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You are currently viewing entries for the 2013 Dell Social Innovation Challenge.
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April 8, 2013

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Coffee Partners International

Developing the coffee production industry in rural Suriname to improve income and livelihoods of farmers, their familes and their communities. Read More

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Happy Tooth

Our project is about addressing rural India's staggering dental hygiene problems. Using motorcycles outfitted with modern dental equipment, we will bring tooth extraction to the inaccessible parts of India. Read More

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Peanuts to Prosperity (P2P)

P2P endeavors to establish supply chains with local ground nut farmers in India to provide a reliable and local supply of peanuts to a new Plumpy'Fields facility that will produce Plumpy brand products. Read More

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See Beneath's Aiko & Egor

See Beneath is producing the first season of Aiko & Egor, an animated video series for young children with autism, and is seeking support for the creation of more episodes and the development of an educational app. Read More

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innovationtobusiness.in

To equip the Engineers to be highly Informative with Good level of International Exposure & updated Technology there by bridging the gap between Theory and real time Application for the beneficial of their Career Read More

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Bhela

Bhela utilizes locally available materials to create floating beds for vegetable production in the waterlogged villages of Satkhira.Women will be taught to grow nutritious vegetable to ensure food for their children Read More

Bhela

Fight Flood

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Ashalytics

Ashalytics is doing for the developing world what Michael Bloomberg did for Wall Street. We leverage mobile technology to bring analytics and evidence-based reasoning to help NGOs respond to crises in real-time. Read More

Ashalytics

Ashalytics

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PUZZLE: social impact apparel

PUZZLE brings apparel industry jobs to former US manufacturing communities & reduces rural poverty by producing apparel with unique value: local artisans hand-make components that fit into local factory production. Read More

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AVANZA

AVANZA is a Juvenile Innovation Center in Mexico, with the goal of developing motivation, curiosity and creativity towards scientific-technological innovation by offering workshops, lectures and a stimulating space. Read More

AVANZA

AVANZA

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Good-Benefits.com

We have a "401k for charity" that helps people save money for charity through payroll gifts and employer matches. We also match donors with high-impact charities so their charitable gifts do the most long-term good. Read More

Good-Benefits.com

Good-Benefits, Inc.

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Bridging the Health Gap

An intermediary association between equipment-donor hospitals and low-resource medical facilities in Chihuahua, México. The project will help patients at these clinics achieve a better quality of medical care. Read More

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Mausi Chips

Our project is to implement a business that will take advantage of those natural resources found naturally in Mali and use them to begin computer chip production, benefiting Mali's economy and quality of life. Read More

Mausi Chips

Mausi Chips

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Street Soccer USA

We serve homeless and impoverished youth. We use the platform of team sports to deliver a sport-based curriculum designed to generate outcomes in education, mental health, employment and housing. Read More

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E.D.G.E.

EDGE (Education for Global Employment) is an innovative higher-education model that focuses on preparing students for today’s complex workforce through localized public-private partnerships. Read More

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Ultrasafe Ultrasound

Our novel ultrasound technology strives to curb female feticide in developing nations by automatically blurring the genitalia of the fetus in live images produced by ultrasound machines. Read More

Ultrasafe Ultrasound

Ultrasafe Ultrasound

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Food Through Thought

Food Through Thought is a model for developing countries to educate about materials needed and long term aspects of using Aquaponics. Through the use of Aquaponics, a family can be self-sufficient. Read More

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Greenology

Produce nutrient rich, organic & cheap fertilizer for our stakeholders (small scale farmers & household users) through the process of COMPOSTING whereby biodegradable waste is decomposed naturally. Read More

Greenology

Greenology Inc.

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International Eye Institute

The International Eye Institute seeks to improve the accessibility and quality of ophthalmic care in China by building joint venture ophthalmic institutes and training Chinese surgeons in best practices. Read More

International Eye Institute

The International Eye Institute

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Project Spirutein

Our project targets to help fight child malnutrition, increase employment opportunities, and enable women empowerment in rural villages of Bangladesh through providing Spirulina-based protein-enriched cookies. Read More

Project Spirutein

Team Enroot

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Frumity

Frumity is an online platform that enables the at-home delivery of fresh, high quality and home-grown foods. Read More

Frumity

Frumity

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Perpetual Nutrition Kit

The Kit will provide a constant source of protein/nutrients to the 12% of Mexicans from Nuevo León who suffer chronic malnutrition so they can produce their own supplements with low cost and lots of health benefits Read More

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PATCH

PATCH helps organizations provide more comprehensive services to clients by supplying a web-based platform for sending out service requests for clients to other organizations who can fill these needs in real-time. Read More

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TravelGlocal

The TravelGlocal online community connects international travelers with places to stay in rural areas not listed in the average travel guidebook. Read More

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Global Kitchen

We promote immigrant-owned small food businesses and preserve traditional recipes by hosting immigrant-led cooking classes and serving as an online resource for authentic, highly curated recipes. Read More

Global Kitchen

Global Kitchen

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RISE ABOVE: Empowering Youth

The RISE ABOVE program bridges youth across socioeconomic and sectarian divides through music, arts, sports & drama. It offers a new path to drive social change, promote social cohesion & catalyze peace. Read More

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Baseball in Climate Change

Introducing baseball as a competitive sport in Kenya and using it in seed collection and tree planting around Mt Kenya for climate change adaptation and mitigation making the new sport a green sport. Read More

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UltraHealth

Reducing child mortality rate in developing nations by provision of disinfected safe drinking water using local, low cost and electricity free Ultra Violet (UV) disinfector unit. Read More

UltraHealth

UltraHealth

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Project Azmat

The project aims at upliftment of manual scavengers who are traditionally ordained in Indian society to clean and carry human waste,a practice which lamentably continues till date. Read More

Project Azmat

ENACTUS SRCC

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Solar Conduction Dryer (SCD)

Economic Improvement of Indian Farmers by Solar Processing of Agro Product is project based on novel solar conduction drying technology. Project helps to save 20-30% food losses with added profit to farmer. Read More

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Maya Universe Academy

We are fed-up of our people living in poverty. Another armed revolution or an 'Occupy Movement' will not change our future. We opened a school of love. Free education in exchange for two days of volunteering work. Read More

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