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GroundTruth: A mobile engagement & research platform

GroundTruth gives journalists and social entrepreneurs the tools to hyper-efficiently connect with the right people via mobile phones -- to understand their needs, their experience and to gather accurate on-the-ground information. Too often we rely only on data and intermediaries to develop an understanding of an issue or a community's needs, while ignoring first-hand [...]

Light the Night: Using Solar Power For Health

Many interventions seeking to improve maternal and neonatal mortality assume the existence of reliable energy infrastructure, and separately public will for such interventions, that simply don't exist. If a provider can't see to perform simply medical tasks because of unrealiable electricity, increasing the availability of skilled care providers or medical supplies can [...]

Multimedia Learning for Children in India

We at AGRINI are working to evolve a new model for public pre-schooling which works with the existing government pre-K school (anganwadis) infrastructure. We have developed a model of multimedia learning, using discarded old computers to deliver fun and engaging multimedia curriculum packages we develop in-house. We have installed our systems and trained teachers in two [...]

Providing Sanitary towels, undergarments, hygiene education and HIV/Aids awareness to sexually active women in Kiambu County.

By providing poor and marginalized girls sanitary towels, undergarments and hygiene education we are seeing academic performance of girls going higher which means the a better life. The project also educates young women on HIV/Aids transmission and prevention aiming at reduction of HIV prevalence which is almost 3 times higher on women than men in Sub-Saharan Africa. [...]

Photo Voice: Reconciling Definitions of Health

Indigenous understandings of maternal and child health (MCH) contrast sharply with international definitions. Because international definitions of MCH shape programming decisions and priorities, the disparate nature of these definitions is related to the failure of many MCH projects to address what local citizens view as key aspects of local maternal and child health. [...]

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Innovations in Oral Health for Children

Health & Fitness > Health care +1 more tags

United States

There exists a tremendous shortage of access to dental care for children in the United States. Sarrell Dental is meeting that need by offering low cost dental...
Stockbox Neighborhood Grocery

Development & Prosperity > Community development +3 more tags

United States

Stockbox places micro grocery stores throughout urban areas, to provide a local resource for fresh produce, meals, and essential staples in communities that...
TrueChild

Children & Youth > At risk youth +3 more tags

United States

Decades of research has found that challenging rigid gender norms and inequities are a key to improving life outcomes for at-risk youth. Yet programs and...
Founder, The InfraBank Project

Development & Prosperity > Economic development +3 more tags

United States

Can we create an institution that would stimulate economic growth, improve efficiency, and help deploy new technology without growing the national debt while...

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Kuli Kuli

Business & Social Enterprise > Fair trade +3 more tags

United States

Kuli Kuli makes superfood bars with a mission to feed the world. These bars connect people in the US in search of healthy food to those in the developing world...

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Watsi

Health & Fitness > Health care

United States

Watsi is the first global crowdfunding platform for healthcare, enabling anyone to donate as little as $5 to directly fund low-cost, high-impact medical care...
Design for All

United States

Media for All is an online design site where people can produce everything from pitch decks to business cards and media kits without having to install software.
PLANT A FRUIT

Environment & Sustainability > Climate change +3 more tags

Kenya

Plant-a-fruit is a self-help non-profit org equipped with members who have taken initiative to protect our environment. We encourage practical, bottom-up, and...
Indonesia Berkebun - Urban Farming Act for...

Environment & Sustainability > Ecology +3 more tags

Indonesia

Indonesia Berkebun is an urban farming community networks spread in currently 27 cities & 3 campuses throughout the country socializing public to optimize...

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Promoting Price Transparency in Health Care

Business & Social Enterprise > Consumer protection +3 more tags

United States

OkCopay is tearing down the wall of secrecy in health care, making it incredibly easy for people who pay out of pocket to understand their options. We do for...
ankita biswas

Health & Fitness > Health care

India

My innovative idea is the "Antigen converter" This unique product will help reduce the dependency on the blood banks and hospitals. This product helps to...
Hunger Below Zero

Development & Prosperity > Food security +3 more tags

Kenya

Our mission is to Curb world hunger starting from creating a Hunger free Africa where we can Plant,Eat and Repeat nutritious vegatables while greatly reducing...

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