The Self-Sufficient Food Cart
Award: Wood Pencil
Wood Pencil / Direct / Innovation / 2024
Award: Shortlist
Shortlist / Impact / Local Solution
On the Colombian Caribbean coast, fried food is an icon of street food. However, the owners of these businesses operate informally and are forced to steal energy to work. Centelsa by Nexans provided a solution. Through this initiative 3 essential things were achieved:
1. It eradicates the problem of energy theft.
2. It contributes to the sustainable reuse of oil.
3. Dignifies the work of entrepreneurs representing a tradition of decades in the country.
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