Challenge • Designers & Grassroots Innovators
Accepting ApplicationsEast African Circular Economy Design Challenge
A 10-week human-centered design challenge for grassroots teams solving urban plastic recycling and decentralized organic waste processing.
// Initiative Brief
Overview & Expectations
Teams co-design directly with informal waste-picker associations and city council environmental officers to test scalable decentralized circular models.
Deadline
January 10, 2027
CommencementFebruary 15, 2027
Location / Format
Nairobi Innovation Studio
// Selection Criteria
Eligibility & Candidate Profile
Open to cross-disciplinary teams of 2–4 young people residing in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, or Rwanda.
Must possess legal citizenship or resident status in an African Union member state.
Commitment to adhere to AfriYouth research ethics, data sovereignty, and open-source dissemination principles.
// Application Desk
Submit Candidacy Dossier
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