Zim start-up wins award
BUSINESS REPORTER
Zimbabwe’s clean energy startup Mobility for Africa came third in the Sankalp Africa Awards 2022 for pioneering community based transport solutions.
Kenya’s healthcare startup Zuri Health won the top award while Ecodudu, a circular economy startup in Kenya was the first runner up.
Mobility for Africa provides fully serviced three-wheeled electric vehicles (Hamba) that can travel up to 100km and carry up to 400kg on a single charge.
The vehicles are equipped with purpose-built batteries, and MFA provides on-site charging stations for battery swapping, as well as after-care services to ensure that small-holder farmers and other users are always on the move.
Zuri Health brings to its customers, an innovative virtual hospital that allows patients to talk to a doctor, purchase medication from a pharmacy, schedule lab and diagnostic testing, and have a doctor come to their home.
Ecodudu is a waste-to-value company again brings innovation to the fore, making bio fertilizer and insect feeds for chickens, pigs, and fish using the black soldier fly. The company employs a circular production approach that makes use of small-scale farmers’ capability in the production process.
In Africa 30% of the waste and in Kenya over 38% of the waste remains uncollected due to population growth, costs of waste disposal and lack of necessary infrastructure.
Each year, the Sankalp Summit recognises and rewards high impact enterprises in the Africa region which are keen to tackle key development challenges.
Speaking about the Sankalp Africa Awards, Arielle Molino, Sankalp Lead and AVP Intellecap Africa, said: “Sankalp Forum is one of our largest initiatives that aim to bring the community together to help solve the problems that face us through cutting edge innovation and high potential entrepreneurship. Sankalp Awards and the Africa summit, today, in its 9th year in Africa, continue to showcase some of the most innovative and game changing ideas that have shown immense promise and ability to scale, disrupt and transform their respective sectors.”
