Announcing the Winners of 2025
The WSA celebrates annually a variety of projects that are helping achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and creating a better world for their local communities in the process. The winners are selected through a filtering system. This begins with WSAs diverse network of National Experts in 182 countries nominating solutions from their local communities. These solutions are then passed through an Online Jury, which determines the shortlist, and then the Grand Jury, which selects the final winners.
These final 40 winners, from 28 countries, were chosen for their exceptional ingenuity in using the latest technology to improve people's lives and create a sustainable business model. So, without further ado, here are the winners of 2025!
WSA Winners of 2025
Business & Commerce | Culture & Heritage | Environment & Green Energy | Government & Citizen Engagement | Health & Well-Being | Inclusion & Empowerment | Learning & Education | Smart Settlements & Urbanization
Business & Commerce
engaze.ai | Bangladesh
Engaze empowers small food businesses in Bangladesh with an affordable, all-in-one digital commerce platform that enables online ordering, mobile payments, and operational efficiency.
Ethiopian Export Market | Ethiopia
Ethiopian Export Market uses blockchain to create transparent, fair, and efficient agricultural supply chains, ensuring faster payments and higher incomes for farmers.
Mamame | Iraq
Mamame supports maternal and child wellbeing in Iraq by providing safe, trusted access to essential maternity and baby products through a reliable, mobile-first online marketplace.
mytalents.ai | Austria
mytalents.ai helps companies bridge the AI skills gap by providing interactive, department-specific training, hands-on courses, and a secure experimentation environment that ensures regulatory compliance and measurable workplace impact.
SEMART | Malaysia
SEMART helps Malaysia’s vulnerable micro-entrepreneurs build sustainable livelihoods by combining simple POS systems, financial literacy, and hands-on guidance.
Culture & Heritage
AKARA Animation | Cambodia
Akara Animation brings Khmer heritage to life through modern animation and storytelling, preserving culture while creating sustainable creative careers in Cambodia.
Lets Sign | Türkiye
Hadi İşaret expands sign language education and inclusion in Türkiye by providing accessible content, sector-specific terminology, and community-driven training.
Journe | Sri Lanka
Journe revitalizes tourism in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province by connecting travelers to authentic cultural experiences that directly benefit local communities, particularly women.
Korin AI | Nigeria
Korin AI empowers Nigerian music creators by using AI trained on African languages and sounds to produce, share, and monetize their work globally.
The Museum of Abandonment | Romania
The Museum of Abandonment digitally preserves Romania’s history of child abandonment using AR, VR, and interactive storytelling, giving voice to overlooked narratives.
Environment & Green Energy
Invisible Food | Brazil
Invisible Food transforms food waste into social and environmental impact by connecting businesses with institutions to redirect surplus meals and prevent emissions.
FarmerChat | India
FarmerChat is a generative AI chatbot providing personalized, multilingual agricultural advice to India’s smallholder farmers, improving productivity and inclusion.
Recycle Ledger | Korea
Recycle Ledger uses blockchain to certify biofuel production from feedstock to end user, ensuring transparency, accountability, and scalable sustainability.
Robin Powerhood | Austria
Robin Powerhood enables households to share surplus solar energy within communities, promoting fair, decentralized, and inclusive renewable energy access.
SommaLife (Vitara) | Ghana
Sommalife digitizes rural livelihoods and connects women shea farmers to international markets, supporting sustainable agriculture, fair income, and conservation.
Government & Citizen Engagement
Digital Charity Platform | Viet nam
Thien Nguyen App is Viet nam’s first large-scale digital charity platform, ensuring trust, transparency, and coordination for donations and community initiatives.
RoadPlus | Malaysia
RoadPlus engages citizens in Malaysia to report road defects via an AI-powered app, helping authorities prioritize repairs while creating digital livelihoods.
Rosterfy | Australia
Rosterfy automates volunteer management for organizations and cities, enabling large-scale civic participation, efficient operations, and measurable social impact.
