African startups are invited to apply for the $1.2 million Earthshot Prize

The Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize to find, accelerate, and scale ground-breaking ideas to repair and renew the earth, has invited African startups to submit applications.

Any African organizations, businesses, governments, or individuals who are actively working to protect and restore nature, clean our air, revive our oceans, build a waste-free world, or fix our climate are eligible to submit an entry for consideration in one of the five categories of the Earthshot Prize.

A worldwide network of over 350 individuals and organizations from 66 countries is tasked with the responsibility of guiding the process through.

After the initial competition for the Earthshot Prize was held in 2021, three African organizations were chosen to compete for the top prize. These organizations were Sanergy from Kenya, Reeddi Capsules from Nigeria, and the Pole Pole Foundation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In the meantime, in December of 2022, the coveted environmental prize was awarded to a startup company called Mukuru Clean Stoves, which was situated in Kenya and provided cleaner-burning stoves to women in Kenya in order to minimize dangerous indoor pollution and provide a safer way for them to cook.

The prize is presented on a yearly basis to a total of five winners, who are each given a prize grant of $1.2 million in order to expand their respective projects.

The submission period closes on January 27.

Visit the website to submit an application or get more information about the program.