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ACAMICA
Argentina
Acamica is an online learning platform and courses that provides alternative education opportunities for top talent who are not satisfied with formal education programs.
| Education |
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Agroterroneras
Colombia
Agroterroneras is a trading company of efficient fuelwood stoves aimed at improving the quality of life of families in rural areas throughout the country and ensure the preservation use and proper utilization of environmental resources.Their vision includes that they will be recognized as one of the companies that contributes to the reduction of deforestation and raises awareness to society of environmental conservation.
| Energy |
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Akdemia
Peru
Akdemia is designed to be the only tool a school community will ever need. Whether you\'re a teacher, student or parent, there\'s no need to log in to 10 different apps to send messages, turn in assignments or check your calendar.
| Education |
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Amano Artisans
United States of America
Amano Artisans was founded back in 2007 showcasing Colombia's talent to the world. Their jewelry collections are 100% handcrafted in Colombia eco friendly sustainable.
| Retail |
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Cliniqum
Cliniqum offers mobile cancer detection and other medical consultations through a simplified diagnostic protocol designed to serve low income and indigenous populations.
| Other |
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Cooperativa Chac Lol
Mexico
Cooperativa Chac Lol is an ecotourism business focused on using the Mayan community’s natural and cultural resources to offer services to national and international tourists looking for a biocultural and holistic experience.
| Acommodation & food service |
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Cosecha Partners
Nicaragua
Cosecha Partners S.A. is a sustainable agro enterprise and supplier of chia seed and other native Central American healthy and superfood products. Based in Managua Nicaragua they produce process and export premium agricultural products and food ingredients from Central America. In doing so they build sustainable and dynamic market relationships that connect leading food distributors manufacturers and retailers with exceptional small scale growers. By serving buyers and growers alike they pioneer new and exciting health and nostalgic food products on the market that showcase their growers unique story and our triple bottom line approach.
| Other |
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Ecoenergía Falk Solar
Bolivia (Plurinational State o
Ecoenergía Falk Solar was created in September 2010 from the company FALK SOLAR. The company has specialized in applications of solar energy and biomass combined with energy efficiency. Equipment is manufactured, constructed, marketed and advisory services and technical training are provided. The company started with solar electrification projects and solar dryers in the tropics of Bolivia. Later installations of photovoltaic systems of different powers were performed (up to 600 W) also in the Altiplano of Bolivia, in the valleys of Cochabamba, Northern Potosí. In the last two years they began working with solar lamps and compact photovoltaic systems in different departments of Bolivia.
| Energy |
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Ecoinca
Peru
Ecoinca is an innovative young company with a mission to create the finest quality exotic organic herbal teas, drawing on historical knowledge and quality products from the time of the incas.
| Other |
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Educatina
Founded in June 2011, Educatina has over 3,500 videos about subjects like biology, philosophy, through Arithmetic, Algebra and Physics to A stronomía and Botany. Their website has tools for both teachers and students. All users have the opportunity to practice with exercises to realize what level of learning lead so far.
| Education |
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Enerselva
Peru
ENERSELVA company is a leader in the region of San Martin dedicated to building high-quality ecological stoves Company.
| Energy |
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Grupo Murlota
Mexico
Grupo Murlota is a group of innovative companies for the purpose of articulating a competitive and sustainable economy of the territory to dynamic markets stimulating the consultation of local actors among themselves and between them jointly with relevant external actors satisfying the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations through a holistic balanced and integrated human development perspective.
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing |
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IEETech
Uruguay
Founded in February of 2013, IEETech developed Chipsafer, It is a platform that allows the detection of changes in the animal physiological parameters at any time and place with the aim of isolating the outbreak of such anomalies as soon as possible. It is also useful to combat cattle rustling.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Jubilee House Community - Development in Central America (JHC-CDCA)
United States of America
The Jubilee House Community is a North Carolina 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a 33 year history of working with the poor. Its Nicaraguan project the Center for Development in Central America (CDCA) seeks to address human needs in the Western Hemisphere s second poorest nation by working with communities to help them to achieve their own goals. This involves community organization a flexible approach to needs and priorities as they shift over time identifying areas where the JHC CDCA can be of service and following through in those areas while empowering Nicaraguans and phasing out the need for external assistance.
| Other |
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Mayaversatil
Guatemala
Mayaversatil is a service company interdisciplinary in social, economic and environmental, providing the population target sustainable and comprehensive development .
