Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo
Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Director & Regional Representative for Africa, United Nations Environment Programme
Ida Nganga
Ida Nganga, Regional Head, Anglophone Countries for UNESCO Emerging Technologies for Development
News – Blog
Afri-Plastics Challenge: Meet the judges
29 September 2021
- Lauren Bellefeuille
The Afri-Plastics Challenge has announced its judging panel, comprising 12 experts from across the globe.
The Challenge aims to help communities throughout Sub-Saharan Africa to prevent plastic waste from entering the marine environment by finding ways to minimize reliance on plastic, new ways of managing plastic waste, and/or new uses for plastic that has been discarded. It will award a collective total of CAD$14.5 million in financial support and at least $1 million in capacity-building support to innovators across Sub-Saharan Africa.
12 experts will serve on the Judging Panel and will be responsible for selecting the semi-finalists, finalists and winners for each strand of the Challenge. The prestigious panel is composed of nationally and internationally recognized leaders in environmental innovation, sustainability, plastic-waste management, the circular economy, and more.
As well as a panel of core judges, there are also judges for each of the Strands of the Challenge – more information about which can be found here.
Core judges
Strand One Judges (Accelerating Growth)
Jocelyne Landry Tsonang
Jocelyne Landry Tsonang, Executive Team Member, African Circular Economy Network
