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Safirio
Org Type
For Profit
Year Founded
2024
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Link: LinkedIn:
Primary Project Category:
Secondary Project Category:
Carbon Sinks (Natural & Engineered)
Energy
Finance
Social & Cultural Pathways
Transport and Mobility
How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:
['Replaces/avoids GHGs (e.g., projects that replace sources of GHGs, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, transport, or other energy uses)', 'Reduces GHGs (e.g., projects that reduce sources of GHGs, such as through efficiency or other changes in consumption)', 'Removes/stores GHGs (e.g., projects that capture, sequester, or otherwise enhance the "sinks" that accumulate and store GHGs)']
Impact on Underrepresented Groups:
Safirio is built on the principle that the most vulnerable (Indigenous Peoples, rural communities) must be the co-architects of the solution. We directly partner with 50+ indigenous communities, ensuring 80% of generated revenue stays with them, providing economic agency against climate vulnerability. Our team is majority led by African climat-tech entrepreneurs (CEO Henri-Dunant Chikuru is Ugandan), challenging the traditional, externally-led climate intervention model. We specifically empower youth and women through training as "Data Stewards" to manage our IoT network, giving them ownership over the verified environmental data, a powerful, dignified, and new source of local expertise.
Website:
https://www.safirio.africa/
Mission Statement:
To transform tourism from an extractive industry into a regenerative model that actively restores nature, revives culture, and creates lasting opportunity, led by the people who call these places home.
Link: Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/safi.rio/
Link: Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/safirioafrica/
Sub-Categories:
Renewables
Nature-based
Agriculture
Methane
Plastics
Built Environment
Energy Efficiency
Restoration
Biodiversity
Energy storage
Rural
Urban
Circular Economy
Oceans
Forests
Waste
Carbon Removal
Electric Transportation
Cooling Solutions
Technology
Advocacy
Biomass
Conservation
Clean Cooking
Environmental justice
Research or Economic Modeling
Measurement, Reporting & Validation
Communications
Sources of Past Funding:
Individual donations
Foundation grants
Corporate contributions
Government grants
Membership fees
Events and fundraisers
Earned income
Corporate partnerships
Bequests and planned giving
In-kind donations
Impact investing
Crowdfunding
Endowments
Bootstrapped
Equity
Debt
Carbon offsets or credits
Other (please specify)