UN SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

2021 Winner: EarthEnable

EarthEnable offers rural families affordable, green solutions to the unsanitary homes which continually jeopardize their health. Their model is centered around leveraging the demand for sanitary housing already present in local villages and the knowledge of earthen solutions amongst local construction workers. By using a micro-franchise business model, they empower local masons to become entrepreneurs who offer affordable housing solutions to their community. …Read More

2020 Honoree: Trees for the Future

Trees for the Future works with farmers to end hunger, poverty, and land degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through frequent, on the ground agroforestry training and seed distribution, it empowers rural communities to restore soil and tree cover, increase incomes, and increase access to food and nutrition.…Read More

2020 Honoree: Digital Green

Digital Green is a global development organization that empowers smallholder farmers to lift themselves out of poverty by harnessing the collective power of technology and grassroots-level partnerships. Digital Green has created a video-enabled approach for scalable tech-based, community-driven solution to poverty alleviation for the farmers.…Read More