Afri-Plastics Challenge: Promoting Change

Afri-Plastics Challenge: Promoting Change

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What is this strand of the Challenge about?

The third strand of the Afri-Plastics Challenge is seeking the creation of campaigns, schemes, tools and other creative interventions that will change both the behaviour of individuals and communities around plastic waste in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as contribute to the empowerment of women and girls. It is being delivered in partnership with the Government of Canada.

Successful applicants will use innovative engagement strategies such as nudges, gamification, incentives, and storytelling, as well as insights on the roles that women and girls play across the value chain.  By the end of the challenge, the best solutions will have generated evidence of change in individual and communities’ behaviour around one or more of the following:

  • Reducing littering
  • Segregation of plastic waste
  • Choosing reusable options
  • Refusing single-use plastic

(Please note, applications to this part of the Challenge are now closed)

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The judges

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Adwoa Coleman

Country Manager (Ghana), Dow

Adwoa has over 10 years experience in varied technical roles in the chemical manufacturing industry. She is currently focused on enabling a circular economy for plastics in Africa.

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Joshua Amponsem

Founder and Managing Director, The Recycler Tanzania

Joshua leads the first community-led zero waste project in Ghana. He advocates climate-change adaptation, circular economy, and disaster risk reduction.

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Radhia Mtonga

Social Enterprise Learning and Development Co-Ordinator – BongoHive

She is a Zambian social entrepreneur whose driving passions are social entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability and the circular economy.

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Dr Adenike Akinsemolu

Founder & Director – The Green Institute

Founder director of the Green Institute in Nigeria, Dr Akinsemolu is a passionate environmental educator and author on sustainability.

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Ida Nganga

Regional Head, Anglophone Countries for UNESCO Emerging Technologies

Ida leads the award-winning Regional Consortium for Development, whose experts use technology and engineering as an enabler for achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

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Learn more about the Afri-Plastics Challenge