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Announcing our Global Innovation Challenge 2024 Winners supported by Gen! 🎉 🌟1st Place: Dimma Muhammed Mawejje from Mawejje Creations Mawejje Creations tackles the environmental impact of the fashion industry by transforming banana waste and textile scraps into sustainable fabrics, helping reduce carbon emissions and fast fashion waste. 🌟1st Place: Andrew Sahr Norma from Greentech Bioenergy Greentech Bioenergy tackles organic waste management challenges in Sierra Leone by transforming waste into sustainable energy solutions, helping improve waste management and energy access. 🌟1st Place: Crystal Ojotule Ali from Stitch by Stitch Foundation Stitch by Stitch Foundation tackles textile waste and unemployment by upcycling fabric into new garments and providing sewing skills training, helping marginalized communities build livelihoods. 🌟1st Place: Matías Stefano from Hidro Green Patagonia Hidro Green Patagonia tackles the issue of unsustainable food distribution by implementing a renewable energy-based hydroponic system that produces fresh vegetables locally, helping reduce waste and improve access to nutritious food for the community. Huge congratulations to all the winning projects and a massive thank you to Gen for supporting our Global Innovation Challenge this year! Want to learn more about the young leaders changing our world? Check out their stories on the Social Shifters 100 page https://lnkd.in/ew9Um5eR or tune in to The Social Shifters Podcast! 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eNtifFH2

We are thrilled to announce our next round of Global Innovation Challenge 2024 Winners ! 🎉 🌟1st Place: Dareem Jeffrey from Ecowash EcoWash tackles water waste in the carwash industry by developing a water-efficient cleaning system, helping reduce the environmental footprint of car washes. 🌟1st Place: Samantha Johnson from Tatum Robotics Tatum Robotics is working to address communication barriers for the DeafBlind community by developing a robotic device that translates English into tactile ASL, helping individuals gain independence and access to information without reliance on interpreters. A round of applause for the winning projects! 👏 Want to learn more about the young leaders changing our world? Check out their stories on the Social Shifters 100 page https://lnkd.in/ew9Um5eR or tune in to The Social Shifters Podcast! 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eNtifFH2

A huge round of applause for our Global Innovation Challenge 2024 Winner supported by Fieldfisher! 👏 🌟1st Place: Eden Tadesse from Invicta Invicta tackles the global refugee crisis by connecting displaced youth to career development opportunities through a digital platform, helping them achieve economic empowerment. Big congratulations to Eden and a huge thank you to Fieldfisher for their support in this year's Global Innovation Challenge! 🌍✨ Want to learn more about the young leaders changing our world? Check out their stories on the Social Shifters 100 page https://lnkd.in/ew9Um5eR or tune in to The Social Shifters Podcast! 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eNtifFH2

Introducing our Social Shifters x Fitch Group, Inc. Global Education Challenge 2024 Winners! 👏 🌟1st Place: Faith Mulama from Mama Pesa Mama PESA tackles financial exclusion for women entrepreneurs by offering a platform to help them access banking services and improve business opportunities, helping empower women in business. 🌟2nd Place: Niyati Sharma from Safeguarding Classrooms Safeguarding Classrooms tackles gender stereotypes in education by equipping teachers with tools and strategies to promote gender-sensitive approaches in classrooms, helping foster a more inclusive learning environment. 🌟2nd Place: Asharani from Multiplying Smiles: Mini Library Initiatives Multiplying Smiles: Mini Library Initiatives tackles educational deprivation among displaced children in Manipur by setting up mini libraries and offering targeted educational support, helping improve access to learning resources. Congratulations to all the winning projects and special thanks to Fitch Group, Inc. for supporting our Global Education Challenge! We look forward to seeing these projects lead the change for quality education! 🌍✨ Want to learn more about the young leaders changing our world? Check out their stories on the Social Shifters 100 page https://lnkd.in/ew9Um5eR or tune in to The Social Shifters Podcast! 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eNtifFH2

