On 14 October 2020, the European Union in partnership with Innovation SL, held a special pitch night to hear three entrepreneurs explain how their business ideas offered sustainable commercial solutions to Sierra Leone’s single-use plastic problem.
The winner – John Sawo Koroma was given an expenses paid trip to Rwanda, where he was hosted by Dokmai Rwanda for an internship on quality production and design development.
Watch the short film below to find out what happened next.
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