Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant
Meet The Winners of Diamonds Do Good Grant®
Which Nation Will Win the Diamonds Do Good Entrepreneurship Grant 2023?
Three South African entrepreneurs are Finalists for Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant. Be taught extra about them. The winners are introduced this week.
— Nancy Orem Lyman, Government Director, Diamonds Do Good
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, July 11, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — United Folks World is happy to spotlight three outstanding South African entrepreneurs who’re amongst 20 Finalists for the celebrated Diamonds Do Good®Entrepreneurship Grant. With 20 Finalists from 6 nations, the winners are set to be introduced on 12 July 2023. The First Woman of The Republic of Botswana is anticipated to congratulate the 2023 winners, which is pertinent as Botswana as a nation is a testomony to the truth that diamonds do good.
The Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant is understood for supporting excellent entrepreneurs. The grant gives monetary help starting from $5,000 as much as $20,000, enabling the winners to scale their companies and amplify their constructive affect on society. As a part of the design and the affect of the Grant, the Finalists undergo a improvement course of that features finishing the UPG Biashara Studying Journey by way of which they purchase new abilities and sharpen present ones. After the Grant, additionally they profit from the UPG Biashara Motion Journey that features, ongoing publicity, abilities acquisition, mentorship and extra.
“The winners of the Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant exemplify the spirit of entrepreneurship and the facility of modern concepts to create constructive change. They’ve demonstrated distinctive dedication, creativity, and a deep dedication to entrepreneurship,” mentioned Nancy Orem Lyman, Government Director, Diamonds Do Good.
The Three Finalists come from numerous backgrounds and they’re UPG Biashara Entrepreneurs. They every demonstrated distinctive imaginative and prescient, creativity and unwavering willpower. And their qualities have made them distinctive candidates for the celebrated Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant. They’re:
Emelda Phomolo is the proprietor of Atok Aluminium specializes within the manufacturing of aluminium home windows for residential and industrial areas. Their vary of merchandise is designed to advertise vitality effectivity inside properties and places of work. Their manufacturing course of incorporates energy-saving options, resembling using energy-efficient glass. This kind of glass not solely helps retain heat throughout winter but in addition retains the room cooler throughout summer season months.
Nonhlanhla Cynthia is presently engaged to find a treatment for the problem of Plastic Air pollution arising from the disposal of latex gloves on land, which in the end discover their approach into rivers and oceans. Her groundbreaking idea entails making a dual-purpose resolution that addresses a number of issues concurrently. Her modern idea entails designing a biodegradable hand sanitizer within the type of a glove. This 2-in-1 product could be utilized to the palms, offering sanitization whereas remaining efficient for as much as an hour. The distinctive characteristic of this glove is that it may be simply peeled off and dissolves in water inside a couple of minutes, leaving no waste or residue behind.
Xabrina-Michel’li has conceived a enterprise enterprise centered on promoting a distinctively crafted assortment of sterling silver and semi-precious gemstone jewellery, tailor-made particularly to cater to the native market. This concept stems from her intensive background within the wonderful jewelry business, spanning eight years of expertise. Moreover, her complete jewelry schooling, which incorporates the attainment of varied worldwide {qualifications} and accolades, has contributed to the event of this idea.
This yr the 20 Finalists come from 6 nations: Botswana, India, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania. Which nations will likely be represented among the many winners? And which nation will win the grand prize? In 2022 the honour of the grand prize went to Botswana with UPG Biashara Entrepreneur Mirriam Margret Mothibe of I99 Farms securing USD 20,000.
In 2023 every of the 20 Finalists has demonstrated outstanding resilience and willpower to succeed in the ultimate stage of the Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant. Their companies symbolize numerous industries together with: agriculture, schooling, electronics, vitality, surroundings / nature, occasions, well being and well being care, jewellery, manufacturing, advertising and marketing, actual property and extra. And their artistic approaches to enterprise options in addition to their dedication has propelled them ahead as excellent contenders for the Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant 2023.
Listed below are the Finalists representing 6 nations, they’re additionally seen on this temporary video: https://youtu.be/91EiXkKgVnw
What has occurred thus far? The 20 finalists superior to the last word stage of the method: a “Shark Tank” format. This entailed presenting to an skilled panel, in entrance of a reside viewers. Throughout these classes, the UPG Biashara entrepreneurs showcased their concepts, companies, and distinct worth propositions. Now the following step is the announcement of the winners and with 10 winners anticipated, the Finalists have an opportunity of successful that’s about 50%.
When is the announcement? The announcement of the winners takes place on 12 July 2023 from 3:30pm to 5pm CEST (9:30am to 11am EST). And it’s attainable for these keen about entrepreneurship to witness the announcement of the winners of the Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant 2023. Whereas locations final, these can RSVP right here: https://upglive.org/upgbiashara-events-RSVP. The occasion brings collectively folks keen about entrepreneurship together with business leaders, traders, and supporters who’re desirous to witness the following era of entrepreneurial success tales.
And so who will win? “The Finalists for the Diamonds Do Good® Entrepreneurship Grant are excellent and every of them is a winner! As soon as the announcement is made, we will likely be joyful and unhappy on the identical time. And we’ll stay united within the understanding that when any of them wins, then we’re all successful. I invite you to regulate all of those entrepreneurs,” mentioned Yemi Babington-Ashaye, President, United Folks World.
About Diamonds Do Good®: A not-for-profit group impressed in 2006 by Nelson Mandela to inform the world concerning the constructive affect of diamonds in Southern Africa. Presently, its major goal is to provoke vital transformations inside pure diamond communities worldwide and to successfully share these impactful narratives. https://www.diamondsdogood.com.
About UPG Biashara: UPG Biashara is an initiative that helps entrepreneurs of their journey to show concepts into companies. This consists of rising and strengthening present enterprises. UPG Biashara gives coaching, mentorship, monetary help and extra.
United Folks World is a group that encourages and permits folks to take part in making the world a greater place.
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