AMOR – Associação Moçambicana de Reciclagem is a Mozambican non-profit organisation founded in 2009 and based in Maputo, with an operational office in Beira (Sofala). AMOR promotes the circular economy through community-based collection, sorting and valorisation of recyclable solid waste, with a strong focus on coastal and marine litter. Its flagship mechanism, Blue Coins, rewards local collectors, many of them women and youth, for recovering plastic and other recyclables. Collected volumes are traced through the KOLEKT digital platform. AMOR works with communities, protected areas

Association of Professional Artisans of South Africa, APASA, is a professional artisan body that can serve as a practical ecosystem partner to the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation by linking artisanal capability to South Africa’s National System of Innovation. Its contribution lies in professionalizing artisans, supporting grassroots innovation, strengthening local innovation ecosystems, improving the readiness of artisan-owned enterprises, and expanding participation in innovation among rural, township, youth, women, and disabled practitioners. In this way, APASA helps