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VacciBox is a small, mobile, solar-powered fridge that safely stores and transports temperature-sensitive medicines such as vaccines, for use in field vaccinations and in off-grid hospitals.

Crib A’Glow is a foldable, photo-therapy crib that treats and monitors jaundiced newborns.

HYENA’s POWER POD is a diesel generator replacement technology that produces on-site, on-demand and reliable electricity.

The Solimi prepaid card is a Visa-backed card and account that does not require users to be customers of a specific bank, significantly reducing financial costs to give unbanked individuals more access to the digital economy.

TERAWORK is a freelance platform that helps business owners safely outsource key skills as and when needed.

The A-Lite Vein Locator helps doctors and nurses locate a child’s veins easier. By mapping out veins as shadows on the child’s skin, medical staff can draw blood or insert intravenous drips far easier.

Agelgil is a sustainable range of packaging and tableware made from agricultural by-products like wheat and rice straw.

The Aquaponics Hub is a starter kit for users to set up their own aquaponics system at home, complete with fish, crops, smart sensors, an app to monitor the system, and an online marketplace to sell produce.

Bleaglee is a smart cooking system made entirely of recycled materials.

Coldbox Store is a solar-powered, walk-in refrigeration solution and distribution centre for fruit, vegetable and meat produce sold by farmers in rural and under-served communities with poor electricity infrastructure.

Genesis Care is a system designed to give women and girls better access to feminine hygiene products.

HoBeei is a free-cycle platform where users get a virtual currency in exchange for their used and unwanted items.

Kukia is an absorbent fibre used to clean up oil spills on both land and water and stop oil leaks.

Peec REM is a remote monitoring and metering system for solar mini-grids that gives utilities control and oversight to manage installations and power use.

SolarPocha is a solar-powered outdoor workstation where students and professionals can connect to both electricity and the internet and work comfortably outdoors.

TelMi is a set of devices that helps nurses monitor patients, respond to alarms and collect data, improving their response time and workflow.

Kubeko is a set of low-cost biowaste processing equipment designed for smallholder farmers in West Africa to efficiently manage and generate income from biowaste.

Social Lender is a digital service that provides immediate access to formal financial services to those with little to no previous access.

BlueAvo is a digital creative talent platform that allows brands, start-ups and individuals to connect with content creators across Africa.

Make3D Medical uses 3D printing to create customised orthopaedic equipment for medical institutions and their patients.

ShiVent is a low-cost, non-electric and non-invasive ventilator for patients with respiratory difficulties, available at a fraction of the cost of mechanical ventilators.

Aevhas is a high-efficiency garri processing machine, used to process the tuberous roots of the cassava plant into garri – a powdery flour and diet staple across West Africa.

Biopackaging transforms banana and plantain stems into biodegradable paper packaging products, reducing both deforestation and plastic waste.

CodeLn is an automated tech recruitment platform that helps companies looking to hire people in the software engineering field.

Dissolv Bioplastic is a novel bioplastic made using plant waste material and is dissolvable in water, compostable and biodegrades at accelerated rates.

I3S is an ecologically friendly and affordable storage space solution designed to solve the problem of post-harvest loss in agriculture.

Jumeni Field Service Software assists service-based businesses by providing a three-part cloud-based application to help increase the productivity of their field teams, engage customers and collect payments seamlessly.

Mkono-1 is a locally developed, 3D-printed functional prosthetic hand that gives Tanzanian amputees an affordable solution for improved mobility and independence.

Orbit Health is a digital health platform which manages and stores patient data, including appointments, diagnoses, tests, doctors’ notes and prescriptions.

Reeddi is an energy system used to provide clean, reliable and affordable electricity to households and businesses operating in the energy-poor communities of sub-Saharan Africa.

RealDrip is a medical device that simplifies essential intravenous therapy, used especially for pregnant women during drip and blood transfusions.

SuaCode.ai is a smartphone app which uses artificial intelligence to teach coding remotely.

BACE API uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to verify identities remotely

Farmz2U is a digital platform that prevents food waste by helping farmers plan their crops.

PapsAI is a series of software and hardware innovations that make cervical cancer screening, diagnosis and patient record management faster and more efficient.

Remot is both a hardware and software system that monitors and manages the performance, usage and health of solar photovoltaic (PV) panel installations.

Aquaprotein is protein-rich animal food made from invasive water hyacinth harvested from Lake Victoria.

Cathel is an anti-bacterial soap created from natural agricultural waste and local ingredients using indigenous knowledge.

CIST Ethanol Fuel is a clean cooking ethanol made from invasive water hyacinth.

