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Jade Jade is an SME from the United Arab Emirates, develops AI and gamified cognitive tools to screen and support neurodiverse children, with adoption in over 450 institutions across 179 countries.

Health

 Read More N&E Innovations N&E Innovations is an SME from Singapore, creates upcycled, biodegradable antimicrobial sprays and packaging that extend food shelf life and reduce waste, upcycling over 2 tonnes of food waste into 400,000 plus units and reaching 80,000 people across seven countries.

Food

 Read More BASE Foundation BASE Foundation is an NPO from Switzerland, promotes a cooling-as-a-service model that makes clean cooling technologies more accessible through a pay-per-use approach, benefiting 160,000 people, creating 2,500 jobs, and abating over 81,000 tonnes of CO₂ across 68 countries.

Energy

 Read More Stattus4 Stattus4 is an SME from Brazil, develops AI-powered IoT solutions that detect leaks in water distribution networks, saving 540 million litres of water daily across 250 municipalities, improving water availability for nearly 4 million people.

Water

 Read More Build up Nepal Build up Nepal is an NPO from Nepal, develops earthquake-resilient eco-bricks that support sustainable construction, benefiting more than 58,000 people, empowering 200 entrepreneurs, and abating over 110,000 tonnes of CO₂.

Climate Action

 Read More The Americas Mamawi Atosketan Native School Escuela Secundaria TécnicaMamawi Atosketan Native School, a public school in Canada with 250 students, aims to establish a year-round modular hydroponic farm producing over 2,600 pounds of vegetables annually which will form part of a for-credit agriculture programme integrating indigenous values and sustainability science. 117 Guillermo González Camarena, a public school in Mexico with 1,200 students, aims to install modular solar-powered hydrostations (atmospheric water generators) to supply clean water for smart irrigation systems, complemented by a digital platform and leadership training for sustainable management.

Global High Schools

 Read More Sub-Saharan Africa Kyanja High School Kyanja High School, a private school in Uganda with 431 students, proposes the design and build of a circular farming system that integrates duck shelters and fishponds to produce fish and eggs through a zero-waste nutrient cycle.

Global High Schools

 Read More Middle East and North Africa Al Rajaa School for the Deaf Al Rajaa School for the Deaf, a private school in Jordan with 147 students, aims to develop an inclusive environmental project by installing a rainwater harvesting and greywater treatment system, a recycling unit, 3 hydroponic units, and delivering sign language learning content. Produce will be sold through a community e-market.

Global High Schools

 Read More Europe And Central Asia Bodrum Anatolian High School Bodrum Anatolian High School a public school in Türkiye with 565 students, aims to implement an AI-powered wildfire prevention system leveraging drones equipped with thermal sensors to detect fires and boron capsules to suppress fires in real-time, providing rapid response and fire data tracking.

Global High Schools

 Read More South Asia Faafu Atoll Education Center Faafu Atoll Education Center, a public school in Maldives with 570 students, aims to transform the school into a sustainability hub with solar and wind energy, expanded rainwater harvesting, clean water systems, hydroponics, and bamboo innovation.

Global High Schools

 Read More East Asia And Pacific Ruamrudee International School Ruamrudee International School, a private school in Thailand with 1,200 students, aims to build a sensor system that tracks water levels and GPS data to help farmers meet carbon credit requirements associated with Alternate Wetting and Drying cultivation - a water-saving and methane-reducing rice cultivation method.

Global High Schools

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Jade

Health

 Jade is an SME from the United Arab Emirates, develops AI and gamified cognitive tools to screen and support neurodiverse children, with adoption in over 450 institutions across 179 countries.
N&E Innovations

Food

 N&E Innovations is an SME from Singapore, creates upcycled, biodegradable antimicrobial sprays and packaging that extend food shelf life and reduce waste, upcycling over 2 tonnes of food waste into 400,000 plus units and reaching 80,000 people across seven countries.
BASE Foundation

Energy

 BASE Foundation is an NPO from Switzerland, promotes a cooling-as-a-service model that makes clean cooling technologies more accessible through a pay-per-use approach, benefiting 160,000 people, creating 2,500 jobs, and abating over 81,000 tonnes of CO₂ across 68 countries.
Stattus4

Water

 Stattus4 is an SME from Brazil, develops AI-powered IoT solutions that detect leaks in water distribution networks, saving 540 million litres of water daily across 250 municipalities, improving water availability for nearly 4 million people.
Build up Nepal

Climate Action

 Build up Nepal is an NPO from Nepal, develops earthquake-resilient eco-bricks that support sustainable construction, benefiting more than 58,000 people, empowering 200 entrepreneurs, and abating over 110,000 tonnes of CO₂.
Mamawi Atosketan Native School

Global High Schools

 | The Americas Mamawi Atosketan Native School, a public school in Canada with 250 students, aims to establish a year-round modular hydroponic farm producing over 2,600 pounds of vegetables annually which will form part of a for-credit agriculture programme integrating indigenous values and sustainability science.
Kyanja High School

Global High Schools

 | Sub-Saharan Africa Kyanja High School, a private school in Uganda with 431 students, proposes the design and build of a circular farming system that integrates duck shelters and fishponds to produce fish and eggs through a zero-waste nutrient cycle.
Al Rajaa School for the Deaf

Global High Schools

 | Middle East and North Africa Al Rajaa School for the Deaf, a private school in Jordan with 147 students, aims to develop an inclusive environmental project by installing a rainwater harvesting and greywater treatment system, a recycling unit, 3 hydroponic units, and delivering sign language learning content. Produce will be sold through a community e-market.
Bodrum Anatolian High School

Global High Schools

 | Europe And Central Asia Bodrum Anatolian High School a public school in Türkiye with 565 students, aims to implement an AI-powered wildfire prevention system leveraging drones equipped with thermal sensors to detect fires and boron capsules to suppress fires in real-time, providing rapid response and fire data tracking.
Faafu Atoll Education Center

Global High Schools

 | South Asia Faafu Atoll Education Center, a public school in Maldives with 570 students, aims to transform the school into a sustainability hub with solar and wind energy, expanded rainwater harvesting, clean water systems, hydroponics, and bamboo innovation.
Ruamrudee International School

Global High Schools

 | East Asia And Pacific Ruamrudee International School, a private school in Thailand with 1,200 students, aims to build a sensor system that tracks water levels and GPS data to help farmers meet carbon credit requirements associated with Alternate Wetting and Drying cultivation - a water-saving and methane-reducing rice cultivation method.
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