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View our Winners Finalists - 2025 The Zayed Sustainability Prize’s Jury, consisting of global sustainability leaders, draws from diverse expertise to review and select deserving winners who drive positive change.
Periwinkle Technologies Periwinkle Technologies is an SME from India that deploys a portable, AI enabled cervical cancer screening device that provides results in 30 seconds.

Health

 Read more Rology Rology is an SME from Egypt that has created a 24/7 AI-assisted teleradiology platform that integrates with hospital systems to ensure prompt and accurate diagnoses.

Health

 Read more Telemedan Telemedan is an SME from Chad that deploys solar powered, internet-connected medical kiosks that provide affordable healthcare to people in remote communities.

Health

 Read more ABALOBI ABALOBI is an NPO from South Africa that created a mobile app and marketplace that empowers small-scale fishers to log catches and sell directly to consumers.

Food

 Read more NaFarm Foods Nafarm Foods is an SME from Nigeria that develops scalable hybrid solar food dryers that preserve food and reduce CO2 emissions.

Food

 Read more Xinjiang Shawan Oasis Sustainable Development Institute Xinjiang Shawan Oasis Sustainable Development Institute is an NPO from China that specialises in solar powered smart greenhouses that transform desert land into farms.

Food

 Read more D-Olivette Global Enterprise D-Olivette Global Enterprise is an SME from Nigeria that develops an IoT and AI assisted smart waste management solution that improves collection efficiency by 40%.

Energy

 Read more Palki Motors Palki Motors is an SME from Bangladesh that manufactures local, low-cost electric cars with solar powered battery swap stations.

Energy

 Read more Turbulent Turbulent, as SME from Belgium that develops cost-effective, eco-friendly vortex hydropower turbines for 24/7 green energy generation.

Energy

 Read more Elman Teknoloji Elman Teknoloji is an SME from Türkiye that employs sensors to optimise water use in irrigation and agriculture, cutting labour costs by 80%.

Water

 Read more High Atlas Foundation High Atlas Foundation is an NPO from Morocco that provides a solar powered water pumping system to optimise groundwater extraction.

Water

 Read more SkyJuice Foundation SkyJuice Foundation is an NPO from Australia that develops low-cost, easy to deploy water filters that provide clean drinking water without the need for chemicals, pumps, or external energy sources.

Water

 Read more Distant Imagery Distant Imagery is an SME from the UAE that specialises in the development of AI-powered drones for environmental monitoring, seed planting and habitat restoration.

Climate Action

 Read more Hyera Hyera is an SME from the USA that has developed a carbon capture process for removing pollutants from water by converting agricultural and forest waste into activated carbon.

Climate Action

 Read more OpenMap Development Tanzania OpenMap Development Tanzania is an NPO from Tanzania that deploys a flood management solution that combines indigenous knowledge with geospatial data.

Climate Action

 Read more Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar 07 Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar 07, a public school in Mexico with over 2,000 students, plans to reforest endangered red mangroves and combat the invasive lionfish in the Veracruz region.

Global High Schools

 Read more Institución Educativa San Nicolás de Tolentino Institución Educativa San Nicolás de Tolentino, a public school in Colombia with over 500 students, aims to revitalise tropical dry forests using biomimicry, which includes planting native species and improving water retention.

Global High Schools

 Read more Mulgrave School Mulgrave School, a private school in Canada with over 1,000 students, proposes to recycle plastic using a mushroom species called Pestalotiopsis microspore and produce organic compost to support local farms, community gardens, and food banks.

Global High Schools

 Read more M-PESA Foundation Academy M-PESA Foundation Academy, a private school in Kenya with 500 students, proposes to create artificial coral reefs using eggshell-derived calcium carbonate.

Global High Schools

 Read more Sakafia Islamic Senior High School Sakafia Islamic Senior High School, a public school in Ghana with over 3,000 students, aims to develop urban aquaponics to enhance food security and nutrition. 

Global High Schools

 Read more St Kizito High School Namugongo St Kizito High School Namugongo, a private school in Uganda with 970 students, plans to convert food waste into nutritious livestock feeds and organic fertilisers using Black Soldier Fly larvae.

Global High Schools

 Read more Ben Lahrech Said High School Ben Lahrech Said High School, a public school in Algeria with 900 students, plans to transform their school into a model for sustainability through energy, water, food and waste management solutions.

Global High Schools

 Read more Merryland International School Merryland International School, a private school in the UAE with over 2,500 students,plans to improve air quality and reduce CO2 in classrooms with biodegradable carbon sponge tiles made from coconut fibre and natural rubber containing carbon-absorbing algae.

Global High Schools

 Read more Obour STEM School Obour STEM School, a public school in Egypt with 320 students, aims to develop a hydrogel technology to enhance water retention and soil quality in agriculture.

Global High Schools

 Read more Baku Modern Educational Complex Baku Modern Educational Complex, a private school in Azerbaijan with 740 students, aims to install an integrated solar powered microgrid and water management system for remote communities.

