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Akilah Institute
Rwanda
Akilah is a college that offers a unique model of market relevant education empowering graduates for success in careers and leadership roles.rnrnAkilah aims to build future generations of women leaders and professionals in East Africa through the development of a network of campuses. Akilah will graduate 1000 students by the year 2020.
| Education |
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BlackTech Week
United States of America
BlackTech Week is a minority centric ecosystem building festival based in Miami. BlackTech Week partners with founders corporations and the community to create a valuable six day national experience for investors entrepreneurs and techies of every kind. Since BlackTech Week s inception in 2014 we have convened over 2700 participants 150 speakers and 3 pitch competitions.
| Arts, entertainment & recreation |
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Border Green Energy Team (BGET)
Thailand
The Border Green Energy Team (BGET) has been working along the Thailand/Burma border since 2005 with the mission to implement renewable energy and sustainable technologies and also demonstrate how these technologies are integral and economically viable aspects of improving livelihoods. Technologies utilized by BGET have included solar electricity micro hydro bio digesters solar cooking water pumping and water purification methods. These solutions have been provided to beneficiaries in ethnic Karen villages refugee camps Burmese migrant schools children's homes medical clinics and for other emergency relief organizations working along both sides of the Thailand/Burma border.
| Energy |
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Cleangold
United States of America
The Clean Gold sluice is an inexpensive safe non chemical alternative that quickly recovers finer gold than mercury increasing the miner's income without the health risks mercury poses to miners wildlife and communities.
| Other |
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Coho Solar
HK
Coho Solar a spin out of Haddock Invention LLC harnesses the existing and widespread use of disposable batteries for energy but replaces them with clean products the solar battery recharger for small shops (to displace existing disposable batteries) the all in one home charger & the high quality $5 light & mobile charger.
| Energy |
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Comite para Democratizacao da Informatica de Brasilia (CDI-DF)
BR
CDI DF provides free computers software community based training and technical maintenance through Information Technology Citizenship Schools.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Dastkar Andhra
India
Dastkar Andhra promotes rural livelihoods by providing technical training for hand-loom weavers, and linking rural co-operative institutions to marketing networks in urban India. This ensures sustainable livelihoods for hand-loom weavers who face the threat of large scale migration into urban slums, and helps a generation of weavers to come out of poverty. Unlike government programs which treat hand-loom work as a welfare activity, or intermediaries and traders with unfair practices, Dastkar Andhra sets up equitable, sustainable, production marketing systems which allow weavers to live with self respect and dignity.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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e-ShopAfrica
Ghana
Uses the worldwide web to preserve cultural artifacts and enhance livelihood opportunities (create sustainable business) for traditional African artisans.
| Retail |
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EastWind Laboratories (EWL)
NG
EWL designs integrates installs and services robust cost optimized electricity solutions for residential commercial and institutional customers.
| Other |
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EcoSystems, Pvt. Ltd.
United States of America
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| Education |
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Fashion4Freedom
Viet Nam
Fashion4Freedom (F4F) strives to solve social challenges with thoughtful designs. Great design is not only about making their lives prettier or simpler. Great designs can solve problems of injustice, create peace and promote economic equality. Fashion4Freedom is a garment industry’s alternative to the current production and sourcing options. Providing a new marketplace for high quality & ecologically minded fashion while fighting poverty through programs for: skill development, infrastructure development and empowerment of women and girls exploited in Vietnam.
| Professional & technical services |
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Fundi Bots
Uganda
Fundi Bots uses robotics training inside and outside African schools to create and inspire a new generation of students and innovators who are better prepared for careers in the technology sector and who can become change makers in their communities. We use the process of building robots to introduce students to practical modern technology concepts and in the long term we improve the overall quality of STEM education in African schools. We do this through school based robotics clubs holiday training camps and regional centers. Fundi Bots is targeting 100000 African students within the next five years.
