About Mazingira Awards
• Award program that showcases innovative
green products, technology & services that are
behind positive transformation of tourism
industry towards sustainability
• 1st Year of Mazingira Awards by STTA
• 6 Award Categories
• Total Number of Applications - 12
• 2015 has 4 Winners
Awards Categories
• Energy Management Solutions
• Water Management Solutions
• Waste Management Solutions
• Green Destination
• Biodegradable Product
• Green Pioneer Award
Energy Management Solutions
• Recognize innovative ideas in sustainable
energy
• Areas of interest
Energy Efficiency
Green Energy
Monitoring & Measurements
Policies & Strategies
Approaches
And the Winner is……
Sollatek Electronics Kenya Ltd
Innovation – Sollatek Solar Centers
for Fishing Communities
What stood out?
Clean energy for economic empowerment solar energy to power cold storages for
fishermen
Improve income & contribute to sustaining
business & livelihood
Access to storage facilities they would
otherwise not have access to
Water Management Solutions
• Demonstrate that their water solutions are
environmentally, socially and financially
sustainable
• Areas of Focus
Water Saving Solutions
Improving access to clean water
Restoring water sources
Protecting water sources
Creating awareness
Increasing responsibility among users
Extraction, use, access & storage
Recognition of Effort…..
Sorget Community Forest Association
Innovation – Bamboo Water Conservation
What Stood Out?
• River restoration using bamboo
• Foresight - Solid strategy on bamboo value
addition
Waste Management
• Innovative waste management solutions that protect
and enhance the environment
• Areas of interest
 Zero waste solutions
 Waste to energy solutions
 Energy
 Waste solutions that fight climate change
 Waste to fuel solutions
 Anaerobic digestion systems
 Biodegradable Products
 Hazardous waste management systems
And the Winner is
Kyamulendu Primary School.
Plan
Innovation - Food and Yard Waste
What Stood Out?
 Waste from school & home
 Inculcating environmental values in pupils
 Food Production in ASAL area – Tumbukiza
Arrowroots to diversify their diet
 Waste into energy - Briquettes
 Utilization of existing school structure
Green Destinations
• Innovative & sustainable ideas that secure natural and
cultural resources of a destination, not only to improve
the tourism value, but also to create great places for
host communities to live in.
• Areas of focus
 Community Empowerment programs
 Livelihood programs
 Land & Species Protection and linkages
Biodegradable Products
• Goods and services that support green tourism.
And the winner is….
New Buntu Organic Detergents
Innovation - ORVFW-200 (Organically
Reducing Very Foul Waste – Below the
level of 200 Micro Siemens)
What Stood Out?
 Addressing pollution as a result of untreated
effluents
 Invested time & money in 5 years of research
 Tested by NEMA & KCPC
 Biodegradable Products – Neem, Aloe, Fallen
leaves
Green Pioneer Award
• Pioneering ideas that are addressing global
environmental challenges like climate change,
loss of biodiversity and resource conflicts
• Initiatives must be community led and
demonstrate sustainability
And the Winner is
Abba Self Help Group
Innovation - Restoration Of Lake Victoria
Biodiversity
What Stood Out
• Integration of families into the project through
children
• Anchor program into school infrastructure
• Bold initiative that breaks cultural barriers
Takeaway
• Embrace Reporting tools in initiatives
• Get Strategic partners to achieve objectives
Final Word
A Sustainable world means working
together to create prosperity for all
- Jacqueline Novogratz –
Thank You