Driving the development of youth-led sustainable businesses
There are three persistent issues facing Mombasa County in terms of plastic waste…
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0 tonnes of plastic waste
is produced in Mombasa County each day. About 20% of this waste is plastic.
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Only 0% of waste
in Mombasa County is collected by formal services. The informal sector also contributes to waste recovery (although data is limited).
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Only 0% of total solid waste
is recycled in Mombasa County. 3.7 kg plastic per capita enters the waterways every year.
From 2023 to 2024, the MPP Incubator aimed to reduce marine plastics waste in Mombasa County’s informal settlements by driving the development of youth-led sustainable businesses.
It followed on from the successful initial phase of Mombasa Plastics Prize (MPP), which took place between September 2022 and May 2023 and supported 57 young entrepreneurs.
The MPP Incubator built on that success by working with 9 teams from MPP to progress their prototypes into sustainable businesses, including the three winning teams: Twende Green Ecocycle, Plastic Taka Creatives, and Oceania Pacesetter.
The MPP Incubator, funded by USAID, is being delivered by Challenge Works in close collaboration with other organisations working across the innovation ecosystem in Mombasa County and Kenya.
These teams were on a journey to become sustainable businesses tackling plastic waste pollution. The MPP Incubator provided them with access to bespoke capacity-building support and partnerships to advance their incredible efforts to tackle this pertinent and pressing issue, and build on their impact across Mombasa County and beyond.