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Hack the Hood
United States of America
Hack the Hood is a free summer bootcamp for low income youth of color who learn web development and coding skills and then use those skills to help small businesses become visible online. Youth also learn leadership and entrepreneurial skills and visit tech companies to learn about careers in tech. Founded in 2012 Hack the Hood is a non profit project of The Center for Media Change a 501c3. In 2012 we launched in Oakland and we are now expanding around the Bay area.
| Education |
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Hapinoy
Philippines
Hapinoy (www.hapinoy.com) works with high potential microentreprenuers or Mothers who run their own Sari Sari stores by providing three main inputs education related to the store business and personal development access to capital and new businesses. Hapinoy gives Mothers the tools she needs to build a more sustainable business and create a network of stores where high impact goods can flow through.
| Professional & technical services |
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Helps International (HINT)
United States of America
HELPS International was founded in 1984 as a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation in the tradition of service to others. HELPS programs extend a helping hand to people who then learn to become self sufficient giving them hope for a better life for them and a future for their children.HELPS International's mission is to provide enduring programs of practical social and spiritual value to the people in the developing world through a system of partnership and mutual responsibility.
| Human health & social work |
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Industree Crafts
India
Industree Crafts provides millions of artisans and farmers in India the opportunity to work in clusters, honing skill sets, increasing productivity, and earning better and continuous incomes. Workers reinvest their savings to participate in production unit ownership.
| Retail |
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International Development Enterprises
United States of America
iDE (International Development Enterprises) is a nonprofit social enterprise unleashing the power of innovation and market forces for poor farm families in the developing world helping them access the tools and knowledge they need to increase their income.For 30 years iDE has developed its market based approach by designing affordable tools improving market access increasing agricultural production and creating sustainable local businesses. To date iDE staff throughout the world have helped 20 million people lift themselves out of poverty.
| Administrative & support services |
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Juabar Design
United States of America
Juabar uses the sun’s energy to enable a business, a service and a product in East Africa. Juabar is a mobile charging kiosk powered by solar and designed as a small business for local entrepreneurs. Juabar Design, LLC, a design-build start-up, creates pop-up electrified businesses powered by a solar PV system for use in rural and urban areas that lack access to electricity. Their kiosks facilitate energy access while providing a point-of-sale location for a retail business. Juabar is a solar-powered mobile phone charging station. An intial prototype of the juabar is sponsored by CCA\'s Center for Art and Public Life IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship award in collaboration with the Appropriate Rural Technology Institute outside of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This project was made possible with the generous support from California College of the Arts Center for Art and Public Life IMPACT: Social Entrepreneurship Awards Program.
| Media, Technology, Digital Access |
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Mandela Marketplace
United States of America
The California FreshWorks Fund awarded a grant to Mandela Marketplace to support a comprehensive business analysis of its operations and potential expansion for the Mandela Food Cooperative (MFC) a worker owned fresh food store dedicated to increasing healthy food access and building assets for low income workers. MFC is the first retail outlet of any kind to focus on offering healthy food in West Oakland and Mandela Marketplace is working to develop local wealth and alternative direct from farmer food supply chains. Mandela currently has 8 employees.
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MDaaS Global
Nigeria
MDaaS Global is building Africa's largest network of private diagnostic and primary care facilities providing convenient high quality and affordable care for the continent s next billion.
| Human health & social work |
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Mozambikes
Mozambique
Mozambikes is a social venture that provides quality bicycles at less than half market prices by partnering with advertisers. They brand their colors and logos on their bikes which cycle through communities in Mozambique for years. These bicycles increase daily incomes and improve access to healthcare and education and reach homes that do not use traditional media like TVs and newspapers. Therefore their bicycles turn an effective advertising tool into an innovative corporate social responsibility campaign.
| Transportation & storage |
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MyRain
India
MyRain was formed out of The Acara Institue business plan competition in 2010. Tasked with solving water security problems in India, MyRain was inspired by the potential of efficient drip irrigation systems. In many parts of rural India, small-plot farmers rely on flood irrigation, a method that stunts crops and washes away valuable soil nutrients. Drip irrigation can increase efficiency of water and fertilizer by between 20%-50% and increase yields by 30%-100%. Drip irrigation also preserves nutrients in the soil and increases land longevity. Despite these benefits, drip irrigation technology has proliferated to only 5% of arable land. MyRain launched to provide small plot farmers access to this technology by creating a retail and distribution network focused on the four main tenets of accessibility; education, availability, price and service.
| Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production |
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Phulki
BD
Provides low cost day care facilities in Bangladesh to enable women to achieve economic emancipation without sacrificing the well being of their children.
