Climate Certificate for Women Resilient Food System

CLIMATE CERTIFICATE FOR WOMEN

For aspiring women entrepreneurs in

Resilient Food Systems In Maldives

Applications open till 30 September 2022

CLIMATE CERTIFICATE FOR WOMEN IN RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMs

There are around 811 million people globally who are experiencing food insecurity, and 60% of those individuals are female. 

Small Island Developing States are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which can cause considerable damage to food systems, and in turn, to the ability of people to access safe, affordable food.For a country like Maldives where ninety percent of food is imported, this type of food insecurity affects the most vulnerable members of population, particularly marginalized women and children.

Climate Certificate for Women in Resilient Food Systems in Maldives is being implemented by Clean Maldives and Climate Collective Foundation. Climate Certificate for Women in Resilient Food Systems is supported by the Australian High Commission to Sri Lanka and Maldives through a Direct Aid Program Grant and hence offered at no charge to the participants.

Resilience is an essential attribute for a healthy food system. A resilient food system can be achieved by adopting nature-positive and sustainable approaches to innovate food systems for positive social and environmental impacts. A few use cases to achieve a resilient food system are stated as follows:

Increasing shelf life of food products
Using clean energy to preserve food products
Decreasing Food Quality Loss and Spoilage
Sustainable fishing techniques
Vertical farming
Hydroponic farming
Plant based food alternatives
Organic food/farming
Food waste to resources

TIMELINE:

CLIMATE CERTIFICATE FOR WOMEN IN RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEM IN MALDIVES

Eligibility

Women from the Maldives with an aptitude for technology.

Passionate to learn about sustainable food systems

Time Commitment

Willing to commit at least 1 hour per week for the first 5 months

Flexible Timings as per the participants availability

PROGRAM FORMAT

Phase 1: Basics of Climate & Entrepreneurship

Gain subject-matter knowledge through interactive workshops, case studies, and collaborative assignments

Build business literacy

Phase 2: Startup Simulation: A hands-on learning exercise

Exposure to global climate tech business models

Quick learnings by emulating journey of successful startup founders in climate

Founder talks by successful women entrepreneurs

Phase 3: Practical Application

Internship opportunities with startups in climate tech for hands-on learning

Ideating and refining business ideas

How will this program benefit you?

Learn the basics of Climate change
Through hands-on learning, develop an understanding of business models in climate tech
Develop business literacy and confidence to start your own business
Get quick learnings by emulating the journey of successful businesses in climate tech
Gain practical experience working with startups in climate tech though internship opportunities
Connect with mentors and experts by being a part of a larger climate tech community

Ongoing Cohorts

Climate Certificate for Women in Energy

Our ongoing Climate Certificate for Women in Energy program is currently supporting 15 aspiring women entrepreneurs by providing them necessary business literacy and domain knowledge with the help our various domain experts.

Climate Certificate for Women in Circular Economy

We are currently running Climate Certificate for Women in Circular Economy program, and are supporting 5 aspiring women entrepreneurs by providing them necessary business literacy and domain knowledge with the help our various domain experts.

Application open for Climate Certificate for Women

resilient food system in maldives

Climate Certificate for Women in Resilient Food Systems is supported by the Australian High Commission to Sri Lanka and Maldives through a Direct Aid Program Grant and hence offered at no charge to the participants.

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