As climate change becomes a pressing reality for our generation, social entrepreneurship and innovate business techniques are following suit. Below is a list of people and companies across Africa that are using inventive ideas to work toward a more sustainable world.

Tom Osborn is the Founder and CEO of GreenChar.

GreenChar, based in Kenya, produces alternative charcoal waste from agricultural waste to improve household and industrial cooking.

http://www.greenchar.co.ke/ — Photo: greenchar.co.ke/

Thato Kgatlhanye is the founder and CEO of Repurpose Schoolbags.

It’s a South African company that designs the most innovate schoolbags for children. The bags are made out of 100 percent recycled material, include a solar panel that when charged transforms into a solar lantern, and have a trendy design.

http://www.repurposeschoolbags.com — Photo: repurposeschoolbags.com

George Mtemahanji is the founder of Sun Sweet Solar.

This solar energy company in Tanzania is using small scale solar energy for homes and businesses.

http://www.sunsweetsolarltd.com/ — Photo: sunsweetsolarltd.com

Mabel Suglo from Ghana is the founder of Eco Shoes.

Eco Shoes is a company that up-cycles waste into usable goods by empowering people with disabilities to make artisan shoes from sustainably-sourced raw materials.

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