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Profound Gentlemen
United States of America
Profound Gentlemen strategically recruits develops and sustains black male educators who offer a profound additional impact in the lives of students more specifically young black males. Through a cohort experience tailored development and continuing opportunities Profound Gentlemen shapes black males who redefine the image of urban education. Profound Gentlemen s end goal is to match the percentage of black male educators to young black boys in urban education while giving them more positive images and opportunities to pursue their purpose.
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Rags2Riches
Philippines
Rags2Riches Inc. is a for profit social enterprise based in Manila Philippines creating eco ethical fashion and home accessories out of up cycled scrap cloth organic materials and indigenous fabrics by working with artisans (mostly women) living in the poor communities across the country. Rags2Riches philosophy stands upon its four bottom lines People Profit Planet and Positive Influence.
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Riverbank Filtration - TERI
India
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a leading think tank dedicated to conducting research for sustainable development of India and the Global South.TERI was established in 1974 as an information centre on energy issues. However over the following decades it made a mark as a research institute whose policy and technology solutions transformed people's lives and the environment.TERI's key focus lies in promotingClean energyWater managementPollution managementSustainable agricultureClimate resilience
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Small Fry
United States of America
Small Fry employs the digital skills of low income youth to drive local small business growth online via search engine marketing social media marketing web building and more. Youth earn income gain skills and build career mobility while small businesses get access to affordable online marketing services that saves time and builds revenue.
| Real estate, design & building |
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SnapSense
United States
SnapSense offers SnapSense Dashboards, online products for communities to track data for decision making. The two main products are the SnapSense Economic Dashboard and the SnapSense Community Dashboard.
| Community Facilities/Infrastructure |
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SpellAfric Initiative
Nigeria
SpellAfrica Initiative is a youth led Mobile for Development social enterprise. We providea mobile learning tool to help users improve their English across Africa. The SpelAfrica Initiative is born out of passion and dedication by Elvis Austins to improve his poor English vocabulary. Today the idea has transformed into an award winning international nonprofit organization. With support individuals and organizations across the world. As an organization we are proud to foster Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Africa.Mission Improve the poor standard of English language across AfricaThe SpellAfrica Initiative is made up of dedicated and passionate individuals from Nigeria and people from across the world who have contributed. We have over 120 local student volunteers working tirelessly to help us achieve our mission.
| Education |
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Stramash
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Stramash deliver a wide range of top quality outdoor activities in Oban and Argyll. Using the unique wild Scottish landscape our fully qualified and experienced instructors will give you the quality personal experience you are looking for. We pride ourselves in providing memorable real and unique outdoor adventure experiences that are of outstanding quality. If you are looking for things to do in Oban and Argyll then join us for a taste of adventure.
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Team Build It
Build It! Bronzeville is a SimCity style mobile game app that collects real time consumer data and gives every community the ability to effectively argue for resources. Through virtual play residents construct their dream community and scan recent receipts in order to obtain building gems. Team Build It! then retrieves data from those receipts (industry timestamp location total spent etc.) compiled from all players and analyzes consumer preferences in order to determine buy in and purchase potential of the entire community.
| Information, communication & technology |
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TILA Studios
United States of America
The Garden is taking over Art Basel in Miami and here s how we re going to do it! We re taking Atlanta based artists for an immersive experience to engage with globally recognized artists and curators at the convention. As an artists you ll join the TILA House in Miami receive a fully paid experience (including travel and accommodations) get access to the convention and arts shows in Miami and participate in TILA on site activations that focuses on equity access and community. Want in? Apply today for the experience.
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