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Alhassan Baba Muniru: Local Problems Solved by Local People

Alhassan Baba Muniru: Local Problems Solved by Local People
Alhassan: At Recycle Up! Ghana, we believe that local problems need to be solved by local people. We focus on young people, high school and university students, and young entrepreneurs. We believe that these change-makers will create a more sustainable future for Ghana and beyond. Therefore our major purpose is to train and empower the Ghanaian youth and provide a platform for them to tackle the plastic waste challenges that exist in their communities.

Marquis Cabrera: The Goal is to Eliminate Poverty, Disease, and Pollution

Marquis Cabrera: The Goal is to Eliminate Poverty, Disease, and Pollution
Marquis: Stat Zero is a global movement seeking to use emerging tech, venture capital, and social innovation methods to accelerate the world towards zero poverty, zero diseases, and zero pollution. Stat Zero Ventures invents, builds, and invests in tech-enabled impact ventures with the world's most influential tech investors, celebrities, family offices, and government officials. Our clients include Fortune 100s, celebrity family offices, global government agencies, famous retail impact investors seeking to provide global community, capital, and consulting to bold entrepreneurs tackling grand challenges. 

Shelly Xu: Taking Fabric Waste Down to Zero

Shelly Xu: Taking Fabric Waste Down to Zero
Shelly: Globally, the apparel industry produces about 92 million tons of textile waste every year. Imagine one truck full of fabric going to waste every single second. This also adds to CO2 emissions and water waste, further harming our planet. My mission at SXD is to drive that fabric waste number down to zero.