Route360 Solution initiative

Our Founder and CEO, Joseph Turay, has been selected by UNDP Egypt and The British University in Egypt as one of the 150 young delegates to participate in the 2026 COP31 Simulation Conference in Cairo, Egypt, taking place from September 24 to October 1. He was chosen after completing the capacity-building phase of the program, […]

Our Founder and CEO, Joseph Turay, made it to the top 15 finalists of the 2026 Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship by Queen’s University, the Dunin-Deshpande Innovation Centre at Queen’s University, and the Mastercard Foundation. Since January this year, he has been learning and unlearning, meeting and sharing experiences with new people and

After six months of engaging and providing plastic waste management and recycling training to 167 youth and women in the Kroo Bay and Cockle Bay slums, our team officially kicked off the Building Climate Resilience in the Slums Project in Susan’s Bay, the last beneficiary community of the project.  The kickoff purposely started with engagement

After three months of intense training on plastic waste management, recycling, and sustainable construction, Route 360 Solutions Initiative, through the Building Climate Resilience in the Slums project, distributed 25 climate disaster reduction books to youth and women in the Kroo Bay informal settlement in Freetown City.  As one of the most vulnerable communities to climate

After securing the first runner-up position in the Hult Prize Japan National Competition in April this year, in June, Route 360 Solutions Initiative was officially invited by the Hult Prize Global Committe to participate in an online review and interview to secure a spot in the competition’s incubator. Represented by our Founder and CEO, Joseph

Route 360 Solutions Initiative was the first runner-up in the Hult Prize Japan National Competition, organized by the Hult Prize Japan in collaboration with Cotonobar in Sendai City, Japan, in April this year. Having competed with 18 teams and winning the campus edition of the competition at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu City,

As the fight against climate change continues, Route 360 Solutions Initiative stands firm with the most affected communities. On 26th April 2026, 25 climate disaster management books were distributed among youth and women in the Cockle Bay slums. This will enable them to prevent, mitigate, prepare, respond to, and recover from climate disasters, such as

After winning the Mastercard Foundation Scholar Entrepreneurship Fund, Global Greengrants Fund, Youth4Climate Award, and The Nature Conservancy and National Geographic Society Project Seed Funding, Route 360 Solutions Initiative qualified for the 2026 Hult Prize Japan Nationals. The Hult Prize is a year-long global startup program where students build businesses that create real social and environmental

After a successful recycling training, the Route 360 Solutions Initiative team awarded 30 certificates to youth and women in the Cockle Bay Slum in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The award ceremony, which took place on the 7th April 2026, was graced by our COO, Alusine H. Bangura; Community Outreach and Engagement Lead, Sallieu B. Kamara; Business

After two months of sensitization on plastic waste issues and personal protective equipment (PPE), the Building Climate Resilience in the Slums (BCRS) project team has successfully trained 30 youth and women in the Cockle Bay slum to recycle single-use plastic waste into ecobricks.  During the training, the trainees were provided with PPE for safety purposes.