Top 30 teams announced for BeChangeMaker 2021

Social entrepreneurs will get the head start in making their businesses a reality thanks to BeChangeMaker 2021.

The popular competition and training programme offered by WorldSkills and the HP Foundation provides young people around the world a unique opportunity to turn their ideas into working businesses. This year 375 teams applied from 60 countries and regions, each applying their skills and experience to solve some of the world's most pressing issues.

Business ideas range from developing smart farming technology to using biotechnology to improve the quality of life for chemotherapy patients, and providing housing to the homeless through 3D printing and modernizing vaccination process and documentation to save lives and prevent further spread of COVID-19.

Top 30 teams and country/region

• Elyne - Algeria
• Ultrasmart - Algeria
• Nibi - Colombia
• Reutilización Razonable - Costa Rica
• Imbiss - Costa Rica
• BioMiracle - Costa Rica
• ECObuddy - Denmark
• Rise Ethiopia - Ethiopia
• Kontama - Germany
• DAQ Fashion - Ghana
• Haitian team - Haiti
• Dream Machine - Hong Kong, China
• Scope - India
• Celeste - India
• Sakar Robotics - India
• Paragon - Jordan
• Oxbow Technologies - Kenya
• Vasights Team - Kenya
• Match-a - Malaysia
• ANYWHERE - Nigeria
• STEP IT Up! - Philippines
• Muksalma - Russia
• The Farm Investment - Sierra Leone
• AquaBreath - South Africa
• GENOA DENIM - Spain
• Care - Sudan
• Make from Scrap - Chinese Taipei
• eZ2Code - Chinese Taipei
• Black & Brown In The Middle - United States of America
• VaxiGlobal - Zimbabwe

Over the next three months, they will receive training and mentoring to bring their ideas to life, all working towards September when the final 5 will pitch for the title of BeChangeMaker 2021 and financial support to take their project to the next level.