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honduran high schooler’s low-cost eye-controlled interface
luis cruz is a honduran high-schooler who has come up with his own low-cost eye-controlled interface.
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in pakistan, unicef-supported temporary learning centres create opportunities for girls
thousands of parents in rural areas have traditionally declined to send their daughters to school. but the flood waters forced them out of their villages into areas where ‘unicef’ has set up temporary learning centres (TLCs) to try to minimise the impact of the disaster on children’s education.
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in benin, new monitoring tool engages illiterate parents in their children’s education
bana lafia, 12, can do something her parents cannot – read. illiteracy is a serious problem in benin, with nearly two-thirds of the adult population unable to read or write. a new initiative hopes to change that.
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sikkaa: a social network for amateur football players and teams in kuwait
Sikkaa is a new social network type site launched from Kuwait and that targets amateur football (soccer) players and teams, helping them to promote themselves and organize matches and tournaments between them.
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indian invents a digital camera for lo-fi camera enthusiasts
Designed by Finland-based Saikat Biswas, Holga. D mimics the original Holga in nearly every way, except that it’s rigged to download images.
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guerilla d-i-y bike lanes in mexico
In Guadalajara, Mexico, those who want to bike have to deal with extremely dangerous roads with absolutely no bike lanes. So these citizens, led by local teachers and students, decided to fix the problem themselves with DIY bike lanes.
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grassroutes: road-trips for social change
Grassroutes is a fellowship for urban educated youth to spend a summer working with change-makers and social entrepreneurs, who are creating sustainable, significant impact in different parts of India.
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dosti: empowering afghan women via soccer balls
The DOSTI balls combine traditional Afghan craftsmanship with 21st-century standards, allowing unemployed widows to not only handcraft the balls but also run the entire operation, from quality control to inventory to export.
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the (bop) project: photojournalism at the base of the economic pyramid
the (bop) project’s mission is simple: discover, document and share stories of remarkable social entrepreneurs, enterprises and innovations that are redefining poverty alleviation.
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banana-fiber sanitary pad offers inexpensive solution for rwandan women
sustainable health enterprises (S.H.E.), is working with local women to make and sell cost-effective sanitary pads using banana-tree fibers.
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andrew youn helps subsistence farmers in africa to double their yields
andrew youn’s organization offers farmers an investment package of seeds and fertilizer, weekly farm education, and market access that makes it possible for them to double their incomes.
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solar powered internet café opens in kenya
the café, which has been built in conjunction with computers for schools kenya (CFSK), is a pre-built container that was shipped from london.