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FarmDrive
Kenya
FarmDrive is a fintech social enterprise that exists to bridge the huge funding gap between smallholder farmers and financial institutions through innovative ways of extending credit. FarmDrive's vision is an economically sustainable Africa where smallholder farmers have easy access to reliable convenient transparent and affordable finance to achieve self sustenance. FarmDrive s alternative credit risk assessment model is providing financial institutions with an agriculturally relevant and data driven model to assess risk and develop loans that fit the needs of smallholder farmers. Not only will this solution unlock millions of dollars of previously risk averse capital for smallholder farmers it will improve the livelihoods of entire communities thereby alleviating poverty hunger and inequalities.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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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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HireUp
Australia
HireUp is an online platform set to revolutionise the way people with disability choose hire and manage their own support workers. They do this by taking care of administrative necessities like payroll tax superannuation insurance and training so the individual can concentrate on finding support workers based on their interests and needs.
| Other |
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New York On Tech
United States of America
New York On Tech (NYOT) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization on a mission to prepare the next generation of technology leaders emerging from New York City. New York On Tech are committed to developing mentoring and providing support to low opportunity students in the field of technology.
| Education |
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PushBlack
United States of America
PushBlack is the nation's first mobile based Black organizing group. PushBlack sends subscribers daily Black history stories and news stories using text message and Facebook Messenger. Through this deep trusted relationship PushBlack activates its subscribers to register and to vote in elections.
| Human health & social work |
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Solu
Philippines
We re using technology to optimize the flow of waste from generation to treatment. Solu re configures the waste collection process by attaching a material monetary value to segregated waste to incentivize citizens to segregate and then sell their waste. Solu improves the value of waste at a grass roots level by a factor of between five and eight (material dependent). Solu is an asset lite technology platform that connects all actors within the waste management sector in a coherent structure from street sweepers to industrial waste to energy facilities. Solu utilizes existing infrastructure in the form of junk shops and MRFs to act as aggregators of segregated materials and these actors are guaranteed a minimum of a 15% margin on all materials that they buy a vast increase on their current expected margins. Once capacity is close to full an auction begins for the private sector who are able to bid on a certain volume of segregated at source materials. If there is no private sector demand then the relevant LGU is mandated to purchase the materials at a pre agreed upon price per unit of material. This is a cheaper and much more efficient of method of waste collection for LGUs (or the LGUs outsourced waste haulage partner) than the typical door to door street to street methodology currently deployed we can demonstrate our analysis on request.So we increase earnings potential for the vulnerable in society we save government money we decrease the negative environmental effect that waste (in the Phillipines in particular) causes and we increase the viability of waste degradation technologies such as 'to energy' biogas recycling and repurposing plants. All through our proprietary process improving technology that employs machine learning and big data analysis to optimise our dynamic and adaptive pricing algorithm and our innovative peer to peer payment network. We're currently in deep conversations with 4 municipalities here in Metro Manila to trial Solu at the end of August and we're in conversation with the ADB to be a part of four upcoming urban renewal projects here in the Philippines beginning late Autumn. We've already had expressions of interest from municipalities outside of Metro Manila and have been invited to operate in other nations in South Asia.
| Waste Management & Recycling |