2022 Recoupling Awards

Discover the outstanding projects of the 2022 YGC cohort.

On March 28-29, 2022 the 10 finalists were invited to attend the 2022 Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, where they presented their projects in front of an international jury in an hybrid event. The three jury members – Katharina Lima de Miranda (Research Director, Council for Global Problem-Solving), Abir Ibrahim (Founder, Inua Naturals & YGC Ambassador for Africa) and Guillaume Lafortune (Vice President & Head of Paris Office, Sustainable Development Solutions Network) – evaluated the projects not only according to the extent to which they contribute to recoupling; they also looked for particularly novel, unique and original approaches that address specific issues that have been neglected so far. The awards ceremony was opened by Ole Spies (YGC Program Lead) and moderated by the Declan Curry. Special guests were the renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs (Professor & Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University) and Dennis Snower (President, Global Solutions Initiative). The jury selected a winner as well as a 2nd and 3rd prize.

Watch a replay of the award ceremony on our YouTube channel. Learn more about the young changemakers and their amazing projects of the 2022 cohort below!

2022 YGC Projects

AkoFresh

Mathias Charles Yabe

Ghana | Green cold chain solution which helps farmers to reduce postharvest losses, offering a vital pathway to alleviate poverty &…

YGC Project

Kua

Brianna Kerr

Australia | Coffee that challenges supply chain inequity and combats climate change. Kua’s closed-loop coffee service offers a powerful alternative to the traditional take-make-waste business…

YGC Project

Origin Learning Fund & O-lab app

Tania Rosas YGC Project

Meet the other finalists

Class of 2022 Yearbook

Meet the change-makers behind the projects

YGC Class of 2022 (external link)