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💡 In a world where 3.5 billion people don´t ha

💡 In a world where 3.5 billion people don´t have access to proper solid waste management, plastic credits could not only finance waste collection and treatment and improve informal livelihoods but also and push us towards a more circular economy by increasing collection and recycling rates.

♻️ ValuCred is a consortium led by Yunus Environment Hub, Nehlsen and Rodiek, and blackforest.solutions, for the design and financing of sustainable plastic waste management systems.
The ValuCred project is one of the first promoted by #PREVENT Waste Alliance with funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the #Röchling Stiftung

📌 Learn more about the project, our milestones and partners here:
https://yunusenvironmenthub.com/valucred/

#ValuCred #wastemanagement #circulareconomy
#processstandard #transparency #plasticcredits

Meet Catalina @molopcata who is a Funds and Accoun

Meet Catalina @molopcata who is a Funds and Accounting Manager at Yunus Environment Hub

🌍 In her scientific career with a PhD in Chemistry, she has participated in several international and national applied research projects, including “Proplanta” (between Germany and Brazil, financed by FAPESP and BMBF), in which an interdisciplinary and multicultural team developed a sustainable approach to replace copper-based pesticides to prevent widespread of citrus canker in orange plants.

🎓 In addition to her scientific background and her extensive experience in sustainable smart nanomaterials, Catalina has excellent skills in time management, project planning and organization, as well as certified knowledge in sustainability and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice).

🌱 Catalina is passionate about social projects with high impact and convinced that global sustainable development and long-term solutions against the environmental crisis are essential in order to create a fair future for everyone. Due to her active participation in numerous volunteer activities (Germany-Colombia) with different social groups, she has expertise in fund acquisition as well as creation and coordination of social projects for development.

#MeetTheTeam #socialbusiness #environment #sustainableimpact #3Zeros #accountingmanager #YunusEnvironmentHub #DoItWithJoy

👏 Words by Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace

👏 Words by Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace and founder of @janegoodallinst and the Roots & Shoots Foundation to live by!

🌱 It is up to us to decide what we want our impact on the world to look like. At Yunus Environment Hub, we encourage everyone to be aware of this and hope to see many of you pursue their ideas to create impact.

📢 Social Business is a tool to create solutions to the environmental crisis we are facing. Join the community, get inspired by other social business entrepreneurs, take your idea to the next level and make a positive difference yourself!

#quote #inspirationalquote #janegodall #environment #circularity #circulareconomy #makeadifference

📢 We want to share with you some impressions fr

📢 We want to share with you some impressions from our Zero Plastic Waste Cities program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A city which still relies on the informal sector for over 70% of collection of recyclables.

🌍 We conducted intensive on the ground research to learn about challenges in solid waste management from various stakeholders as well as to identify social business opportunities. Apparent was a lack of formalized facilities for waste aggregation and sorting as all work is carried out in open space without shade, electricity or proper tools or sanitation.

💡 We had the chance to talk to waste collection unions, recyclers, municipality officers researchers & experts, transportation companies and other stakeholders along the waste value chain. It was a valuable experience to get to talk to and co-create solutions with those who have first-hand experience of the situation. We look forward to the pilot implementation of our designed social business solution in the coming months!

#ethiopia #addis #wastemanagement #socbiz #environment #3Zeros

👏 Last weekend, we hosted our #GrowUp Incubator

👏 Last weekend, we hosted our #GrowUp Incubator Bootcamp with 25 pre-selected social businesses improving waste management in East Africa. A big thank you to everyone who participated and made this an unforgettable experience!

🎉 During the bootcamp the teams received capacity building through interactive workshops, peer-to-peer feedback as well as exchange with well established social business entrepreneurs in the waste sector. Thanks to all facilitators and speakers who offered their valuable experience and insights to our social business entrepreneurs. @joinfiveoceans, Circle Innnovation, Technology and Innovation Institute, Ethiopia, Stepchange Africa, Ondernemers voor Ondernemers @amaniinst, Bridges for Enterprise @einsteinrising

🌱 10 teams were selected to be part of our #GrowUp incubator program. During the 6-month program incubatees will receive bi–weekly tailored mentorship based on their needs, interactive capacity-building workshops, networking events with local partners, peer-to-peer support as well as access to funding opportunities by pitching their business plan to investors and other ecosystem actors.

