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9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
The optimal pathway to degrade human's hair into nitrogen rich fertilizer
AFFORDABLE_AND_CLEAN_ENERGY + 2 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 3 Others

The optimal pathway to degrade human's hair into nitrogen rich fertilizer

the project mainly focus on the best approach to degrade human's hair, we used multiple combinations of different treatment to gain different samples and test their concentration and function on plant.

Woodbridge, Irvine, CA, USA

Light Up My World
QUALITY_EDUCATION + 3 OthersElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning + 2 Others

Light Up My World

We plan to provide rechargeable LED lamps with solar panels that they can use not only to get a better study environment when their electricity is out but also provide them knowledge on how renewable energy can be used.

Ghana

A Distance- and Carbon Footprint–Based Transparency Model for E-Commerce Platforms
RESPONSIBLE_CONSUMPTION_AND_PRODUCTION + 3 OthersTransportation and storage

A Distance- and Carbon Footprint–Based Transparency Model for E-Commerce Platforms

My project designs an e-commerce platform where each product shows its price and a Carbon Score calculated from the seller’s location to the buyer’s address making distance-based environmental impact visible at purchase.

Istanbul, Turkey

Project Vaayu
SUSTAINABLE_CITIES_AND_COMMUNITIES + 2 OthersElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning + 1 Others

Project Vaayu

Project Vaayu is a low-cost cooling solution using waste terracotta chai cups, based on evaporative cooling. It lowers temperatures by 6-10°, reduces energy use, and repurposes waste, making it sustainable and scalable

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Thermassa – Sustainable Thermal Biocomposite from Construction Waste
CLIMATE_ACTION + 5 OthersManufacturing + 3 Others

Thermassa – Sustainable Thermal Biocomposite from Construction Waste

Thermassa is a bio-composite under development using construction waste and sugarcane fibers. It aims to reduce improper disposal and create a low-cost passive thermal solution for public schools and vulnerable community

Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Drowsiness Alert Device For Industrial Workers
GOOD_HEALTH_AND_WELL_BEING + 2 OthersManufacturing

Drowsiness Alert Device For Industrial Workers

Industrial fatigue causes accidents that endanger workers and the environment. This low cost drowsiness alert system uses eye blink detection to warn workers in real time, helping prevent accidents and improve safety.

Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya

Project S.E.A.L
LIFE_BELOW_WATER + 2 OthersElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning + 2 Others

Project S.E.A.L

SEAL is a bouy that uses waves create electricty. It uses that energy to split seawater into Sodium Hydroxide that neutralizes acid. Its a self-powered kidney that fights ocean acidification passively,with zero emmisions

India

RicePrintopia
INDUSTRY_INNOVATION_AND_INFRASTRUCTURE + 2 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 2 Others

RicePrintopia

A Fundamental Investigation into Utilizing White Milled Long-Grain Rice Husks Organosolv Lignin to augment the Mechanical Properties and Thermal Characteristics of PLA Bio-Composite for Potential 3D Printing Applications

Malaysia

Terra Nova Seeds
ZERO_HUNGER + 5 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing

Terra Nova Seeds

Terra Nova Seeds uses non-GMO breeding to adapt crops for vertical farms. By optimizing biology for better light and nutrient absorption in indoor hydroponic environments, we cut energy costs and boost crop yields.

Westport, CT, USA

RespondLocal - community resilience & crisis response.
INDUSTRY_INNOVATION_AND_INFRASTRUCTURE + 2 OthersInformation and communication

RespondLocal - community resilience & crisis response.

A free global platform for aggregating community needs and matching them with offers of goods and services

Canada

European Ethical Bank: the first ethical, growth-agnostic, fully compliant banking model
NO_POVERTY + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 12 Others

European Ethical Bank: the first ethical, growth-agnostic, fully compliant banking model

European non-profit, scalable, replicable, growth-agnostic banking institution in cooperative stewardship able to provide full-fledge digital banking services to communities across EEA. Applies endogenous money concept.

Europe

Sovereign Community Finance
DECENT_WORK_AND_ECONOMIC_GROWTH + 5 OthersFinancial and insurance activities + 3 Others

Sovereign Community Finance

Sovereign community finance: Human‑validated identities bringing capital to projects united in purpose while assets stay in your wallet and idle reserves earn. Lets re-write the rules of investment and money!