DryMac is a containerised drying system that uses biomass to dry crops without using electricity.

The Eco Water Purifier is a water filter made from animal bones, cassava peels, and other waste materials.

EcoRide are bicycles made from naturally occurring bamboo, sisal fibre and other sustainable parts.

Garbage In, Value Out (GIVO) is a system which automates and digitises the collection, processing and sale of recyclable materials.

GrainMate is a simple, handheld meter which accurately measures the moisture content of grains to prevent post-harvest losses.

Lab and Library on wheels is a mobile, solar-hybrid cart with gadgets and e-learning resources for under-resourced schools.

Safi Sarvi are locally produced, organic fertilisers made with agricultural wastes such as cassava peels and rice husks.

The Tree_Sea.mals Micro-grid is an off-grid solar power solution for remote communities in the semi-arid rangelands of Kenya.

Pelebox is a smart locker system designed for public healthcare facilities to dispense chronic medicine to regular patients, cutting down on long queues and easing pressure on clinic resources.

KAOSHI is a mobile app that connects money senders across the globe. The app facilitates a peer to peer money swap, circumventing the need to literally send money across borders.

Sign-IO combines a mobile app with smart gloves that track and translate sign language movements into speech in real time.

Smart Havens Africa are sustainable, smart homes built from appropriate but affordable technologies, geared towards making home ownership more accessible to African women.

The 3-D-3-P dryer is a simple system that dries grains and cereals using conduction rather than hot air, conventionally used in industrial dryers.

The Baby Delivery Kit is a simple but well researched kit of tools for midwives in Zambia delivering babies in under-resourced clinics, or at home births.

Chanjoplus is an online system that helps parents and health-care workers track vaccines, ensuring children get access to life-saving medicine.

Guantai’s self-charging electric hand carts run on batteries that are powered by the excess energy produced by their very own rotating wheels.

Du Plessis’s hybrid machine tool works on five axes to allow users to shape, cut, grind, shear and otherwise form metals and hard materials with more precision.

JuaKaliSmart is an online store designed specifically to help informal artisans in Kenya deal directly with customers.

Majik Water harvests moisture from the air to provide affordable, clean drinking water to off-grid communities.

Smart Brooder is an intelligent energy management system to automate chicken coops, giving farmers more freedom and peace of mind.

SolarKoodo is a movable solar water pumping system that helps smallholder farmers to pull water from boreholes in off-grid regions where water tables drop very low.

The Vertical Farm is an easy-to-build wooden farm-in-a-box designed to capitalise on waste in urban areas.

WellNewMe is an assessment tool that uses algorithms to analyse users’ risks of contracting non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension.

Zenafri is a series of mobile apps that teach toddlers and young children basic numeracy and literacy in their own language.

Matibabu is a device which tests for malaria quickly, accurately and without having to draw blood.

Collins Saguru has developed AltMet, a process to affordably recover the precious metals found in autocatalytic converters of petrol and diesel vehicles.

The Intelligent Meter (iMeter) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) gives consumers and power utilities control over how electricity is used.

Science Set is a mini science lab which contains materials needed for science activities and experiments.

The AEON Power Bag allows its users to charge their phones and tablets on the go by converting radio or telecommunication waves and solar energy into power.

ColdHubs are solar powered walk-in cold rooms that extend the shelf-life of perishable foods from two to 21 days.

eLearning Solutions (ELS) offers courses to anyone, anywhere through any internet-enabled device.

HWESOMAME is a low-cost, smart sensor which farmers can use to accurately measure soil conditions.

Khainza Energy Gas is an affordable, clean biogas product that is safe to use for cooking, lighting and heating.

Kitovu is an online platform which helps rural and remote smallholder farmers triple their crop yields, and sell their produce.

Loanbee is a mobile phone application which offers instant micro-loans to individuals and small businesses who don’t qualify for bank loans.

Muzikol is an online music marketing and social media application designed to meet all the career needs of musicians.

SafeMotos is a mobile app which connects commuters to the safest motorcycle (moto) drivers in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Sixth Sense uses technology inspired by bats and dolphins to help visually impaired people ‘see’ what’s in front of them.

Sparky Dryer is a low-tech dehydrator which dries fruits and vegetables to extend their shelf life from two days to two years.

UriSAF and the Uriscope quickly and accurately tests urine to pick up on infections. The Uriscope uses pH and infrared sensors to test the urine.

Tuteria is an online platform that connects people seeking to learn ‘anything’ with verified local experts who can teach them what they want to learn, as well as ensuring safety, accountability and quality learning delivery.

GreenTower Microgrids is a hybrid solar microgrid solution that uses 90% less energy to heat water, helping to solve electricity and water supply problems.