Congratulations and we look forward to the 6 months journey on helping your ventures grow! 🎉
@eco_brixs #CoastRedwoodLimited #Reco #Biha Eco-venture #arena_recycling_industry, #AHEZA IWACU #SEAS @yowasteapp, @reafric #MASSPrecyclingenterprise

The GrowUp incubator for A brighter and greener Future for East Africa's Youth is supported and funded by the #Dutch Postcode Lottery and #Yunus & You - The YY Foundation.

#socbiz #EastAfrica #incubator #bootcamp #environment #wastemangagment

🍃 Environmental degradation and youth unemploym

🍃 Environmental degradation and youth unemployment are prevalent in many East African communities and the Covid pandemic exacerbates that situation.

🎉 To address these challenges, we have launched a communication partnership with @goodcityfoundation Tanzania, a branch of a non-governmental non-profit multilateral development organization focused on the facilitation and growth of local government projects, startups, businesses and other potential projects in different emerging cities of the world.

🚀 The collaboration is aimed to facilitate the implementation of our #GrowUp Incubator in East Africa and to promote and showcase entrepreneurs from Tanzania participating in the program.

♻️ Through the 2021 cohort, the GrowUp Incubator will support innovative solutions for sustainable waste management that have the potential to create substantial environmental and social impact and to advance the circular economy in Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi.

#socialbusiness #entrepreneurship #eastafrica #incubator #GrowUp #environment #wastemanagement

🎉 We are happy to announce that we have joined

🎉 We are happy to announce that we have joined forces with @impacthubberlin to support the #FeedingtheCity Germany Programme.

💡 The 6 month incubation programme supports entreprenerus to develop innovative sustainable food solutions and turning them into a business to create impact in urban communities as well as the environment!

🌱 Do you have an idea to create a sustainable food business which can benefit urban communities as well as the environment? Do you want to grow your innovative solution to create impact? Then apply here until the 2nd of May and grow your #SustainableFood idea: http://bit.ly/ftcgermany2021

#SustainableFood #innovation #incubatonprogramme #socbiz #3Zeros #environment

📢🌱 "I wanted to offer my time and expertise

📢🌱 "I wanted to offer my time and expertise to assist young entrepreneurs in Africa to develop their ideas for their projects that could improve their own financial prospects, serve their communities and do something to mitigate climate change."

Says Mark, one of our StartNow mentors participating in the very first cohort of the program. His mentee Fernando is the proud founder of Nhluvuku Services in Mozambique:

📢♻️ "We dedicate our effort to combat environmental pollution by waste in the Xai Xai region, developing environmental education for all citizens, introducing the waste segregation at source, supplying recyclable waste collected to recycling companies. We also recycle part of them and produce organic compost."

❓❗ Are you based in East Africa, have previous experience in business plan creation or an idea of your own to tackle local social or environmental issues? Join the next cohort of our digital self-learning platform until April 18th!

Link in bio!

📌 This weekend, the East Africa Social Business

📌 This weekend, the East Africa Social Business Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship kicks off in Harare, Zimbabwe (and virtually) on April 10th & 11th!

📢 Join us for the Yunus Environment Hub session on Climate Action in East Africa taking place on Saturday, April 10th at 4:30 pm CAT.

🌍 You can look forward to an exciting panel discussion about how young people can drive climate action and learn from the experiences of young leaders and support organizations. We will be joined by experts from big ship environmental organization, @aklillcompany @impacthubkigali and @grameen_shakti.

Learn more and sign up to this and many other exciting sessions here: https://socialbusinesspedia.com/events/EASBFYE/

@grameencl @yunussportshub @yunussocialbusiness

#EASBF #environment #youth #youthentrepreneurship #Zimbabwe #Uganda #Kenya #socialbusiness #ThreeZeros

📌 Only two days left until our Circular Ethiopi

📌 Only two days left until our Circular Ethiopia Demo Day 2021 on April 8th, 6pm EAT!

