Youth Challenges & Competitions

Grassroots Innovation & Community Contests

Empowering African youth inventors, social creators, and grassroots changemakers with seed grants, incubation mentorship, and community equipment.

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2025 Youth Innovation Challenge (2025)

AgriCooler Solar Preservation Chamber

Lead: Samuel Ndive & Team (Fako (Southwest Region))

1,500,000 FCFA Grant

Zero-electricity evaporative cooling chamber using local clay and solar misting fans, prolonging post-harvest vegetable shelf-life from 3 days to 21 days for market women.

Ongoing Community Impact: Deployed in 4 rural markets; reducing post-harvest tomato rot by 65% for 180 female farmers.

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2025 Youth Innovation Challenge (2025)

EcoBricks Plastic Transformation

Lead: Aissatou Bello (Diamaré (Far North Region))

800,000 FCFA Grant

Transforming non-biodegradable plastic packaging into high-durability interlocking paving tiles for primary school courtyards and clinic access paths.

Ongoing Community Impact: Paved 3 primary school walkways in Maroua and recycled over 14 tons of discarded community plastic.

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2025 Youth Innovation Challenge (2025)

SolarStudy Recycled Battery Lamp

Lead: Boris Ngu & Colleague (Mezam (Northwest Region))

400,000 FCFA Grant

Re-purposed laptop lithium cells integrated with compact solar trickle chargers to produce safe, non-toxic study lamps for off-grid school pupils.

Ongoing Community Impact: Distributed 250 lamps to vulnerable primary students, completely replacing kerosene lamp fire hazards.