gadda00/eco-africa-awards

Eco Africa Awards — celebrating climate leadership across Africa. An initiative of ACLA. Built with Next.js, Three.js, and AI. # Africa Climate Leadership Awards > Celebrating climate leadership across Africa — an initiative of the Africa Climate Leadership Academy (ACLA). The **Africa Climate Leadership Awards** are the continental stage for African climate leadership. This is the official awards platform — built with Next.js 16, lightweight SVG/CSS animation, and AI throughout, featuring 12 award categories, a multi-step nomination flow with an AI assistant, a transparent 6-stage judging process, ceremony registration, and a Hall of Fame of past winners. 🌐 **Live domain:** ecoawardsafrica.com 🏫 **Parent organisation:** acla.io --- ## ✨ Highlights - **Lightweight animated hero** — A savanna sunrise with parallax hills, an animated baobab tree silhouette, floating climate icons, and a scroll-revealed landscape. No heavy 3D, smooth on any device. - **Larger, more welcoming design** — Cream paper background, deep forest green primary, sunset gold accents, terracotta highlights, Playfair Display headings scaled up to 8vw. - **12 award categories** — From Climate Leader of the Year to Lifetime Achievement, each with detailed criteria, prize descriptions, and a 3D tilt-card UI. - **5-step nomination flow** — Category → Nominee → Nominator → The Case → Review. Validates at every step, saves a reference code, and submits to the database. - **AI Nomination Assistant** — Reviews draft nominations and returns strengths, improvements, and criteria-alignment scores. Powered by Z.ai. - **AI Category Matchmaker** — Paste a description of a nominee and get ranked category matches with confidence scores. - **AI eligibility screening** — Every submitted nomination is asynchronously reviewed by AI for completeness and category fit. - **6-stage selection process** with weighted criteria (Impact, Innovation, Scale, Sustainability, Leadership, Equity). - **32-judge continental panel** with bios and expertise. - **Ceremony registration** with 4 ticket types (General, VIP, Student, Press). - **Hall of Fame* …