Wastewater is usually seen as a problem, but Laguna Innovation sees it as a resource. Their off-grid wastewater treatment systems improve sanitation and enable circular water reuse for businesses, institutions, and communities. Across East Africa, limited access to sewer networks creates hidden costs. Fewer than 20 percent of Kenyans are connected to public sewage infrastructure, leaving most developments, schools, farms, and clinics dependent on septic tanks and exhauster tr

Agricultural waste is abundant across the Global South, yet it is too often burned, left to rot, or treated as a liability rather than a resource. At the same time, affordable and sustainable alternatives to fossil based plastics remain out of reach for many markets. Eden Materials is changing that by transforming agricultural byproducts into biodegradable plastics designed for real world conditions and local value creation.  During the Pears Challenge ClimateTech Validation

Written by Roni Levy and David Mendelbaum This year’s Pears Challenge 2025 ClimateTech cohort has just returned from Kenya - full of insight and opportunities, sharpened strategy, and genuine excitement. Over two intense weeks, our founders met the people, landscapes, and institutions that will shape the future of their ventures. And across every metric- engagement, partnerships, field validation, and concrete next steps- this was our most successful validation trip yet. How

Today is World MSME Day! What are Micro-Small-Medium Enterprises? Whether they are defined by the number of employees, annual turnover or...