Egypt might be hit with 80 million tons of garbage every year, but Abdallah has unshakable beliefs that artisanship and waste management are not mutually exclusive.
Maten's Farm plans to raise to profile in Egypt of vermicomposting, the process of producing high-quality, organic plant fertilizer from food waste.
Faiza Hajji has helped confront Morocco's littering problem by founding Ifassen, a non-profit organization that converts plastic waste into reuseable shopping bags and fashion accessories,
La Maison de la Forêt is a resort that manages to blend into the natural landscape, an eco-lodge that incorporates old trees in its design and teaches people about the value of nature.
Cairo-based Mostafa Hussein has set about giving oil drums a productive, eco-friendly reincarnation with his custom-made furniture business, Readymade.
Syrine Chaalala and Mohamed Gastli wanted to figure out a way to make livestock feed from insects. nextProtein was the outcome.
From her own pocket, Amal Madanat has spent the past eight years running a variety of school activities, encouraging children to rethink harmful social attitudes towards garbage.
Amina Mango presides over a thriving, environmentally sustainable business specializing in skincare and cosmetic goods.
Slim Essid educated himself on the algae bloom and employed his knowledge to turn it into a product. He called his business Aquaponie 4 C.
Journalist Nader Manaseer has been hiking for years, as a way to de-stress and get away from the crush of cars and people inherent to city living.
Afif Chiboub inherited a passion for agriculture and growing food in the form of over a 93-hectare (230-acre) farmland — a plot tirelessly attended by his 20-member team.