Global High Schools

 Read more Presidential School in Tashkent  Presidential School in Tashkent, a public school in Uzbekistan with 165 students, aims to install rainwater harvesting and filtration systems from 150 schools to provide clean water.

Global High Schools

 Read more TEV Inanc Turkes High School TEV Inanc Turkes High School, a private school in Türkiye with over 380 students, plans to deploy activated carbon balls made from school cafeteria, combined with plastic-eating bacteria, to absorb pollutants and break down microplastics waste from Denizli Pond, significantly improving water quality and restoring local ecosystems.

Global High Schools

 Read more Faafu Atoll Education Centre Faafu Atoll Education Centre, a public school in the Maldives with over 50 students, proposes to replace diesel with solar to cut costs, reduce pollution and promote renewable energy.

Global High Schools

 Read more Girls Higher Secondary School Khaplu Girls Higher Secondary School Khaplu, a public school in Pakistan with over 970 students, aims to make the school a sustainability model by integrating energy efficiency, water conservation and waste reduction.

Global High Schools

 Read more Janamaitri Multiple Campus Janamaitri Multiple Campus, a public school in Nepal with over 1,650 students, proposes to tackle Kathmandu's water crisis by optimising water use and promoting conservation.

Global High Schools

 Read more Beijing World Youth Academy Beijing World Youth Academy, a private school in China with over 1,170 students, aims to recycle food and organic waste through composting, promoting sustainability and educating the school community.

Global High Schools

 Read more Te Pā o Rākaihautū Te Pā o Rākaihautū, a public school in New Zealand with 280 students, plans to use an indigenous biocultural technique that focuses on composting and land restoration.

Global High Schools

 Read more Votualevu College Votualevu College, a public school in Fiji with over 820 students, aims to use Juncao technology for mushroom cultivation for nutritious food, fertiliser, and animal feed.

Global High Schools

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Health

 | Periwinkle Technologies Periwinkle Technologies is an SME from India that deploys a portable, AI enabled cervical cancer screening device that provides results in 30 seconds.

Health

 | Rology Rology is an SME from Egypt that has created a 24/7 AI-assisted teleradiology platform that integrates with hospital systems to ensure prompt and accurate diagnoses.

Health

 | Telemedan Telemedan is an SME from Chad that deploys solar powered, internet-connected medical kiosks that provide affordable healthcare to people in remote communities.

Food

 | ABALOBI ABALOBI is an NPO from South Africa that created a mobile app and marketplace that empowers small-scale fishers to log catches and sell directly to consumers.

Food

 | NaFarm Foods Nafarm Foods is an SME from Nigeria that develops scalable hybrid solar food dryers that preserve food and reduce CO2 emissions.

Food

 | Xinjiang Shawan Oasis Xinjiang Shawan Oasis Sustainable Development Institute is an NPO from China that specialises in solar powered smart greenhouses that transform desert land into farms.

Energy

 | D-Olivette Global Enterprise D-Olivette Global Enterprise is an SME from Nigeria that develops an IoT and AI assisted smart waste management solution that improves collection efficiency by 40%.

Energy

 | Palki Motors Palki Motors is an SME from Bangladesh that manufactures local, low-cost electric cars with solar powered battery swap stations.

Energy

 | Turbulent Turbulent, as SME from Belgium that develops cost-effective, eco-friendly vortex hydropower turbines for 24/7 green energy generation.

Water

 | Elman Teknoloji Elman Teknoloji is an SME from Türkiye that employs sensors to optimise water use in irrigation and agriculture, cutting labour costs by 80%.

Water

 | High Atlas Foundation High Atlas Foundation is an NPO from Morocco that provides a solar powered water pumping system to optimise groundwater extraction.

Water

 | SkyJuice Foundation SkyJuice Foundation is an NPO from Australia that develops low-cost, easy to deploy water filters that provide clean drinking water without the need for chemicals, pumps, or external energy sources.

Climate Action

 | Distant Imagery Distant Imagery is an SME from the UAE that specialises in the development of AI-powered drones for environmental monitoring, seed planting and habitat restoration.

Climate Action

 | Hyera Hyera is an SME from the USA that has developed a carbon capture process for removing pollutants from water by converting agricultural and forest waste into activated carbon.

Climate Action

 | OpenMap Development Tanzania OpenMap Development Tanzania is an NPO from Tanzania that deploys a flood management solution that combines indigenous knowledge with geospatial data.

Global High Schools

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The Americas

| Centro de Estudios Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar 07, a public school in Mexico with over 2,000 students, plans to reforest endangered red mangroves and combat the invasive lionfish in the Veracruz region.

Global High Schools

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The Americas

| Institucion Educativa San Institución Educativa San Nicolás de Tolentino, a public school in Colombia with over 500 students, aims to revitalise tropical dry forests using biomimicry, which includes planting native species and improving water retention.

Global High Schools

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The Americas

| Mulgrave School Mulgrave School, a private school in Canada with over 1,000 students, proposes to recycle plastic using a mushroom species called Pestalotiopsis microspore and produce organic compost to support local farms, community gardens, and food banks.