Mobi-Water is a solar-powered system that allows the millions of people who use water tanks to ensure that water is not wasted.

The Yaaka Digital Learning Network, an online platform paired with a physical device, is a digital environment that allows teachers to tutor remotely, and helps its users benefit from each other's experience and guidance.

The E-Con Wheelchair is a culmination of many solutions. This 4x4 wheelchair can go-off road, climb stairs, allow the user to stand upright and automatically navigate familiar terrain, all while keeping its passenger perfectly level. It can even keep medical records.

The Green Rock Drill is a solar-powered alternative to modern fossil-fuel rock drills. It helps small-scale artisanal miners bridge the gap between hard manual labour and expensive mechanised equipment.

The Rainwater Harvesting App helps users navigate through complex rainwater harvesting solutions to find the equipment that suits their location, budget and needs.

Kuza Automotive makes sustainable transport in Africa more accessible with electric tuk-tuks.

Mama-Ope is a biomedical smart jacket that helps doctors identify pneumonia faster and more accurately.

Riziki Source is a web platform for employers to tap into the millions of skilled people living with disabilities in Africa, of which up to 80% are without work.

The Sisal Decorticator is a mechanised peeler which makes it more profitable for natural sisal fibre to be processed.

SnooCODE RED is a logistics app which significantly reduces emergency response times through a custom-made mapping system to help ambulances navigate dense urban areas.

The Solar Turtle is a mobile power station that provides instant electrification wherever it's needed.

'Traveler' is a software system comprising of an app and a 'big data' integrated cloud monitoring system (firebase).

The free to use Usalama app boosts policing and emergency response times by allowing users to effortlessly alert police, emergency services, family members and other users to emergency situations.

The Water&Solar100 is a next-generation multipurpose solar generator.

The Cardio-Pad is a medical tablet that allows any medical professional to conduct heart examinations quickly and without expensive equipment.

Kamata, meaning ‘to seize’ is a prevention system that alerts regional utility centres when power is being tampered with or manipulated.

Standard Microgrid is a self-contained, community-managed renewable power grid that can be deployed anywhere at a standard cost.

Totohealth, meaning baby health, guides parents through pregnancy and childhood by sending vital maternal and child health information via text message.

The Drylobag is a heavy-duty plastic bag designed to dry and store grain, without the need for expensive silo infrastructures.

In Burkina Faso, half the population live below the poverty line. FasoPro makes nutritional products from ‘chitoumou’ caterpillars, which feed on the Shea tree.

Illuminum Greenhouses use solar panel and sensor technology to create a controlled environment for growing crops.

The Mechanical Cassava Harvester is an affordable tractor-mounted mechanical tool which turns up the soil to expose the root vegetable without damaging it.

Okoa, which means to save, is a web-based monitoring software designed to combat the theft of medical supplies across the Tanzanian hospital network.

Tryctor is a three-wheeled mini-tractor based on a motorbike. Using low-cost local components, it is easy to maintain, efficient and simple to operate.

UjuziKilimo, meaning knowledge farming, measures soil characteristics to help farmers understand and quantify soil qualities.

The Nanofilter integrates cutting-edge nanotechnology with sand-based water filtration to provide clean, safe drinking water.

Chura is a web-based multi-network system which allows users to move airtime between their different SIMs regardless of carrier, buy airtime from service providers that can be used on any network, send airtime to family members or employees, or exchange airtime for cash.

Mounted to the wiring posts of a fence, the Draadsitter (Afrikaans for ‘fence sitter’) is a fence security alarm system.

Designed to mimic a walking stick, the On-Spot Fertiliser Applicator is an efficient and consistent device that allows farmers to apply fertiliser directly to their crops with one simple action.

This innovation mashes bananas mechanically without the addition of enzymes or extraction aids to create clear banana juice.

FlexiPay is a mobile money solution that allows merchants and customers to make and receive payments using their phones and tablets.

Flow-Viz is an innovation which improves process and quality control in fluid industrial operations.

Macjames MMDC-11 is an affordable, heavy-duty multi-purpose cleaner that removes organic and inorganic dirt from washable surfaces.

This Android application from Zimbabwe teaches children how to read Shona by improving their syllable-to-sound association.

his innovation scales down regular machinery and incorporates local materials to make affordable, portable, sustainable and appropriate crushing machines for local miners.

A Major in the Nigerian army, Imam has created a removable burglar-bar system that enables a quick emergency exit from a building, enhancing safety without sacrificing security.

Sanitation Africa represents a series of innovative sanitation technologies focussed to improve urban sanitation.