Berlin, Germany

Redistributing Tourism Wealth through First-of-its-Kind Digital Infrastructure
NO_POVERTY + 7 OthersInformation and communication + 1 Others

Redistributing Tourism Wealth through First-of-its-Kind Digital Infrastructure

Equera is a digital wealth-redistribution platform connecting global travelers directly with community-owned tourism organizations - unlocking tourism’s $11T potential to build just and equitable local economies.

Uganda

Addressing entrepreneurship finance gap and wealth inequality using Alt-SFT method
DECENT_WORK_AND_ECONOMIC_GROWTH + 3 OthersFinancial and insurance activities

Addressing entrepreneurship finance gap and wealth inequality using Alt-SFT method

My hack harnesses AI technology to advance artificial liquidity by executing an alternative securities financing transaction (Alt-SFT) mechanism. This transaction integrates barter-style trade and SFT-style trade.

United Kingdom

FLIT Financial Literacy
NO_POVERTY + 10 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 6 Others

FLIT Financial Literacy

Financial LITeracy training for women and families in our ever-digitized personal finance world. AI-enabled to alert clients about potential entitlements, benefits or supports - based to their lifestage and dependents

Ireland

EaseOnTrack Prototype
DECENT_WORK_AND_ECONOMIC_GROWTH + 3 OthersInformation and communication + 4 Others

EaseOnTrack Prototype

A digital finance and compliance platform empowering refugee and migrant entrepreneurs to access funding, automate bookkeeping, and expand their businesses across SADC borders.

Zambia

Idle Billions to Wellsprings: Turning Dormant Dollars into Regenerative Capital Systems
DECENT_WORK_AND_ECONOMIC_GROWTH + 3 OthersFinancial and insurance activities + 4 Others

Idle Billions to Wellsprings: Turning Dormant Dollars into Regenerative Capital Systems

A hack convening to unlock $250B in dormant DAF capital, transforming idle philanthropy into regenerative investments that build community ownership and advance SDG-aligned economic renewal.

Atlanta, GA, USA

Zomia SPC
NO_POVERTY + 4 OthersFinancial and insurance activities

Zomia SPC

Zomia provides student loans to talented students from marginalized communities in Southeast Asia.

South East Asia

Zucate - Zeal to edUCATE
QUALITY_EDUCATION + 2 OthersEducation

Zucate - Zeal to edUCATE

Zucate is an Education Technology Platform for Supplementary School Learning in K-12 which delivers e-learning in various formats and languages.

India

Zimbamart
NO_POVERTY + 3 OthersWholesale and retail trade

Zimbamart

Zimba Mart is an online e-commerce platform that is intended to support female-oriented Small Medium Enterprises in Uganda by exposing them to a huge local and international online market.

Uganda

CluckTech: Smart IoT Biosensors for Poultry Carbon Monitoring.
INDUSTRY_INNOVATION_AND_INFRASTRUCTURE + 4 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 3 Others

CluckTech: Smart IoT Biosensors for Poultry Carbon Monitoring.

We’re young innovators from Mooto College of Business developing CluckTech—smart IoT biosensors that help poultry farmers track greenhouse gases, cut emissions, and unlock income through carbon credits.

Mwembeshi, Lusaka, Zambia

TICC: First Fires Fund
NO_POVERTY + 11 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 12 Others

TICC: First Fires Fund

A Native-led, evergreen regenerative capital fund fueling economic sovereignty, climate justice, and cultural revitalization in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island by blending traditional and relational finance.

United States

Blue Impact Fund II: Empower founders to build the sustainable supply chains of tomorrow
RESPONSIBLE_CONSUMPTION_AND_PRODUCTION + 4 OthersManufacturing + 3 Others

Blue Impact Fund II: Empower founders to build the sustainable supply chains of tomorrow

Blue Impact is launching a $20M fund to back early stage supply chain companies in the US that are optimizing and decarbonizing the supply chain leveraging a Supply Chain Advisory Board of industry LPs and a ~2X MOIC.

Fairtrade Access Fund (FAF)
NO_POVERTY + 7 OthersAgriculture, forestry and fishing + 1 Others

Fairtrade Access Fund (FAF)

FAF lends to and provides TA to MFIs and producer cooperatives that keep vital agri-value chains flowing across Latin America, Africa & Asia. It links smallholder farmers to new markets and drives sustainable practices.

Africa