Nael Fibre Accessories, WorldTech Consult and Modcoal are the winners of the ClimateLaunchpad national final competition in Ghana organized by the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre.
The competition is supported by the Climate-KIC International Foundation and German Development Cooperation to accelerate climate tech solutions for a net-zero Africa.
The winning teams will advance to the ClimateLaunchpad Regional Finals next month in Mozambique.
Dr Kirsten Dunlop, CEO of EIT Climate-KIC commented, "ClimateLaunchpad is now taking on the dimensions of a global movement, and we see that in the quality of what’s coming through and the extent to which people are building on the shoulders of what’s gone before, learning from each other, and picking up where the biggest needs are and what we need to address.
“All of the participants are winners in their own right and represent the next generation of green leaders in the world. ClimateLaunchpad is in many ways a development programme that connects these brilliant minds and their solutions on an international stage.
"The exposure for the businesses and the teachings they absorb throughout the process help equip them for leadership in their own countries and communities.”
Three winners from each country will be competing in the African Regional Finals on September 21, in Mozambique, where a total of 18 teams from Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia and Rwanda will have a chance to compete at the Grand Finals.
Thanks to the national leads of the competition, Climate Innovation Centers, YouThinkGreen, Make Sense Africa, and the Impact Hubs in Africa, the programme can expand the entrepreneurial ecosystem to support start-ups with training, mentorship, and access to funding via incubation and acceleration programmes, such as EIT Climate-KIC ClimAccelerator and ClimateLaunchpad.
With GIZ's funding support, the Climate-KIC International Foundation's diverse portfolio of entrepreneurship offerings in Africa is set to scale.
This partnership adds to GIZ’s portfolio of initiatives on the continent to offer a new response to climate change challenges.
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