Global High Schools

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Sub-Saharan Africa

| M-PESA Foundation Academy M-PESA Foundation Academy, a private school in Kenya with 500 students, proposes to create artificial coral reefs using eggshell-derived calcium carbonate.

Global High Schools

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Sub-Saharan Africa

| Sakafia Islamic Senior High School Sakafia Islamic Senior High School, a public school in Ghana with over 3,000 students, aims to develop urban aquaponics to enhance food security and nutrition. 

Global High Schools

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Sub-Saharan Africa

| St Kizito High School Namugongo St Kizito High School Namugongo, a private school in Uganda with 970 students, plans to convert food waste into nutritious livestock feeds and organic fertilisers using Black Soldier Fly larvae.

Global High Schools

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Middle East & North Africa

| Benlahrech Said High School Ben Lahrech Said High School, a public school in Algeria with 900 students, plans to transform their school into a model for sustainability through energy, water, food and waste management solutions.

Global High Schools

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Middle East & North Africa

| Merryland International School Merryland International School, a private school in the UAE with over 2,500 students,plans to improve air quality and reduce CO2 in classrooms with biodegradable carbon sponge tiles made from coconut fibre and natural rubber containing carbon-absorbing algae.

Global High Schools

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Middle East & North Africa

| Obour STEM School Obour STEM School, a public school in Egypt with 320 students, aims to develop a hydrogel technology to enhance water retention and soil quality in agriculture.

Global High Schools

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Europe & Central Asia

| Baku Modern Educational Complex Baku Modern Educational Complex, a private school in Azerbaijan with 740 students, aims to install an integrated solar powered microgrid and water management system for remote communities.

Global High Schools

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Europe & Central Asia

| Presidential School in Tashkent Presidential School in Tashkent, a public school in Uzbekistan with 165 students, aims to install rainwater harvesting and filtration systems from 150 schools to provide clean water.

Global High Schools

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Europe & Central Asia

| TEV Inanc Turkes High School TEV Inanc Turkes High School, a private school in Türkiye with over 380 students, plans to deploy activated carbon balls made from school cafeteria, combined with plastic-eating bacteria, to absorb pollutants and break down microplastics waste from Denizli Pond, significantly improving water quality and restoring local ecosystems.

Global High Schools

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South Asia

| Faafu Atoll Education Centre Faafu Atoll Education Centre, a public school in the Maldives with over 50 students, proposes to replace diesel with solar to cut costs, reduce pollution and promote renewable energy.

Global High Schools

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South Asia

| Girls Higher Secondary School Khaplu Girls Higher Secondary School Khaplu, a public school in Pakistan with over 970 students, aims to make the school a sustainability model by integrating energy efficiency, water conservation and waste reduction.

Global High Schools

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South Asia

| Janamaitri Multiple Campus Janamaitri Multiple Campus, a public school in Nepal with over 1,650 students, proposes to tackle Kathmandu's water crisis by optimising water use and promoting conservation.

Global High Schools

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East Asia & Pacific

| Beijing World Youth Academy Beijing World Youth Academy, a private school in China with over 1,170 students, aims to recycle food and organic waste through composting, promoting sustainability and educating the school community.

Global High Schools

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East Asia & Pacific

| Te P o Rkaihaut Te Pā o Rākaihautū, a public school in New Zealand with 280 students, plans to use an indigenous biocultural technique that focuses on composting and land restoration.

Global High Schools

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East Asia & Pacific

| Votualevu College Votualevu College, a public school in Fiji with over 820 students, aims to use Juncao technology for mushroom cultivation for nutritious food, fertiliser, and animal feed.

Periwinkle Technologies

Health

Rology

Health

Telemedan

Health

ABALOBI

Food

NaFarm Foods

Food

Xinjiang Shawan Oasis Sustainable Development Institute

Food

D-Olivette Global Enterprise

Energy

Palki Motors

Energy

Turbulent

Energy

Elman Teknoloji

Water

High Atlas Foundation

Water

SkyJuice Foundation

Water

Distant Imagery

Climate Action

Hyera

Climate Action

OpenMap Development Tanzania

Climate Action

Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar 07

Global High Schools

Institución Educativa San Nicolás de Tolentino

Global High Schools

Mulgrave School

Global High Schools

M-PESA Foundation Academy

Global High Schools

Sakafia Islamic Senior High School

Global High Schools

St Kizito High School Namugongo

Global High Schools

Ben Lahrech Said High School

Global High Schools

Merryland International School

Global High Schools

Obour STEM School

Global High Schools

Baku Modern Educational Complex

Global High Schools

Presidential School in Tashkent 

Global High Schools

TEV Inanc Turkes High School

Global High Schools

Faafu Atoll Education Centre

Global High Schools

Girls Higher Secondary School Khaplu

Global High Schools

Janamaitri Multiple Campus

Global High Schools

Beijing World Youth Academy

Global High Schools

Te Pā o Rākaihautū

Global High Schools

Votualevu College

Global High Schools
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