Discovering, developing and deploying
the next generation of technologies to fight global poverty.

Food Security, Agriculture & Rural Poverty

Increasing smallholder farm productivity. Creating new mechanisms for storage, preservation and transportation of produce. Improving market access for farmers and farmer organizations. Improving data collection on agricultural development.

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Education

Improving education quality and access. Closing the digital divide.

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Urban Poverty

Improving quality of life in urban slums. Creating economic opportunities for the urban poor production, distribution and servicing of new technologies.

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Health, Water & Sanitation

New solutions for preventing, diagnosing and treating infectious and non-communicable diseases. Building the next generation of ultra-low-cost medical devices and clinics to serve the global poor.

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Operation ASHA, India

Resilience to Environmental Damage, Natural Disaster & Conflict

Enabling vulnerable communities mitigate--and recover from--the effects of climate change, natural disasters, environmental degradation and war.

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Governance, Rule of Law & Human Rights

Improving transparency. Providing a platform for the citizen's voice.

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Household Quality of Life

The next generation of low-cost, off-grid household appliances for the bottom of the global economic pyramid.

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Michael Helms

Low-Carbon Pathways to Workplace Productivity

A new generation of low-cost energy-efficient machines to reduce manual and dangerous workload.

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Women's Inclusion & Empowerment

Women-centered technologies and tools--for the household, at the workplace, and in the community--to help increase their effectiveness as the engines of economic and social development.

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The World Bank

Water Access & Security

Capturing data on global and local threat to water scarcity. Technologies for improving usage efficiency and reducing waste. Making unusable water usable.

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Energy Production & Storage

New, low-cost mechanisms for producing renewable energy to serve low-income families. New, inexpensive and environmentally friendly batteries.

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The World Bank

Information & Communications Technology

New devices and tools for education, transparency and services.

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