Finalists in the 2021 Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards announcedThe SAB Foundation has announced the finalists for its Social Innovation and Disability Awards. The 23 finalists include 17 finalists for the foundation's eleventh annual Social Innovation Awards and six finalists for the sixth annual Disability Empowerment Awards.
The finalists were selected from over 750 entries, and their innovations were assessed according to specific criteria by two independent panels of judges. This included evaluating whether they were scalable and could be commercialised as well as their potential to create job opportunities. Their innovations range from mobile apps that support small-scale farmers and assistive mechanisms for people living with disabilities to biodegradable packaging that reduces the use of single-use plastics. “Our awards are held each year to celebrate and support entrepreneurs that are thinking outside the box in terms of how you solve social problems efficiently and at scale. We look forward to seeing these businesses grow so that we can build the South Africa that we all want to see,” says Bridgit Evans, SAB Foundation director. The winners will be announced at an official ceremony on Tuesday, 30 November. The public can watch the awards ceremony live on the SAB Foundation Facebook page from 4.30pm to see which of the finalists will walk away with awards. 2021 Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists:Disability Empowerment Awards finalists 2021- Ka-dah Device by Tieho Tsiane – Hennenman, Free State Social Innovation Awards finalists 2021- Agri Seed Capital by Dr Mpho Mathithibane – Kempton, Gauteng |