Staff Writer
Chinhoyi University of Technology are this year’s winners of the Delta- BOOST Make A Difference Innovation Challenge.
And for coming tops, CUT walked away with US$4200 while second placed University of Zimbabwe pocketed US$4,075.
Harare Institute of Technology emerged third and won US$2200 while other remaining institutions received different amounts.
At least 30 university teams competed at the annual Delta- BOOST Make A Difference Innovation Challenge held on 18 November 2022 at Manna Resorts in Harare.
This year’s theme was “Towards a Cleaner World”.
The university teams had been implementing community empowerment projects for 12 months in different cities across Zimbabwe.
A total of US$20000 was invested in different projects meant to benefit women and youth.
The 2022 Innovation Challenge, will see the universities being incubated by mentors to ensure viable enterprises that address employment and waste management challenge in the country.
The initial thrust of the event was built on Delta Corporation Limited and BOOST Fellowship intertwined vision of sustainable development as a means of being M.A.D “Making a Difference” while nurturing and shaping student leaders to have a sense of social responsibility.
The aim of the program is to contribute to Delta Corporation’s Sustainable Development imperatives for a Cleaner World while contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal numbers 5,8,11 &12.
The showcase has since become an annual program where students compete in innovation and entrepreneurship to save the planet while empowering youth and women.
The event started with an anti-litter awareness march in the Central
Business District (CBD) which raised awareness to the public on the need to take care of the environment.
The public and stakeholders in the environmental management sector also got a chance to view exhibitions set up by different local universities showcasing their respective companies’ products and what the teams were doing in their local communities.
The highlight of this year’s program were the business pitches which saw all participating universities receive investment funds to upscale their projects through incubation courtesy of The BOOST Fellowship and Delta Corporation Limited.
Business minds were provoked at the function as the talk of the pitches was all about business acumen.
| TEAM | award | |
| WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA | $2,050 | |
| manicaland state university of applied sciences | $1,325 | |
| LUPANE STATE UNIVERSITY | $1,300 | |
| national university of science and technology | $1050 | |
| solusi University | $900 | |
| midlands state university bindura university of science education | $775 | |
| catholic university IN zimbabwe | $500 | |
| ZIMBABWE EZEKIEL GUTI UNIVERSITY | $450 | |
| AFRICA UNIVERSITY | $400 |
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