Discovery Awards winners 2023-25
From Everyday Barriers to Global Recognition
Every year, Discovery Awards celebrates grassroots innovators—people who found ways to solve real-world challenges in their daily lives. Their solutions may be simple, but their impact is powerful.
These are not just winners. They are changemakers.
Sarita Dwivedi - India
Innovation
Innovative Wheelchair Modifications for Independence and Hands-Free Mobility
Sarita Dwivedi showcases her self-designed modifications to a motorized wheelchair, including a magnetic hands-free mobile holder and a custom umbrella stand—smart, adjustable features that enhance her daily independence and mobility.
Rigzen Tamchos
Innovation
Modified Wheelchair to practice archery
In this video, Rigzen Tamchos, a Paralympic archery player, demonstrates his customized wheelchair modification. By redesigning the hand rest to be detachable and repositionable, he created a clear, unobstructed space to practice archery with greater ease and focus.
Anne Gersdorff - Germany
Innovation
Innovative Solution For Measuring Daily Dose Of Medicine
This video showcases Anne Gersdorff from Germany demonstrating the innovative solution of making a measuring scale using 3D printer to accurately measure daily doses of medicine.
Kamal Kanata Nayak - India
Innovation
DIY wooden carrier board adaptation for carrying things on wheelchair
Kamal Kanata Nayak, a person with a spinal cord injury, demonstrates a DIY wooden carrier board he designed for his wheelchair. This simple yet effective adaptation helps him carry items like a water bucket, fertilizer sprayer, and cashew picker bucket while working in the field.
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How Are Winners Selected?
Every solution video is first reviewed by a local country partner. The top two from each country are nominated to an international jury, who then select winners to represent at the Zero Project Conference in Vienna.
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