A sum of 5000 euros is associated with the prize.
“I didn’t see this coming at all!” Says Boswijk. ‘But because I hadn’t expected this at all, I haven’t thought about what exactly I can do with it. I have to think about it carefully. ‘
Balance bike for children
The Matsie is a walking bike for children, made from old walkers. When selling five Matsies, Boswijk is giving away a bicycle to a family that cannot afford it themselves.
Besides the cash prize, participation in the Challenge Boswijk was successful. Not only can he now scale up his production, but he also found a new collaboration, with Handmade Hopes, a workshop cum shop that supports young people through daytime activities. They are going to help produce Matsies.
Public prize
The public award went with 1336 votes to STOOT’s Challenge50 initiative. The Challenge50 initiative involves fifty Groningen entrepreneurs who pay a sports subscription for fifty vulnerable young adults. This prize involves a sum of thousands of euros.
The Social Groningse Ondernemers Challenge is a program of the municipality of Groningen that challenges entrepreneurs to start a social initiative.
This message has been supplemented with a response from Mats Boswijk
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