Emerging Leaders of Social Innovation
£15,000 for social entrepreneurs
Seven finalists will be provided with mentorship and hands-on incubation support before final investment funding is awarded in March.
EMERGE 2009 / 2010 Finalists
At Skoll: EMERGE the judges selected seven ideas to be incubated by experts in the field before the final takes place in spring 2010.
- Green Cycle: developing a recycling system for bikes in Oxford
- Momentum Catering: giving employment to disadvantaged communities through a catering company.
- The Big Payback: investing in the education of students in developing countries.
- Spurious Drug Detector: developing the technology to detect counterfeit drugs efficiently.
- Future industries: commercializing a small recycling machine that turns waste plastic into useful products, such as frisbees.
- Smile Café: developing an ethical high street café in South Africa to finance the charity Operation Smile.
- Younity Loyalty Card: marketing a unique loyalty card that accumulates points to fundraise for charity.
At Skoll: EMERGE the judges selected seven ideas to be incubated by experts in the field before the final takes place in spring 2010.
- Green Cycle: developing a recycling system for bikes in Oxford
- Momentum Catering: giving employment to disadvantaged communities through a catering company.
- The Big Payback: investing in the education of students in developing countries.
- Spurious Drug Detector: developing the technology to detect counterfeit drugs efficiently.
- Future industries: commercializing a small recycling machine that turns waste plastic into useful products, such as frisbees.
- Smile Café: developing an ethical high street café in South Africa to finance the charity Operation Smile.
- Younity Loyalty Card: marketing a unique loyalty card that accumulates points to fundraise for charity.
