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Accountability Lab
United States of America
The Accountability Lab catalyzes a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. Accountability Lab is an incubator for accountability change-makers to develop and implement innovative ideas for integrity in their communities. They train, mentor, and resource citizens to strengthen systems of accountability to unleash positive social and economic change.
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Base Operations
United States of America
Base Operations is a social enterprise that helps citizens make better decisions about their safety. Base Operations platform aggregates information from different sources including government statistics social media crowd sourced reports and partner organization data. Maps and tools provide users with actionable information to safely navigate their city.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Disaster Accountability Project
United States of America
Strengthen the nation's disaster management systems through public accountability citizen oversight and empowerment whistle blower engagement and policy research.Disaster Accountability Project (DAP) is a nonprofit that saves lives and reduces suffering after disasters by maximizing the impact of preparedness response and relief through citizen oversight and engagement policy research and advocacy and public education. An independent watchdog for disaster relief and humanitarian aid we believe that transparency accountability effective working systems and public participation are necessary for effective disaster relief preparedness response and recovery. Dedicated to public participation and long term oversight we welcome volunteers interns supporters and donations.
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HourVoice
United States of America
HourVoice is an early stage startup building a workplace transparency platform to help non unionized hourly workers. Think of a McDonald's crew member a sales clerk at a store a home care worker. Workers answer questions on their phones about pay hours benefits and in turn see data on other employers as they look for better jobs.rnrnBy providing greater transparency into working conditions consumers (through a Yelp like app) can make more socially conscious spending decisions rewarding responsible employers who treat their workers better. The market will be more efficient. rnrnEmployers regulators researchers and labor organizations could use this ground truth data to identify hot spots workplaces where there are issues that need to be addressed.rnrnIn a nutshell HourVoice (Glassdoor for hourly workers) (a socially conscious Yelp) Analytics.
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OkCopay
United States of America
OkCopay helps people who pay out of pocket for medical expenses find the right doctor at a competitive price. The OkCopay search platform empowers users to shop for health care based on price convenience and doctor qualifications. OkCopay s database includes over 70 common medical and dental procedures. Currently available in Chicago Milwaukee IndianapolisMinneapolis St.Paul and Cincinnati.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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Oliberte Limited
Canada
Oliberte is a sustainable brand supporting workers rights in sub Saharan Africa. They believe in empowerment transparency and doing right by all. This means making premium quality products with a lifetime warranty and it means treating every employee everywhere in the world with respect. In 2009 they started off as a small footwear company partnering with factories and suppliers in Africa. Since then they gained enough momentum to launch our very own factory in 2012. They make every single pair of Oliberte shoes at this factory in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. In September 2013 they also became the world s first Fair Trade Certified footwear manufacturing factory.
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Young Farmers Champions Network
Uganda
The Young Farmers Champions Network (YOFCHAN) is an umbrella organization for youth in agriculture in Uganda. Its mandate is to lobby and advocate for an enabling environment that promotes youth engagement in agriculture as a business. YOFCHAN focuses on lobby and advocacy for youth inclusion in the agricultural sector policies and agribusiness development of young farmers enterprises. To achieve this YOFCHAN organizes platforms that bring the young farmers and policy makers together to discuss issues affecting youth in agriculture and builds their capacity to engage in agriculture as a business. YOFCHAN s ultimate goal is to improve youth livelihoods through agriculture.
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing |