From Ideas to Impact: PachiPanda 2025 Pitch Day Highlights

Описание: Zambia’s brightest young eco entrepreneurs came together to pitch bold, climate-smart ideas at the national PachiPanda Challenge. Hosted by WWF Zambia and MTN Zambia Foundation, the Pitch Day marked the journey toward Africa’s leading youth innovation platform, the Africa PachiPanda Challenge.
From circular solutions to clean energy and nature-positive business models, these innovators showcased the creativity and resilience driving Zambia’s green future. The PachiPanda model, born in Zambia and now replicated across MTN markets, continues to nurture early-stage enterprises, strengthened by foundations laid under the MoMo4C programme, which expanded Zambia’s green entrepreneurship ecosystem.
“PachiPanda,” a Zambian word meaning community, reflects the heart of this movement — a space where young leaders, partners, and mentors come together under WWF’s Together Possible ethos to co create solutions for people and nature.
Stay until the end to see who walked away with a share of USD 10,000 in seed funding!

1. Rachel Tembo with Makintosh Zambia: an Innovation that transforms plastic waste into stylish and durable bags and shoes, thus contributing to sustainable fashion and combating pollution.

2. Chilumba_mutale with YAKKA Investment Limited: Focused on extracting copper from e-waste, this initiative aims to mitigate environmental harm while establishing a profitable recycling model to address Zambia’s growing tech waste issue.

3. Agatha Mumba Mwansa Co-Founder of Flame Innovation Limited: This innovation involves converting everyday waste into clean energy sources for cooking and heating, which helps reduce emissions and lessen the dependency on charcoal.
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