In the Category of “Community Development“
Operating in Bangladesh, LaborLink is the first platform to leverage the disruptive power of mobile to give voice to the global workforce and deliver real-time data to companies like Cisco and Patagonia to align sourcing practices with worker needs – like SurveyMonkey for the 5 billion people without internet access. See: http://goodworldsolutions.org/
Livelyhoods
Based in Kenya, the company creates jobs for youth in Kenyan slums so they can work their way out of poverty and actualize their potential. To achieve this, we employ youth from slums to sell life-changing products in their communities. Although we are a non-profit, we operate with the mindset of an entrepreneurial start-up. See: http://livelyhoods.org/
In the Category of “Education“
Edovo
Located in Chicago, IL, Edovo (formerly Jail Education Solutions), improves inmate outcomes by incentivizing educational and vocational progress through tablets in correctional facilities. Investment in inmate education leads to reduced recidivism and lower taxpayer liability, however, programming is extremely limited, politically challenging, and doesn’t meet inmate demand. Edovo grants access to an immense collection of resources otherwise unavailable. See: https://www.edovo.com/
SpringBoard Collaborative
Based in the Philadelphia, PA, The Springboard Collaborative closes the reading achievement gap by coaching teachers, training family members, and incentivizing learning such that our scholars have the requisite skills to access life opportunities. See: http://springboardcollaborative.org/
In the Category of “Health“
DrinkWell
Based in India (and also serving Bangladesh), DrinkWell transforms the arsenic and fluoride water crisis affecting over 200 million people across rural India and Bangladesh into entrepreneurial opportunity by blending proprietary filtration technology with a franchise business model. See: http://drinkwellsystems.com/
