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Born Again, Impact, Creativity, Design

Born Again, Impact, Creativity, Design

Born Again, Impact, Creativity, Design

Born Again, Impact, Creativity, Design

Jambo!

I'm Joseph Nguthiru
Engineer Environmentalist Founder

It is an honor to have you in my site
I hope to make it worth your time

Some places you may
have seen me before

Solutions we need

Impact based

Because the world needs great solutions...

I am driven by data, fueled by creativity, passionate about sustainability, hungry about results, and creating impact.
Here are some things that keep me up at night and busy during the day;

Climate Change

Water

Agriculture

Pollution

Employment

Biodiversity

Artificial Intelligence

Youth Empowerment

Energy

Industrialization

I am keen on working on solutions that create impact in this space, including;

  • Sustainability
  • Conservation
  • Climate Action

Youth empowerment is something I place a lot of emphasis on. My passion in this space includes;

  • Education
  • Employment
  • Upskilling

Here are some levers I believe that could be useful to move people out of poverty;

  • Community Empowerment
  • Value Addition
  • Agriculture, Education, Healthcare

Here are some things that you might find me working on in tech;

  • Industrialization
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Media

Sustainability sustainability

Community impact

Biodiversity biodiversity

Creativity creativity

Bio Who is Joseph Nguthiru?

40 Under 40 Africa

Science & Innovation

Joseph Nguthiru is a climate-tech engineer passionate about sustainability, and transforming livelihoods through positive impact.

The Presidential Awardee for the best innovator in Kenya, his works include designing the solar dryer being used to revive the country’s pyrethrum farming, and a circular economy startup called HyaPak that makes biodegredable plastic products from water hyacinth (the world's most problematic aquatic weed).

Joseph too is a co-founder at M-Situ, a startup that leverages AI as an early warning system for deforestation, wildfires, and charcoal burning.

Joseph's roles also include being a co-founder and engineer at AfroClimate; a 501 (c) 3 non-profit that empowers African Entrepreneurs to tackle climate change.

In scientific youthful engagement, Joseph is a co-founder at The Keeling Society and is a Contact Point at the Science Working group in YOUNGO.

Joseph is an Obama Leader and part of 40 Under 40 Africa.

Awards

Awards &
recognitions

Best Innovator in Kenya

East Africa Community

Obama Africa Leader

Obama Foundation

Meta Top 25 Under 25

Young Climate Prize by The World Around

40 Under 40 Africa

Continental

East Africa Youth for Climate Action

IGAD / ICPAC

TotalEnergies Startupper of the year

TotalEnergies

Presidential Award KE

Awarded by Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of Kenya

L'ORÉAL Brandstorm

L'ORÉAL

Chinese Bridge

Outstanding Award winner, Vocal Category, 2020

2X World Engineering Day Hackathon

WFEO / UNESCO

2X China - Kenya Photography Contest

Awarded by People's Republic of China (2019 & 2020)