Twenty-eight young social entrepreneurs representing 12 social ventures have been selected as winners of Resolution Project’s Returning Finalists Social Venture Challenge. Resolution Project’s Social Venture Challenge (SVC) identifies exceptional young social entrepreneurs with innovative projects to address issues in their communities and provides them with the opportunity to receive funding and mentorship through a Resolution Fellowship. The Returning Finalist SVC is especially meaningful because it provides another chance to previous Fellowship candidates to receive funding.
List of 2025 Returning Finalist SVC Ventures
EcoGrow Cameroon – Cameroon
Members: Nadine Makuetche, Rosine Musabyimana
Venture Description: This project aims to address waste management challenges, support local farmers, and create jobs in southwest Cameroon by converting collected waste into affordable, high-quality fertilizers and distribute them to farmers at subsidized prices.
LadyLeads – Rwanda
Members: Christa Bella Nibaruta
Venture Description: LadyLeads empowers unemployed Burundians through comprehensive entrepreneurship training and mentorship that simultaneously advances gender equity in leadership roles and fostering economic growth in communities.
Nutricrunch-Cameroon – Cameroon
Members: Dariska Fikoue Fabiola, Bonse Nzakame and Bless Koranteng
Venture Description: Nutricrunch buys surplus cassavas from farmers in the Centre Region of Cameroon and trains women on how to make chips providing them with financial literacy and marketing training.
Rising Hope Foundation – Ghana
Members: Acen Miriam, Loruba Manasseh
Venture Description: Rising Hope Foundation empowers widows in Lajwatek Village through cattle rearing practices, which can generate income and increase crop productivity, sustaining the family, and improving financial stability
Rwanda Rice Revival – Uganda
Members: Muhire Sharifu, Carine Ishimwe and Rachel Hoziyana
Venture Description: Rwanda Rice Revival optimizes high-yield hybrid rice technology in collaboration with local farmers in the Eastern Province, increasing rice production to enhance national food security and reduce import dependency.
Seeds of Hope Initiative – Rwanda
Members: Nadine Kanyambo
Venture Description: Seeds of Hope Initiative strives to empower underprivileged indigenous people through sustainable agriculture by providing them with access to high-quality seeds, fertilizers, farming tools, and agricultural training.
Sweet Bee Farm – Burundi
Members: Nyok Dudi, Agape Ayo
Venture Description: The Sweet Bee Farm aims to alleviate unemployment and economic hardship in Arusha’s Ngurdoto neighborhood by establishing a long-term beekeeping effort that generate job opportunities, strengthen local livelihoods, and promote environmental protection.
Technology Education (TechEd) – Tanzania
Members: John Mulishi, Juma Masanja, and Veronica Mtei
Venture Description: TechEd empowers individuals through innovative technology education, bridging knowledge gaps with interactive online courses and hands-on workshops in Computer Technology and AI. Join us in inspiring the next generation of tech-savvy innovators and leaders.
Where’s Mine? – Myanmar
Members: Tanya David Raja, Jeshreen Noor and Asfar Nihar
Venture Description: Where’s Mine aims to make landmine injury prevention information easily effective and digestible through multiple campaigning methods of a multi-step prevention protocol, training and mentorship and digital media methods.
Second-Wave – Nigeria
Members: Safiyyah Olajide, Isaac Bayel
Venture Description: Second Wave tackles plastic pollution and coastal overgrowth in one stroke by transforming invasive sargassum seaweed into biodegradable packaging.
Fundoria – USA
Members: Patrick Arnold, Matthew Mynatt, Viz GarciaVenture Description: Fundoria empowers kids to make smart money choices through an AI-powered educational game world that teaches K-5 students financial literacy through personalized, learning-style-based activities.
Venture Description: Fundoria empowers kids to make smart money choices through an AI-powered educational game world that teaches K-5 students financial literacy through personalized, learning-style-based activities.
Jila – USA
Members: Ashwitha Sankar, Saket Reddy, and Calista Gunawan
Venture Description: J¡la aims to empower immigrants who speak Q’anjob’al with practical language skills crucial for daily life in a mobile app that enhances their social integration and access to vital services including healthcare, employment, and transportation.
