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How Fostering Local Talent Can Drive Global Impact

Overview

Be inspired by Earthshot Prize Council Member, Wanjira Mathai, as she offers powerful lessons on shifting perspectives to support African innovation.

Hear how African innovators are not just the future but are already driving transformative change across sectors like climate, technology, and the arts. Wanjira emphasises the need to break free from limiting narratives that view Africa through a lens of poverty and potential, instead recognizing its current abundance, talent, and leadership.

Learn the importance of fostering authentic, collaborative partnerships that empower local innovators, creating ecosystems where climate creativity thrives.

This clip is taken from Earthshot+ hosted in Cape Town in 2024, bringing together high-level global leaders for a day of courageous conversations and brave commitments in support of repairing and restoring the planet.

The Earthshot Prize