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🌍✨ And the winners are… ✨🌍

After multiple months of training and coaching, we’re proud to announce the winners of the Youth Ecopreneur Awards, revealed at ChangeNOW in Paris!

🏆 Camila Saa – Satellites on Fire (Argentina) - Land Restoration Winner
An AI-powered wildfire early warning system protecting ecosystems and communities

🏆 Hellen Munyasa – Helton Traders Limited (Uganda) - Green Business Winner
Transforming plastic waste into affordable textile materials while creating green jobs

👏 Joshua Forte – Red Diamond Compost Inc. (Barbados) - Public Choice Winner
Transforming sargassum into biostimulants

From over 1,500 applicants across 120+ countries, these inspiring young entrepreneurs stood out for their innovative solutions driving sustainability and impact 🌱

The land and green business winners receive $10,000 and support to scale their ventures — proving that youth are not just the future, but the NOW.

Read more about the event and the winners through the link in the bio

#YECO #GenerationRestoration #YouthEcopreneur #LandIsLife #UNited4Land by @ye_community

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🌱 Under 35 and building a green business? Applications are OPEN.

Join the Youth Ecopreneur Programme 2026/27 — open worldwide across two tracks: Green Business and Land Restoration.

What’s in it for you?

- 🏆$10,000 prizes for Youth Ecopreneur Award winners
- 💰 $100,000 equity-free funding pool for the Land Restoration track
- 🚀 Global Bootcamp + Accelerator
- 🤝 Mentorship, coaching, legal & IP support
- 🌍 International exposure and global connections
- 👥 A network of 350+ programme alumni and 50,000+ young entrepreneurs worldwide

The Youth Ecopreneur Programme is a joint initiative by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the UNCCD-G20 Global Land Initiative.

👉 Find out more and apply via the link in our bio.

📅 Deadline: 22 November 2026

#YECO #YouthEcopreneur #GenerationRestoration #GreenEntrepreneurs #LandIsLife by @ye_community

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Can a bamboo greenhouse stop desertification? 🌿🏗️

In Senegal, farmers face a tough dilemma: keep farming degraded soil to survive, or stop farming to let the land heal. One young ecopreneur realized they shouldn’t have to choose.

Swipe to see how an innovative mix of micro-drip irrigation, raw bamboo, and community trust is turning dry, dusty landscapes back into thriving green oases! 👉

Check out the link in our bio for the full story.

#LandRestoration #GenerationRestoration #SustainableFarming #ImpactStories by @ye_community

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🌱 How can the right support help transform a young entrepreneur’s business?

For Red Diamond Compost and Atoani Agriventures, joining the Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO) has helped them take important steps towards growing their businesses.

From better understanding how to enter new markets to learning how to protect their ideas and innovations through intellectual property (IP), the programme has equipped them with valuable knowledge and tools to navigate their entrepreneurial journeys.

For both entrepreneurs, these insights have helped them think more strategically about the future of their businesses and the opportunities ahead.

🎥 Watch the full conversation to learn more about their experiences with YECO.
👀 Applications for the Youth Ecopreneur Programme 2026/27 are opening soon.

👉 Register your interest through the link in our bio to be among the first to know.

The Youth Ecopreneur Programme is a joint initiative by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the G20 Global Land Initiative. #YECO #YouthEcopreneur #GenerationRestoration #GreenEntrepreneurs #LandIsLife by @ye_community

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🌱 Are you a young entrepreneur building a greener future?

The Youth Ecopreneur Programme 2026/27 is coming soon!

We’re looking for young entrepreneurs building green businesses and land restoration solutions with the potential to grow their impact.

Selected entrepreneurs will gain access to training, mentorship, global networks, legal and IP support, funding opportunities, and international exposure, including:

💰 USD 10,000 in prize money

🌍 Access to a USD 100,000 equity-free funding pool for entrepreneurs in the Land Restoration track

🤝 Mentorship, legal and IP support, and connections to global partners and networks

🚀 Opportunities to strengthen, showcase and scale your business

👀 Applications will open soon.
👉 Register your interest through the link in our bio to be among the first to know when applications go live.

