Anna Luísa Beserra | |
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Born | 24 September 1997 |
Education | Federal University of Bahia |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Title | Founder and CEO of Safe Drinking Water of All |
Awards | United Nations Young Champion of the Earth, Prêmio Hugo Werneck de Sustentabilidade & Amor à Natureza, Shell LiveWIRE |
Website | https://annaluisabeserra.com/ |
Anna Luísa Beserra Santos (Salvador, September 24, 1997) is a Brazilian environmental entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Sustainable Development & Water for All (SDW for all), [1] a filtering system to disinfect rainwater collected in cisterns. [2] She received the award " Young Champions of the Earth" from the United Nations Environment Programme in 2019, being until now the only Brazilian to receive the prize. Shell Company awarded her a prize in their LiveWIRE programme, in the category "Local prosperity" for her work on SDW. [3] Anna Luísa is also a Fellow at the international organization Young Water Solutions. [4]
When she was 15 years old, Anna Luísa developed a product known as Aqualuz, a solar water disinfection filtering system. [4] [3] Her mentor encouraged her to launch a social entrepreneurship around the product. Her business is trying to bring water to some of the most dry areas of Brazil. [1] [5] SDW works with ESG projects focused on sanitation for rural areas, where companies invest in surrounding communities, and it was considered one of the 50 startups that will change Brazil. [1] [5] [6]
She studied Biotechnology at the Federal University of Bahia. [7]
In 2019, she was awarded the Young Champions of the Earth from the United Environment Programme [8] and the award Hugo Werneck de Sustentabilidade & Amor á Natureza. [9] She was also listed as a 2020 Top 10 Innovator on Shell LiveWIRE. [10]
In 2022, Beserra was selected as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst. As part of the program, she attended the annual New Economy Forum held in Singapore and the Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst Retreat that same year. [11]
Anna Luísa Beserra | |
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Born | 24 September 1997 |
Education | Federal University of Bahia |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Title | Founder and CEO of Safe Drinking Water of All |
Awards | United Nations Young Champion of the Earth, Prêmio Hugo Werneck de Sustentabilidade & Amor à Natureza, Shell LiveWIRE |
Website | https://annaluisabeserra.com/ |
Anna Luísa Beserra Santos (Salvador, September 24, 1997) is a Brazilian environmental entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Sustainable Development & Water for All (SDW for all), [1] a filtering system to disinfect rainwater collected in cisterns. [2] She received the award " Young Champions of the Earth" from the United Nations Environment Programme in 2019, being until now the only Brazilian to receive the prize. Shell Company awarded her a prize in their LiveWIRE programme, in the category "Local prosperity" for her work on SDW. [3] Anna Luísa is also a Fellow at the international organization Young Water Solutions. [4]
When she was 15 years old, Anna Luísa developed a product known as Aqualuz, a solar water disinfection filtering system. [4] [3] Her mentor encouraged her to launch a social entrepreneurship around the product. Her business is trying to bring water to some of the most dry areas of Brazil. [1] [5] SDW works with ESG projects focused on sanitation for rural areas, where companies invest in surrounding communities, and it was considered one of the 50 startups that will change Brazil. [1] [5] [6]
She studied Biotechnology at the Federal University of Bahia. [7]
In 2019, she was awarded the Young Champions of the Earth from the United Environment Programme [8] and the award Hugo Werneck de Sustentabilidade & Amor á Natureza. [9] She was also listed as a 2020 Top 10 Innovator on Shell LiveWIRE. [10]
In 2022, Beserra was selected as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst. As part of the program, she attended the annual New Economy Forum held in Singapore and the Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst Retreat that same year. [11]