Awards & recognition
Recognised for turning waste into work.
Since 2018, Green Fashion has been backed by incubators, grant programmes and investors in Egypt and abroad, and honoured with an international insignia for voluntary work. Here is the journey, year by year.
FEPS Business Incubator
Our first incubation programme, at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.
- Grant fund
- Experts
- Mentors
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd International Foundation — Insignia for the Best Voluntary Work
Awarded in Cairo in December 2019, in the category of government and commercial institutions and social responsibility, for work protecting heritage and the environment.
- International recognition
- Voluntary work
Central Bank of Egypt and FinTech Egypt, Cairo ICT 2019
Recognised for our pitch in the Innovation Arena at Cairo ICT, December 2019.
- Innovation Arena
- Pitch
- Cairo ICT 2019
TIEC Incubator
The Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center took us in, with an office in Smart Village.
- Grant fund
- Office in Smart Village
- Experts
- Mentors
MIT Enterprise Forum, Arab Startup Competition
First runner-up in the Social Entrepreneurship track of the 14th Arab Startup Competition, with Zain and Community Jameel. Grant funding, exposure and networking followed.
- Grant fund
- Exposure
- Networking
Oxfam
Selected by Oxfam’s judging committee for The Innovation Challenge for Social Impact Award, with funding and hands-on technical support.
- Grant fund
- Technical support
- Exposure
- Mentors
- Networking
SwitchMed, WeMed Mediterranean Sustainability Award 2021
Winner in the Sustainable Business Models, early stage category, chosen by an international jury for outstanding environmental and social innovation.
- Grant fund
- Technical support
- Exposure
- Mentors
- Networking
TWT Pitching Competition, Seed Funding Award
Seed Funding Award winner, with the Danish-Arab Partnership Programme: seed investment with no equity taken, alongside technical support and mentoring.
- Seed investment, no equity
- Technical support
- Exposure
- Mentors
- Networking
Nawal Moustafa Award for Women Entrepreneurs
First place in the second edition (March 2021), organised by the Prisoners’ Children Care Association, for changing the lives of women and their children.
- First place
- Women’s entrepreneurship
Village Capital
Access to finance and mentoring on the green business model, with our participation in national and international exhibitions covered.
- Access to finance
- National & international exhibitions
- Green business model mentors
Recognition on camera
More films and press coverageEvery award goes back into the workshop
Support like this is what lets us train more women and keep more fabric out of landfills. The best way to back us is to wear what they make.