The Youth Ecopreneur Programme is a joint initiative of the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the G20 Global Land Initiative. by @ye_community

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Turning a beach nuisance into a farming miracle! 🏝️✨

If you have visited the Caribbean recently, you might have seen thick mats of sargassum seaweed washing ashore. While it is a headache for beachgoers, it turns out to be exactly what our degraded soils need to thrive.

Swipe to meet @emperor_forte of @reddiamondcompost who is cleaning up his island’s coastlines and helping farmers grow stronger, healthier crops at the exact same time! 👉

This year, Joshua was named one of eight global finalists in the Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO), a joint initiative of the @internationaltradecentre and the @unccd-G20 Global Land Initiative.

#LandRestoration #GenerationRestoration #SustainableFarming #ImpactStories by @ye_community

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Join us for the first webinar in our AI series, powered by EY: AI x Sustainability: Light and Shadow.

AI is becoming an increasingly important tool for entrepreneurs, helping businesses improve processes, analyse data, boost productivity and identify new opportunities.

In this session, Zahan Bharucha, Creative & Innovation Lead, Global Climate Change & Sustainability Services at EY, will share practical insights into how entrepreneurs can use AI more effectively in their businesses, while also exploring the risks, limitations and considerations to keep in mind when choosing and using AI tools.

Whether you are already using AI or still figuring out where it could add value to your business, this session will help you make more informed choices about how to use it.

📅 13 October 2026
🕑 2:00 PM CET
💻 Online

👉 Register through the link in our bio. by @ye_community

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What happens when a childhood tragedy fuels a technological breakthrough? 🌱💻

When Cyclone Gorky struck Bangladesh in 1991, it devastated farming families overnight. Today, a new generation of innovators is fighting back to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself.

We love seeing climate tech that doesn’t just sit in a lab, but actually gets into the hands of the people who need it most.

Check out the link in our bio for the full story on how communities are turning data into drought resilience!

#LandRestoration #GenerationRestoration #SustainableFarming #ImpactStories by @ye_community

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🌍 Ye! Connect: October Networking Meetup

New month, new connections! Ye! Connect is your chance to meet young entrepreneurs, industry experts and peers from across the Ye! Community.

Connect with new people, exchange fresh perspectives and build relationships that can support your growth and entrepreneurial journey.

🗓️ Registration is open from 30 September to 15 October

🔗 Register now via the link in our bio! by @ye_community

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Meet Carlos Alfredo González Vargas, CEO of PACCHAR

He traveled all the way from Ecuador to Mongolia for @cop17mongolia, and he’s bringing a simple but powerful idea with him: turn waste into healthy soil.

Through biochar, Pacchar (@pacchar.ec) transforms residual biomass into a soil amendment that boosts crop productivity, cuts costs, and gives smallholder farmers a new income stream through carbon credits.

Carlos (@carletorock) is a 2025 Youth Ecopreneur (YECO) fellow (@ye_community).

Let’s keep returning carbon to the soils where it belongs!

Which solution for soil regeneration inspires you most? Tell us in the comments 👇

@unccd
@g20landinitiative by @ye_community

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What if the secret to cleaning up our cities and feeding our farms was... bugs? 🪰🌍

Nature has an incredible way of recycling, and when we actually team up with it, the results are game-changing. We love highlighting founders who look at a massive, messy problem – like overflowing landfills – and see a brilliant, sustainable opportunity instead.

Swipe to meet the scientist who is literally turning trash into treasure for local farmers, all while working to leave a cleaner planet for the next generation!

👉Check out the link in our bio for the full story!
#LandRestoration #GenerationRestoration #SustainableFarming #ImpactStories by @ye_community

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