SPONSORED: indaloinclusive in collaboration with The Innovation Hub-Climate Innovation Centre South Africa,GenderCcsa & Flanders_SA announce Winners of the First South African Women Entrepreneurs ClimateChange Awards. See the winners here:
Indalo Inclusive South Africa, in collaboration with The Innovation Hub-Climate Innovation Centre South Africa, Gender CC Southern Africa, and with the financial support from the Government of Flanders, hosts the South African Women Entrepreneurs Climate Change Awards Programme.
The second SiAWECCA cohort supports seven women entrepreneurs who will each receive a six-month enterprise development support package including contact and online workshops, one-on-one business development mentorship and a grant of R85 000. GUGU Clean Tech, a clean energy and sustainable agriculture enterprise based in Amazimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, founded by Zinhle Ngidi. The enterprise specialises in the production of biodiesel using Solaris plants. IGUGU partners with farmers in rural communities of KZN to grow the specialized hybrid crop, for virgin vegetable oil, feedstock and high-value press cake for cattle protein feed.
Sibocali Foods is an agro processing enterprise that is based in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, founded by Sibongile Mtsabe. The enterprise currently produces cocoyam and sweet potato crispy chips, gluten free flour and indigenous fermented instant porridge. Mtsabe works with local farmers who possess indigenous knowledge on growing these roots. The enterprise provides farmers with seeds and purchases the fresh produce back for manufacturing various products.
AVYSTOS Trading Projects is a female-led electronic waste management enterprise based in Tembisa, Gauteng that was founded by Molatelo Lebogang Mosehla. The enterprise provides E-waste collection, recycling, and disposal services, thus creating awareness among communities about the recycling of electronic gadgets. AVYSTOS offers their service through a user-friendly booking platform, with a turnaround time of just 24 hours.
Indalo further hosts various global climate smart and green entrepreneurship programmes such as Climate Launchpad, the International Labour Organisation’s Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises programme, which focuses on the improvement of productivity and working conditions in small and medium enterprises, and SEED South Africa .
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