📢 Our five finalists mentored by @social_enterprise_ethiopia will have the chance to pitch their social businesses in front of an international live audience, industry experts, incubators, investors, media and many more.

Don´t miss your chance to see them in action, get valuable insights from our expert panel and connect with our global social business community!

@iceaddis @impacthubkigali @bestsellerfoundation

#CircularEthiopia #DemoDay #socialbusiness

🎉 In one week on April 8th, 6pm EAT, our Circul

🎉 In one week on April 8th, 6pm EAT, our Circular Ethiopia Training program will come to conclusion in the long-awaited Demo Day 2021!

📌 Mark your calendars and save your spot as you can already reserve your ticket to our digital event! This is your chance to get to see our selected social business fellows pitch their ideas publicly for the first time.

Register for free: https://circular-ethiopia-demoday.eventbrite.de

👀 The entrepreneurs are currently receiving intensive mentoring from our partners @social_enterprise_ethiopia to prepare themselves for their big moment in front of a broad audience of investors, incubators, industry experts, change makers, media as well as international partner organisations of the Yunus network.

Technology and Innovation Institute, Ethiopia, @iceaddis, @impacthubkigali, Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network,@ellenmacarthurfoundation, sequa gGmbH, GIZ

#circularethiopia #demoday #socialbusiness #Ethiopia #circulareconomy

❓ Do you have a business idea that can solve an

❓ Do you have a business idea that can solve an environmental and social problem? Or do you want to become a mentor and put into action your experience to support future Social Business entrepreneurs?

🌱 If you are based in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania or Ethiopia, join our self-learning platform as a Social Business entrepreneur or as a volunteer mentor to be part of the 8-week course to develop a Social Business plan that changes the traditional way of doing business.

📢 Sign Up here and find more info about the program: https://www.yystartnow.com/landing -link also in our bio

You can also already register to our info session on April 7th: https://startnow-info.eventbrite.de

#socialbusiness #mentoring #eastafrica #StartNowYEH

📌 SAVE THE DATE - The East Africa Social Busine

📌 SAVE THE DATE - The East Africa Social Business Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship will be held in Harare, Zimbabwe on April 10th & 11th, 2021!

🌱 It will introduce collective efforts to mobilize young entrepreneurs in the region to connect and engage and come up with solutions to current regional social and environmental issues! Two days filled with sessions offer insights into a wide array of pressing matters and topics around social business so make sure you don´t miss out!

🌍 Together with Yunus Centre, @grameencreativelab, @yunussocialbusiness, Friends of Social Business, @yunussportshub and supported by Danone Communities, @yy.ventures and makesense we are more than excited to be part of this forum and organize a session on social business solutions to environmental issues.

#EASBF #youth #youthentrepreneurship #Zimbabwe #Harare #socialbusiness #ThreeZeros

Meet Elijah who is a Project Support Intern at Yun

Meet Elijah who is a Project Support Intern at Yunus Environment Hub!

🎓 He has a Bachelor’s in Water and Environmental Engineering from Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Environmental and Resource Management at the Brandenburg University of Technology - Cottbus, Germany. He wants to solve social problems by empowering people through education and skill acquisition in the near future.

💡 While studying in Morocco, he joined AIESEC, an international student NGO that seeks to develop leaders that will create positive social impact in society. He is a member of YOUNGO – the Children and Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). As a volunteer with a start-up in Munich, he took part in a team project to develop a carbon footprint calculator for household energy consumption with a focus on the influence of household size and living space.

🌱 Because of his passion to solve environmental issues, he decided to remotely support a tree-planting initiative by a start-up called The Energy Intelligence in Nigeria his home country to combat climate change. Elijah likes to cook, has a talent to organize, does sports (football, ping pong, basketball) and sings in his church choir.

#MeetTheTeam #socialbusiness #environment #sustainableimpact #3Zeros #Intern #Internship #YunusEnvironmentHub #DoItWithJoy

👏 A big round of applause for our selected six

👏 A big round of applause for our selected six mentorship fellows for the Circular Ethiopia Program! We have kicked off the program virtually and an exciting four weeks of intense training awaits the entrepreneurs

🚀They will receive professional, individual mentoring with the support of our partners from @social_enterprise_ethiopia to further develop their social business idea and create impact in the circular economy in Ethiopia and beyond.