We are thrilled to announce our Global Innovation Challenge 2024 Winners supported by Amazon! 🎉 🌟1st Place: Salah El Sadi from Blue Filter Blue Filter tackles the urgent issue of clean drinking water access by offering a water filtration system, helping communities prevent water contamination. 🌟2nd Place: Zain Samdani 🦾 from Exoheal Exoheal tackles rehabilitation challenges globally by leveraging robotics for physical therapy, helping patients recover more effectively from injuries. 🌟3rd Place: Lehumo Makgalo from The Empower Tomorrow Foundation The Empower Tomorrow Foundation tackles educational inequalities in South Africa by improving access to STEM education for low-income students, helping enhance their academic outcomes and career readiness in critical fields like science and mathematics. 🌟3rd Place: Alexandra Nicole Aran from KadaKareer Kadakareer tackles intergenerational poverty among Filipino youth by providing a low-bandwidth career development platform with hands-on training and mentorship, helping students enhance employability and break the cycle of limited opportunities. 🌟3rd Place: Michael Dickson from NutriWin NutriWin tackles food insecurity and malnutrition in West Africa by providing a fortified formula with 40% more protein than market alternatives, helping improve nutrition. Congratulations to all the winning projects and a massive thank you to Amazon and Rea Ryan for driving lasting global change with us! 🌍 Want to learn more about the young leaders changing our world? Check out their stories on the Social Shifters 100 page https://lnkd.in/ew9Um5eR or tune in to The Social Shifters Podcast! 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eNtifFH2

Meet the 6 inspiring finalists of the Global Innovation Challenge, supported by Volvo Car UK - Pius Mkandawire from TENERGY MW - Dysmus Kisilu from Solar Freeze Ltd - Granny Lesiamang from Clauseph BioFuels - Maria Jose Hernandez from Bluekali - Yohannes Bimrew from HuluSolar Energy - Maggie Bukowa from Credorsave That is all our GIC24 finalists announced! 👏 See you all in the pitches 📢

I am really proud of our Partnership with Social Shifters and the support we provided to young leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs to tackle the most pressing social and environmental issues. It was great to take part in the Virtual Volunteer Judge Global Innovation Challenge and learn so much from young, ambitious individuals! Big thank you to Social Shifters for organising, Scott Hill and Lisa Pinfield MA FCMI CMgr MCIPD for supporting and Mark Simmons for originally introducing the opportunity to us. 🎉 🎉 🎉 #ResponsibleBusiness #CreateBetter #Capita

Introducing the 7 incredible finalists ✨ for the Global Innovation Challenge, supported by QBE Insurance - Aradhita Parasrampuria from Cellsense - Longsha Liu from Vita Innovations - Dareem Jeffrey from EcoWash - Adolfo Martin Vidal Ruiz from Celal-Mex . - Samantha Johnson from Tatum Robotics - Hikaru Hayakawa from Climate Cardinals - Yiong Jon Lon from Noshinom 🚀 📢

Exciting News! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the 7 finalists of the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge category award supported by Gen - Joseph Turay from Route 360 Solutions Initiative - Dimma Muhammed Mawejje from Mawejje Creations - Salima Van Schalkwyk from BioFly Pro - Matias Stefano from Hidro Green Patagonia - Andrew Sahr Norma from Greentech Bioenergy - Ivan Lauc from Plodie - Crystal Ali from Stitch by Stitch Foundation Good luck with all your pitches 👏

Kudos to our Capita colleagues who recently took part in Social Shifters 2024 Global Innovation Challenge as Virtual Volunteer Judges. As part of this impactful volunteering experience, our volunteers reviewed and scored competition submissions of young innovators across the world who are tackling the world’s most pressing social and environmental issues. More than 500 Capita colleagues have enjoyed donating their time to this global innovation programme over the last two years 👏 "In a big world with many complex and often overwhelming challenges, Social Shifters has a way of making it seem possible that we can overcome any obstacle, and creates a real sense that we are all in this together, working towards a more hopeful future." Sara Cullum, Senior Performance and Development Specialist at Capita. #CreatingBetter #Volunteering #SocialValue