Cameroonian BleagLee And Tanzanian Freshpack Won Milken-Motsepe Prize

🌍 African Tech on Top!

• BleagLee and Freshpack Technologies just won big for their work in waste and food logistics.

• BleagLee took home the $1 million top prize, while Freshpack followed with a $250,000 award.

• The Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation provided the funding in advancing a sustainble future with AI and manufacturing.

♻️ Turning Green

• Waste management is a huge and growing challenge in many African cities, not to mention waste recycling and reuse movement is yet to catch up.

• BleagLee develops its AI-powered waste recycling system that can find and sort different types of waste.

• Some of these waste then becomes material for 3D printing.

❄️ Keeping Fresh

• Farmer's produce becomes a waste, because food often rots in the middle of broken supply chains.

• Freshpack adds AI into thier solar-powered cooling units.

• Smart sensors guide vendors how to keep fruits and vegetables fresh for much longer.

🍼 Special Mention

• Out of 5 finalist teams of this Milken-Motsepe Prize cataegory, Toto Safi from Rwanda is operating a circular textile manufacturing platform.

• They produce quality and affordable reusable mother and baby hygiene products.