SP156 | Brazil
SP156 streamlines public service delivery in São Paulo by integrating web, app, chatbot, and WhatsApp services with secure, traceable digital governance.
Vote Monitor | Romania
Vote Monitor digitizes election observation in Romania and beyond, enabling real-time reporting, transparency, and trust in democratic processes.
Health & Wellbeing
Envision Glasses | Netherlands
Envision Glasses uses AI-powered smart glasses to convert visual information into real-time spoken feedback, enhancing independence for blind and visually impaired people.
Igloo Multireader | Germany
Igloo Multireader provides fast, lab-accurate testing for hundreds of medical biomarkers, delivering instant results to patients and healthcare providers.
Impulso Previne | Brazil
Impulso Previne transforms Brazil’s public healthcare by analyzing medical records and sending preventive care reminders, improving adherence and outcomes.
MedBrain | Spain
MedBrain is an AI diagnostic support system that empowers frontline health workers in resource-limited settings to provide accurate, early care offline.
Virtuleap | Portugal
Virtuleap delivers virtual reality cognitive training with personalized insights and validated neuropsychological tests to improve cognitive health at scale.
Inclusion & Empowerment
Abena Ai | Ghana
Abena AI is Africa’s first hands-free offline voice assistant, enabling people in Ghana to access mobile services in local languages and Pidgin English.
INCLUDEU | Peru
INCLUEDU is an AI-powered e-learning platform teaching sign language, breaking communication barriers, and fostering inclusion across Latin America.
MOMKEN FOR HER | Egypt
MOMKEN FOR HER empowers women in Egypt and the MENA region to re-enter the workforce through digital skills, mentoring, and job-matching programs.
Sasha | Denmark
SASHA Safe Share protects individuals from online image-based abuse by verifying ownership, tracing misuse, and ensuring accountability for safer digital spaces.
Swaraj Ability | India
SwarajAbility is a fully accessible AI-powered livelihood platform connecting persons with disabilities in India to training, jobs, and enterprise opportunities.
Learning & Education
Curans | Jordan
Curans provides an AI-powered virtual patient simulator that allows medical students in Jordan and the MENA region to practice diagnosis and communication safely.
EditAI | Lithuania
EditAI helps K–12 teachers create project-based, real-world lessons aligned with curricula, reducing planning time and supporting diverse learners.
EldeS | Uruguay
ELDES offers AI-powered, real-time sign language training for organizations and communities, enabling scalable, high-quality inclusive learning.
Inspira Te ilumina | Peru
Inspira Te ilumina combines financial education, practical tools, and gamified learning to improve household financial habits and economic well-being.
Rays Blog | Japan
Rays Blog gamifies media literacy education through anime-style mysteries, teaching students practical fact-checking skills and critical verification.
Smart Settlements & Urbanization
Geogrid | Korea
Geogrid purifies and manages water in urban buildings using smart technology, ensuring clean water, operational efficiency, and sustainability.
Getmee | Australia
Getmee provides AI-driven coaching to improve communication, digital literacy, and employability for migrants and job seekers across multiple countries.
Reko Waste Recovery Platform | Indonesia
Rekosistem delivers tech-enabled urban waste management, recovering waste, reducing emissions, and empowering informal workers through a scalable ecosystem.
Safetipin App | India
My Safetipin makes cities safer by converting crowd-sourced safety audits into actionable maps and insights for urban planners and communities.
Sanasana | Ghana
Sanasana helps businesses optimize fleet operations, reduce fuel costs, and manage emissions through data-driven insights for sustainable decision-making.
Acknowledging excellence beyond the Winners
This list is the final list of WSA winners of 2025. This doesn't mean that the projects on the shortlist were without merit. While these projects didn't make it through the final round, this doesn't mean that they weren't instrumental in making the lives of their local communities easier. If you are interested in more examples of using ingenuity to make the world a better place, take a look at the shortlist!
