AMONG the 80 young people selected to take part in the Youth Innovation Challenge (YIC) 2022 is Morningside resident Naledi Mkhize. She was among the stakeholders who attended the opening ceremony for the YIC at the Umkhumbane Entrepreneurial Support Centre in Cato Manor on Tuesday, October 18.
Speaking to Berea Mail, Mkhize said she has been selected as one of this year’s Innovators.
“We are trying to find solutions to prevent economic loss during disasters like the floods we had this year and the looting during the unrest last year,” said Mkhize.
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Tendai Pasipamire, programme lead for Innovate Durban shared a few words at the ceremony.
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“Innovation is a catalyst for progress and national development. Countries like Japan and Singapore, or closer to home, Uganda and Kenya, are making great advancements, mostly due to a holistic adoption of the culture of innovation. Innovate Durban, through its programmes, like the Youth Innovation Challenge, give young, brilliant minds robust support to co-create market-viable solutions that address pertinent challenges within KZN,” said Pasipamire.
YIC, one of the key programmes run by Innovate Durban, presents young people with various challenges and scenarios – they must come up with solutions, in line with the budget they are presented with. The awards for the winners of the programme will be hosted on November 29.
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