Hack for Earth 2023 Winners Announced

December 11, 2023

Hack for Earth announced the winners of the 2023 hackathon for climate change today, including the winner of the first JA & PMIEF Impact Award for JA alumni participants in Hack for Earth.

JA alumni hackathon team Regreenerate was one of 79 alumni teams to participate in the 2023 hackathon. Comprised of four JA alumni from two JA regions—Keletso Lehoko, South Africa; Simsarul Haq Vengasseri, India; Omar Abdullah, Somalia; and Jaliyah Valmonte, Philippines—Regreenerate proposed a digital platform to help manage food waste in cities:

Our proposal is to manage food waste in cities through a platform that connects producers with business establishments and city beautification initiatives through inventory monitoring. Biodegradable waste for compost from business establishments will be collected through city garbage collection which may then be used by farmers for planting produce, schools, foundations, and city initiatives focused on beautification and carbon sinking. This network can reduce food waste and contribute to sustainable development in cities. Data monitored from users such as producers, businesses, and supermarkets, and private individuals will be used to assess their eligibility for a green score through blockchain technology. Companies may also research to create innovative materials from discarded biomaterial waste along the supply chain.

We believe that our solution promotes the food waste prevention aspect through harvest optimization by identifying imperfect & surplus produce, reshaping consumer environments through community composting which has the potential for recycling of waste-derived biomaterials through innovation.

As recipients of the JA & PMIEF Impact Award, Regreenerate will receive tickets to the 2024 JA Global Alumni Summit, where they will pitch their idea live on stage.

Learn more about Hack for Earth and meet the other winning teams at hackforearth.com/winners-cop28.