Community Engagement

  • Challenge 2

    Reducing Floodings through River Waste Management in Sierra Leone

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    Sierra Leone is highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, particularly in rapidly growing urban areas such as Freetown. During the rainy season, blocked drainage systems and polluted waterways contribute to frequent flooding, damaging homes, disrupting access to essential services, and increasing the risk of disease outbreaks.

    The goal: Develop a solution that continuously engages local communities in running river-waste collection initiatives and strengthens resilience to flooding.

    Challenge track winner: Team YUZ BAK

    Student teams’ solutions to the challenge:

    Plastic Intervention Educational Program

    Team YUZ BAK

    Ana Ariyan Aydin, Gabriel Tovar, Gabriel Caraballo Ruiz and
    Nihal Elsayed.

    From Plastic to Flood Prevention

    Team From Plastic to Flood Prevention

    Kata Rácz, Elizabeth Aakesson, Monica Mercedes Figuera Rios, Nikolaos Avgerinos, Ebbe Schou and Tarrun Selvan.

    Plastic Freetown: Idea-validation project

    Team Plastic Freetown

    Jo, Mansingh, Gaia, Samuel and Sofia.

    “Sorting, Awareness & Bridging” Initiative (SABI)

    Team SABI

    Ambah Brøndum-Christensen, Ella Lloansi Gelabert, Esben Holdt Christensen, Mahault Genton and Zina A. Saha.

  • CARE Denmark - water in refugee camp.

    Challenge 1

    Transforming Water Access in Dadaab Refugee Camp

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    CARE Danmark is a green aid organisation working with a focus on climate, innovation and market-based solutions to identify, test, and scale locally driven climate solutions that benefits the most climate vulnerable populations in the Global South.

    Globally, climate change escalates humanitarian needs while the past decades’ level of public humanitarian aid is on rapid decline. This calls for new approaches that reduces dependency on public funds and instead build on market-based approaches to mobilize private capital to drive humanitarian impacts at scale.

    Fonden for Entreprenørskab.
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Contact

Sara Dømler
Project Manager
sardera@dtu.dk