about mazingira awards award program that showcases innovative green products, technology &...

About Mazingira Awards

• Award program that showcases innovative green products, technology & services that are behind positive transformation of tourism industry towards sustainability

• 1st Year of Mazingira Awards by STTA

• 6 Award Categories

• Total Number of Applications - 12

• 2015 has 4 Winners

Awards Categories

• Energy Management Solutions

• Water Management Solutions

• Waste Management Solutions

• Green Destination

• Biodegradable Product

• Green Pioneer Award

Energy Management Solutions• Recognize innovative ideas in sustainable

energy

• Areas of interest

Energy Efficiency

Green Energy

Monitoring & Measurements

Policies & Strategies

Approaches

And the Winner is……

Sollatek Electronics Kenya Ltd

Innovation – Sollatek Solar Centers for Fishing Communities

What stood out?

Clean energy for economic empowerment - solar energy to power cold storages for fishermen

Improve income & contribute to sustaining business & livelihood

Access to storage facilities they would otherwise not have access to

Water Management Solutions• Demonstrate that their water solutions

are environmentally, socially and financially sustainable

• Areas of Focus

Water Saving Solutions

Improving access to clean water

Restoring water sources

Protecting water sources

Creating awareness

Increasing responsibility among users

Extraction, use, access & storage

Recognition of Effort…..

Sorget Community Forest Association

Innovation – Bamboo Water Conservation

What Stood Out?

• River restoration using bamboo

• Foresight - Solid strategy on bamboo value addition

Waste Management

• Innovative waste management solutions that protect and enhance the environment

• Areas of interest

Zero waste solutions

Waste to energy solutions

Energy

Waste solutions that fight climate change

Waste to fuel solutions

Anaerobic digestion systems

Biodegradable Products

Hazardous waste management systems

Source waste separation

And the Winner is

Kyamulendu Primary School.

Innovation - Food and Yard Waste Plan

What Stood Out?

Waste from school & home

Inculcating environmental values in pupils

Food Production in ASAL area – Tumbukiza Arrowroots to diversify their diet

Waste into energy - Briquettes

Utilization of existing school structure

Green Destinations

• Innovative & sustainable ideas that secure natural and cultural resources of a destination, not only to improve the tourism value, but also to create great places for host communities to live in.

• Areas of focus

Community Empowerment programs

Livelihood programs

Land & Species Protection and linkages

Biodegradable Products

• Goods and services that support green tourism.

And the winner is….

New Buntu Organic DetergentsInnovation - ORVFW-200 (Organically Reducing Very Foul Waste – Below the level of 200 Micro Siemens)

What Stood Out?

Addressing pollution as a result of untreated effluents

Invested time & money in 5 years of research

Tested by NEMA & KCPC

Biodegradable Products – Neem, Aloe, Fallen leaves

Green Pioneer Award

• Pioneering ideas that are addressing global environmental challenges like climate change, loss of biodiversity and resource conflicts

• Initiatives must be community led and demonstrate sustainability

And the Winner is

Abba Self Help GroupInnovation - Restoration Of Lake Victoria Biodiversity

What Stood Out

• Integration of families into the project through children

• Anchor program into school infrastructure

• Bold initiative that breaks cultural barriers

Takeaway

• Embrace Reporting tools in initiatives

• Get Strategic partners to achieve objectives

Final Word

A Sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all

- Jacqueline Novogratz –

Thank You