A Game to Teach Foreign Language Skills to Children
–> Who: Ryan Wagner, Co-Founder of Penyo Pal –> What: Penyo Pal is a digital game designed to teach 4-7 year-olds foreign language skills, teaching language through play. –> How: Read this...
View ArticleLiberation Chocolate: Employing Child Soldiers and Revitalizing Cocoa Farms...
–> Who: Sheikh A. Turay, Founder of… –> What: …Liberation Chocolate, employs former child soldiers in Liberia by revitalizing abandoned cocoa farms and distributing the chocolate in the U.S....
View ArticleProblems Aren’t Siloed, so Why Are Solutions?
–>Who: Peggy Clark, Vice President of Policy Programs at… –> What: …the Aspen Institute talks about working across silos and moving past basic ROI to drive more integrated, holistic impact....
View ArticlePutting Textbooks in the Hands of Kenyan Schoolchildren
–>Who: Tonee Ndungu, founder of… –> What: …Kytabu, is aimed to revolutionize the way education is delivered in Kenya through a textbook subscription application for a low-cost tablet. –> How:...
View ArticleGiving Pakistani Women Wings through Entrepreneurship
–>Who: Khalida Brohi, program director of the… –> What: …Sughar Women Program, which empowers women in Pakistan through entrepreneurship to rise against oppressive customs like honor killings....
View ArticleMapping the Mexican Impact Investing Ecosystem
–>Who: Scott Wofford, project leader of… –> What: …the Global Impact Investing Mapping Platform (GIIMAP), which aims to plot the landscape of Mexican social entrepreneurs and impact investing...
View ArticleFueling an Environmentally and Financially Sustainable Africa
–>Who: Sanga Moses, founder of… –> What: …Eco-Fuel Africa, which turns farm waste into cheap, clean fuel briquettes, all while developing women entrepreneurs who manufacture and sell the...
View ArticleDay-to-Day Data Collection to Drive Improved Impact
–>Who: Rick Jacobus, Managing Director of Affordable Homeownership at… –> What: … NCB Capital Impact, talks about HomeKeeper, a day-to-day tool for affordable housing organizations to collect...
View ArticleMatchmaking for Solo Commuters
–>Who: Ignacio Cordero, co-founder of… –> What: … Aventones, a private ride-sharing platform for large organizations, like corporations and universities, to facilitate carpools between employees...
View ArticleCreating Open Networks to Unleash the Wealth of Nations
–>Who: Julius Akinyemi, Resident Entrepreneur at the MIT Media Lab… –> What: …and initiator of the Unleashing the Wealth of Nations project, which seeks to better humanity by empowering the...
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