Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre
South Africa
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The Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre, formerly the Impumelelo Innovations Award Trust, is a non-profit organisation, established in 1999. Since inception, Impumelelo has successfully completed nine awards cycles in which 1569 projects were submitted and vetted. Of these, 811 were evaluated, 293 received awards for excellence and approximately 120 were awarded certificates for being praiseworthy. These include initiatives from across the country that provide solutions to problems related to the provision of water, sanitation, food security, renewable energy, waste management, public works, housing, skills development, HIV/AIDS, the environment, justice and security, rural development, arts and culture, and education.