👀 Your chance to see their ideas live is on April 8th for the Circular Ethiopia Demo Day. More info and free registry is just one click away: https://circular-ethiopia-demoday.eventbrite.de

#socialbusiness #mentoring #kickoff #circulareconomy #circularEthiopia #Ethiopia #EastAfrica #demoday

👉 We wish everyone a good rest of the week by l

👉 We wish everyone a good rest of the week by leaving you with the words of the late Kenyan activitst, politician and Nobel Peace Price Laureate whose words echo what Yunus Environment Hub strives for.

🌱 The concept of social business can be the key to unlock and enable such empowerment that ultimately brings about change and a renewed sense of the worth of our natural resources.

📌 You can read more on our efforts and how they aim to tackle the envionmental crisis we are currently facing here: https://yunusenvironmenthub.com/solutions/

#wangarimaathai #environment #inspirationalquote #quote #socialbusiness #empowerment

Meet Anna who is a Program Manager at Yunus Enviro

Meet Anna who is a Program Manager at Yunus Environment Hub.
@anna_khudiiash

🌍 Born and raised in Kyiv (Ukraine), she has worked in Ukraine, Germany, Kuwait and the USA. She holds a M.Sc. in Sustainable Resource Management from the Technical University of Munich and a Master's degree in Finance from Kyiv National Economic University. Anna is fluent in English, German, Ukrainian and Russian.

🎓 Before joining Yunus Environment Hub Anna worked as a Project Researcher on the eMISKwaste-project at the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT in close collaboration with the Environmental Public Authority of Kuwait,. In addition to waste and project management, Anna’s prior professional experience incorporates involvement in such fields as conference organisation, corporate banking, financial management, and international development cooperation.

💡 Besides her passion to explore and try new things, she enjoys doing sports and being in nature. You can find her learning to cook different types of cuisine, practicing yoga, running, hiking or just hopping around the world.

#MeetTheTeam #socialbusiness #environment #sustainableimpact #3Zeros #programmanager #YunusEnvironmentHub #DoItWithJoy

📅 And just like that, it is March already. Time

📅 And just like that, it is March already. Time flies so let us have a look on what is to come in 2021 - get your calendars ready and #SaveTheDate!

🌱🚀 Of special importance to usdue to our "A greener Future for East Africa´s Youth" program is the East Africa Social Business Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship, from 10-11 April 2021.

🌍 The summer is covered with Social Business Day end of June - a platform to bring together the global social business community to discuss latest developments.

👉 The Global Social Business Summit and Academia Conference from November 5-8 will feature multiple events in which we collaborate with many of our partner organizations.
@grameencl @yunussportshub @yunussocialbusiness

#EASBF #SBD2021 #GSBS2021 #SBAC2021 #SocialBusinessDay #NoGoingBack

🎉 More than excited to be part of the Social Bu

🎉 More than excited to be part of the Social Business Youth Summit 2021 tomorrow.

🌱 SBYS is the pioneer youth forum hosted by YY Ventures, in an attempt to gather and immerse youth from all over the globe in the world of social business via learning from and interacting with social business experts.

👉 We look forward to hearing our program manager Kate exchange ideas with other environmental and social business experts in one of many interesting sessions.

Sign up here and see you tomorrow: https://summit.yy.ventures/

#socialbusiness #youth #SBYS

👏 Our Zero Plastic Waste Cities team in India j

👏 Our Zero Plastic Waste Cities team in India joined forces with @recityindia, @godrej_group, Swachatha Corporation, Puducherry Municipality , Sathayalaya School and ITI women Polytechnic College to help clean up Puducherry.

📢 The following was removed from the environment in just one day, :

- 172 kg of plastic
- 20 kg of glass bottles
- 11 kg of clothing rags
- 31 kg of mixed inert waste

🌱 Together we can raise awareness on environmental pollution and waste leakage to end plastic in the environment. With the set-up of our recycling social business we will create sustainable impact on closing the loop on plastic materials and in providing improved jobs and income opportunities.

#socialbusiness #endplasticwaste #circularcities #circulareconomy #sustainability #cleanup #cleancities #environment

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