The Earthshot Prize 2025: MultiChoice Group Proudly Nominates African Innovators
The Earthshot Prize (TEP) has officially opened its doors for entries for the 2025 cohort, following a phenomenal year of nominations and a groundbreaking awards ceremony on the African continent. MultiChoice, a leading African entertainment company, is once again honored to be an official Africa nominator for TEP.
TEP is on a mission to discover innovative solutions across five critical Earthshots: Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World, and Fix Our Climate. The 2025 cycle witnessed an overwhelming response, with over 2,000 entries from 139 countries, showcasing a global momentum for environmental innovation.
The star-studded awards ceremony, held in Cape Town, South Africa, was broadcast live by MultiChoice, the official African broadcast partner of TEP. The ceremony celebrated African-led initiatives such as the Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO) from Ghana, winner of the Clean Our Air Earthshot for their innovative “Zero Waste Model,” and Keep IT Cool from Kenya, winner of the Build a Waste-Free World Earthshot for their sustainable refrigeration systems benefiting small-scale farmers and fishers.
These winners, alongside other TEP recipients, demonstrate the power of local solutions in addressing global challenges and contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Each winner receives £1 million in prize money to scale their impactful solutions.
TEP invites individuals, communities, businesses, and organizations across Africa and beyond to submit their groundbreaking ideas and technologies that can accelerate the transition to a sustainable future. The Prize seeks solutions that are impactful, inspiring, and inclusive, benefiting communities and promoting equitable access to resources.
TEP serves as a beacon of hope amidst the climate crisis, searching for the next generation of environmental pioneers developing innovative solutions to repair the planet. The deadline for entries is 4 December 2024, and anyone with a bold idea is encouraged to apply through the provided link.
At the core of TEP’s mission is a commitment to bringing environmental solutions to scale rapidly to achieve the goal of protecting and restoring the planet by 2030. For media queries, contact Moipone Tsotetsi at Moipone.Tsotetsi@multichoice.co.za, and for entry queries, email Info@multichoiceafrica.com.
About The Earthshot Prize:
Founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2020, The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize designed to discover, accelerate, and scale groundbreaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot, the Prize aims to catalyze an Earthshot challenge to encourage and scale innovative solutions that can help put the world on a trajectory towards a stable climate by 2030.
For more information, please visit the official website of The Earthshot Prize.
