2018 Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards winners
The most powerful force in the world is an idea. Eight initiatives that are changing the world for the better.
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Winner Story – Adepeju MabadejeA business aiming to give women in rural communities the life-saving supplies they need at childbirth.
Impact Vision
A business that uses advanced imaging technology to assess food quality in supply chains, reducing waste and boosting yields.
Plastics For Change
A social enterprise that leverages mobile technology to create dignified income opportunities for waste pickers while helping brands meet their extended producer responsibility.
Letters to Strangers
A business seeking to de-stigmatise mental illness and increase access to affordable treatment through the intimate and human power of anonymous letter writing.
GARV Toilets
A business using smart technology to give low-income families in rural areas access to clean and well-maintained toilets.
HealthSetGo
A business building India’s largest network of sustainable health-promoting schools with the vision to empower children to adopt healthy habits at a young age.
Eco Soap Bank
A non-profit collecting barely used bars of soap in hotel rooms, recycling them and turning them into new products for the poorest people in developing countries.
Light of Hope Ltd.
A business that can fit a solar panel-powered classroom into a backpack, bringing education to thousands of Bangladeshi children with no electricity.