Rising Above the Heat: Innovative Cooling Solutions for Rural Women in Asia

Step up to the Technology Innovation Challenge and create innovative cooling solutions to empower rural women, advance food security, and strengthen resilience to extreme heat.

Challenge Results

Selected Innovations: Technology Innovation Challenge

 

Thank you to everyone who stepped up with their ideas for the Technology Innovation Challenge - Rising Above the Heat: Innovative Cooling Solutions for Rural Women in Asia.

 

Out of 36 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) received by the July 31st deadline, we have shortlisted four to move forward.

 

The selected ideas, listed below in alphabetical order, will now advance to the next phase, where detailed proposals are expected:

  • Coolar Cooling as Service Hubs (Coolar UG)
  • Cooling Cambodia’s Pepper (People In Need (PIN) UK)
  • Smart Irri & Cooling Storage (Solar Green Energy (Cambodia) Co., Ltd)
  • VandarCool (Devtale Partners)

 

Congratulations to those who made it through! We look forward to seeing how these concepts evolve.