82 other inspiring young leaders shaping the future of business. 🏆 It was an amazing opportunity to connect with fellow innovators, share the Deploy™ vision of becoming an impact unicorn, and discuss how we're driving change in the water sector - helping those who need it most. 💧 Here’s to the next generation of leaders making a difference! 🚀 #HurunUK #ImpactUnicorn #DeployTech #Innovation #Leadership

Deploy™ is working alongside a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate this week in Munich! Yes, we are talking about the World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP operates in over 120 countries, reaching and impacting 152 million people worldwide. As they advance towards their 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2—achieving zero hunger—we, too, are progressing toward becoming an impact unicorn by expanding our global outreach. #distrupthunger #SDG2 #zerohunger #impactunicorn Paul Mendieta

🌟 This Week, We’re in Munich! 🌟 We’re excited to share that we’ve been selected to participate in the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator Bootcamp, hosted by the World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator! 🎉 This marks a huge milestone for our 14R water tanks, recognised as game-changers in tackling climate challenges, chosen from over 11,600+ applicants (the highest number on record). Our low-carbon, rapidly deployable tanks are set to play a pivotal role in supporting farmers in Jordan, enhancing water efficiency and agricultural resilience in the face of climate pressures - all while advancing SDG 2. 💡 What We’ll Be Working On: Complementary Irrigation Technologies: Affordable, easy-to-implement solutions to optimise water use and improve farming outcomes. Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Sustainable systems ensuring water availability during dry periods, boosting drought resilience.

📰 BBC News has highlighted the ongoing crisis in north-east Syria, which is a stark reminder of the critical importance of accessible water infrastructure. We believe in the power of innovation to provide solutions, especially in times of need. We are often asked how the water is provided to be stored in our tanks. This sad reality explains it all for the humanitarian aid applications. Tankers are crucial for moving water around; every second is precious. In disaster zones and displacement camps, our rapidly deployable tanks act as the main storage, then being distributed to smaller ones. This saves a lot of time for tankers and creates efficiency, even in the most extreme conditions. With the demand for resilient, transportable water storage growing, we know that the solution is ready. It just needs to be deployed. Let's work together to address water shortages and bring vital resources where they are needed most. #WaterSolutions #Innovation #DeployTech #Syria #Gaza #ForEveryChild #WASH #HumanitarianAid https://lnkd.in/eCxhhzdT

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨 We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected to participate in the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator Bootcamp in Munich, hosted by the World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator! 🌍💧 Our innovative 14R Water Tanks have been selected to play a crucial role in tackling climate challenges by providing sustainable, low-carbon water storage solutions to support farmers in Jordan. This bootcamp is an incredible opportunity to refine our solutions, collaborate with experts, and learn from WFP's operational experience. We're ready to dive deep into human-centred design and lean start-up methodologies to maximise the impact of our technology! Huge thanks to the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator for recognising the potential of our work! 💙 Stay tuned for updates as we embark on this journey to create a more climate-resilient future. 🚀

Desert Drama: We Failed! ❌ 💧 Last year, we got a call from Hanouf and Dee from Saudi Arabia. They needed two of our 14R Tanks to store water for their farm/camping property in the middle of the desert in Riyadh. 🏜 No problem, right? Our tanks are designed to go where others can’t - extreme locations are kind of our thing. So we got in contact with our amazing partners at KABBANI CONSTRUCTION GROUP - KCG and packed them up, waved them off, and envisioned a perfect success story in the making. 💯 Spoiler alert: It wasn’t. Fast forward a few weeks, and we received some unfortunate news. The tanks weren’t hardening properly. Despite being hydrated multiple times, they refused to hold their shape, let alone water. Long story short? One of them collapsed. Cue collective facepalm. 🤦♀️ 🤦♂️ Turns out, the desert had some tricks up its sleeve. The extreme heat, bone-dry conditions, and relentless winds blew fine sand dust into the tank material fibres, messing with its ability to absorb water. Without water absorption, the concrete never set, and the tanks…well, they were compromised. What did we do? 🛫 We hopped on a plane faster than you can say "hydration crisis" and landed in Saudi Arabia to assess the situation first-hand. After some serious brainstorming (and a lot of sand removal), we figured out that scraping the tank exteriors could help reopen the fibres in the material. Second spoiler: It worked! With a bit of work, we re-inflated and rehydrated the tank in salvageable conditions. This time, it hardened perfectly. Then, we installed a brand new 14R. We connected them to the camp site, and water flowed like a desert oasis. 🌊 Lessons learned? - Extreme heat calls for extreme measures. - Sand is sneaky. - Sometimes you need to fail spectacularly to innovate brilliantly. 💙 We’re grateful to Hanouf and Dee, and KABBANI CONSTRUCTION GROUP - KCG for their patience and partnership throughout this adventure. With the tanks now performing as they should, we’re excited to tackle more projects together - hopefully, with fewer sand-induced hiccups! Here’s to learning, growing, and always improving. 🛠 #DeployTech #InnovationThroughFailure #LessonsFromTheDesert #WaterForAll

'Indigenous peoples are leaders. We are the leaders of our communities,' says Chadian environmental activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim #Indigenous communities protect nearly 80% of the world’s biodiversity but receive <1% of global climate finance. The Forum's Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and Leadership Network brings together environmental stewards and experts to find solutions to the #climate crisis and #biodiversity loss. Learn more here https://ow.ly/3wnT50U7KIA #COP29 #ClimateAction