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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Modatec Industrial
Honduras
Modatec Industrial employs low-income, at-risk women to manufacture and commercialize high-end clothing.
| Other |
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Open Green Road
Chile
Open Green Road aims to reduce the economic gap in education by providing stu-dents with the tools they need to succeed on the college entrance exam
| Education |
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Pixán
Mexico
Pixan is a social enterprise working to sustainably improve the well being of coffee farmers and their communities by creating and selling new products improving market access and fostering a holistic and organic approach to environmental management.
| Other |
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Plataforma Saúde
Brazil
Plataforma Saude is a social impact enterprise that uses mobile cutting edge technologies to provide quick accessible and humanized healthcare to populations with limited access to primary care. The main service consists of a set of exams that identify the degree of risk for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes hypertension and heart disease the major cause of deaths in the world.The company's award winning methodology has been designed in collaboration with physicians nurses and public health experts and is an innovative approach to healthcare worldwide being awarded by the United Nations MIT Forbes 3M the Inter American Development Bank and the governments of Chile and Brazil.
| Human health & social work |
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PowerMundo
United States of America
PowerMundo improves access to solar and other clean technologies to empower people in emerging markets. By sourcing cleantech products building a rural distribution network offering financing options and educating consumers about the cleantech products PowerMundo provides families with the opportunity to redirect their monthly cash expenditures towards cleaner and more efficient energy sources to promote health education clean environments and economic well being.
| Energy |
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Rayvi
Rayvi is a producer and last mile distributor of improved fixed wood burning stoves working to design an efficient wood burning stove to generate household energy.
| Energy |
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Rugged Communications
United States of America
Rugged Communications delivers phone and internet service to the edges of the earth. They leverage the portability of solar power and the flexibility of wireless telecommunications to get people talking in the most rural areas of emerging markets. As part of their commitment to sustainable development they also provide computers community lighting a rainwater catchment system and charging stations. Their comprehensive system ensures new customers for telecommunications operators and new opportunities for local peoples.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Sequence
United States of America
Founded in 2011 Sequence is a collection of jewelry and accessories designed by El Salvadorian born Ariela Suster. After years of working in New York City as a fashion and accessories editor at iconic publications such as Instyle Lucky and Harpers Bazaar she started Sequence a line inspired by the vibrant design and culture of Latin America.
| Retail |
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SOKOTEXT
Kenya
SokoText based in Nairobi Kenya is a smart solution with a big idea To make food affordable for everyone. They use the power of text messaging to aggregate demand for food and unlock wholesale prices for small entrepreneurs in urban slums.
| Rental & repair |
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Solubrite
United States of America
Solubrite's goal is to make available the best solar lighting products at the best price to people living in and around rural areas where there is no electricity.
| Energy |
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Somider
Somider produces and commercializes dairy products while maintaining a commitment to local sustainability practices and producer development.
| Other |
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Suli
Chile
SULI aims to democratize access to this natural resource in an easy simple and accessible way. For those with conventional electricity access seeking a more sustainable lifestyle and for those looking for portable light and energy. They focus on meeting the needs of those who even today do not have access to this resource.
| Energy |
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Suyo
United States of America
Suyo is a public benefit corporation that leverages modern technology to formalize real property rights for low-income families. Their tools and methodologies contribute to more efficient and transparent property rights systems and property data collection.
| Professional & technical services |
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Ta’akbil Ja
Mexico
Ta’akbil Ja is a community-owned initiative focused on sharing Mayan culture with the world through experiences with nature, adventure, sustainable agriculture and immersion in an authentic indigenous community.
| Acommodation & food service |
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TrainFES
Chile
TrainFES develops technologies to improve the life of people with spinal cord injuries due to strokes accidents or degenerative diseases. Or in general every kind of paralisys both complete or partial.
| Human health & social work |
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Trash
Trash is a company committed to the planet and the environment aimed at making everyday accessories. The raw material used to manufacture them are tarpaulins and plastic bags were about to be discarded. Although they are manufactured from waste products, each product has a special job in the detail, design and quality finish, making it a different, innovative and attractive product.
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