{"id":109297,"date":"2026-01-27T18:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=109297"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:22:37","slug":"yimby-founder-gourov-pokle-honoured-with-inspiring-young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=109297","title":{"rendered":"YIMBY founder Gourov Pokle honoured with &#8216;Inspiring Young Entrepreneur of the Year&#8217; Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Goa Khabar : Founder of YIMBY, Gourov Pokle, has been honoured with the \u201cInspiring Young Entrepreneur of the Year\u201d award for his commitment to creating practical waste management solutions and building sustainable environmental impact at the community level.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The award was presented by\u00a0 Minister Mauvin Godinho, in the august presence of the Chief Minister of Goa,\u00a0 Dr. Pramod Sawant, and Minister\u00a0 Rohan Khaunte, at a prestigious ceremony organised by the Vibrant Goa Foundation, in association with the Government of Goa. The event brought together leaders from government, industry, and social enterprises to recognise young changemakers driving meaningful impact.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition celebrates YIMBY\u2019s journey in designing and implementing decentralised waste management systems that enable communities to manage waste responsibly at the source. Through a combination of on-ground infrastructure, awareness initiatives, and capacity-building efforts, YIMBY has consistently worked towards reducing landfill dependency while promoting sustainable and scalable environmental practices.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the occasion, Gourov Pokle said, \u201cThis award is deeply meaningful as it recognises not just an individual, but a shared belief\u2014that sustainability begins at the community level. YIMBY\u2019s work has always been driven by collaboration, persistence, and the conviction that practical solutions can create real change. I am grateful to the Vibrant Goa Foundation and the Government of Goa for their encouragement, and I dedicate this honour to the entire YIMBY team, our mentors, partners, and my family, whose support has been constant throughout this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The award marks an important milestone in YIMBY\u2019s mission-driven journey, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and responsible growth. As the organisation continues to expand its impact, YIMBY remains focused on building resilient, community-centric solutions that contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goa Khabar : Founder of YIMBY, Gourov Pokle, has been honoured with the \u201cInspiring Young Entrepreneur of the Year\u201d award for his commitment to creating practical waste management solutions and building sustainable environmental impact at the community level. The award was presented by\u00a0 Minister Mauvin Godinho, in the august presence of the Chief Minister of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":109298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,155],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-109297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6","category-155","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109299,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109297\/revisions\/109299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/109298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}