Explore the cosmos of active projects and join forces with extraordinary innovators, startup founders, and investors around the world who contribute to attaining the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals).
LightEd is a circular energy company transforming plastic waste into modular, solar-powered stations that deliver clean electricity to underserved communities. Our solutions power homes, refugee and IDP camps, businesses, and innovation hubs—creating jobs, cutting carbon, and lighting up lives across Africa.
The SAPHe Community is a youth-led initiative advancing sexual health, awareness, and education across the MENA region, with a special focus on Lebanon. Through workshops, podcasts, and creative campaigns, it empowers young people with inclusive, accurate information on puberty, relationships, and well-being. Recognized for its innovation and impact, The SAPHe Community fosters safe spaces and dialogue, challenging stigma with empathy and evidence.
Cholistan Center of Excellence (CCE) is a youth-led non-profit working to bridge the digital divide in the remote Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. By deploying innovative, portable and sustainable community networks and delivering culturally rooted digital literacy curriculum through a Train-the-Trainer model, CCE equips nomadic tribes with essential digital skills to combat digital poverty. To date, CCE has connected and empowered over 10,000 individuals from marginalized nomadic communities through inclusive connectivity and skills-based trainings.
InSync is a women-led startup on a mission to help women feel more in sync with their bodies. Our first product – a cycle-based supplement – is designed to support hormonal balance and wellbeing throughout the menstrual cycle. We’re challenging the one-size-fits-all approach in health by embracing the uniqueness of female biology and creating products that respond to real needs.
MARMAR is an AI-powered medication safety companion designed to prevent dangerous drug interactions. It analyzes user-specific factors like medications, conditions, age, and allergies to deliver personalized, real-time safety insights and clear, actionable advice. MARMAR supports patients and healthcare providers in making informed decisions, enhancing medication safety and confidence through an intuitive, user-friendly platform.
CAJU VALOR transforms wasted cashew apples into organic juice enriched with local spices, creating jobs and sustainable income for rural women in Benin. Across African cashew-producing countries, the underutilization of cashew apples leads to massive food waste and lost income. By tackling this widespread problem and boosting local value chains, the project contributes to climate action, gender equality, and circular economy. CAJU VALOR envisions a future where nothing is wasted, and communities thrive through innovation rooted in local resources.
