In Africa, there’s no shortage of the innovation needed to tackle the challenges our planet faces – but there is a shortage of investment. That’s why The Earthshot Prize is here: to spotlight climate creativity and catalyse the opportunities needed for solutions to scale.
During Earthshot Week, we want to go beyond the Awards ceremony and shine a light on some of the other incredible solutions that we see across the continent.
The Sea Point Exhibition, set against Cape Town’s iconic Sea Wall, highlights the brilliance of some of Africa’s most innovative thinkers.
We partnered with local creators Crtve Development and Bad Mama Jama Films to celebrate 15 innovators through portrait and landscape photography.
Focusing on areas that have the potential to make the biggest impact in Africa, including fashion circularity, e-mobility, humans and wildlife in reciprocity and solar powered storage – the exhibition reveals these innovators’ inspiring stories to a whole new audience.
From portraits to landscapes, each picture tells a unique story – and by scanning a QR code, visitors can discover photos on our Africa Innovates website.
See how Africa Collect Textiles breathes new life into waste materials through innovative upcycling and recycling, and how Rethread Africa transforms agricultural waste into sustainable, carbon-neutral alternatives for plastics and textiles.
Discover the amazing stories of how Solar Sisters is empowering women to eradicate energy poverty, and how Ujamaa Resource Community Team empowers indigenous communities in Tanzania to protect their land and natural resources.
Dive into Ocean Farmers and see how it’s supporting fishing communities in Madagascar to help promote sustainable cultivation of red seaweed. Elsewhere, learn how Mobility for Africa provides green mobility services to rural women in Africa using custom-built electric tricycles and bespoke batteries.
Discover all 15 incredible stories from the Sea Point Exhibition and an extended selection of images on our Africa Innovates website.
