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Friday, Mar. 9, 2012
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Who: Pradip Kumar Sarmah, Founder & Executive Director
What: Rickshaw Bank Project: www.crdev.org/rb.html
Where: India
When: The Tech Awards 2011 Flextronics Economic Development Award Laureate: www.thetechawards.thetech.org/
How: Rickshaw Bank provides a means of self=employment to the poor and the marginalized rickshaw community by offering a “rent-to-own” financing option for rickshaw pullers to purchase an innovative new rickshaw. 95% of rickshaw pullers hire their rickshaw on daily rental basis so much of their earned income is taken up with the next day’s rental fees.
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Friday, Mar. 2, 2012
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Who: Asi Burak & Michelle Byrd, Co-Presidents
What: Games for Change: www.gamesforchange.org/
Where: Headquarters in New York City, NY. Impacting: Globally
When: The Tech Awards 2011 Microsoft Education Award Laureate: www.thetechawards.thetech.org/
How: Games for Change brings together organizations and individuals from the social impact sector, government, media, academia, the gaming industry and the arts to create and distribute social impact games.
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Friday, Feb. 24, 2012
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Who: Cora Zayas Sayre, Executive Director
What: Water, Agroforestry, Nutrition and Development Foundation (WAND): www.wandphilsorg.com
Where: Philippines
When: The Tech Awards 2011 Intel Environment Award Laureate: www.thetechawards.thetech.org/
How: WAND has developed a low-cost composting toilet using local materials called Ecosan, which prevents water contamination and the spread of disease while producing valuable fertilizer from human waste. In the Philippines, 20 million people have inadequate access to sustainable sanitation.
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Friday, Feb. 17, 2012
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Who: Astrid J. Scholz, Ph.D, Ecotrust VP
What: Ecotrust, www.ecotrust.org/marineplanning/
Where: United States
When: The Tech Awards 2011 Intel Environment Award Laureate: www.thetechawards.thetech.org/
How: Ecotrust builds collaborative solutions enabling stakeholders, communities and agencies to make better decisions about natural resources—MarineMap is an example. Our approach combines the use of knowledge, technology, and capital to create resilient ecosystems and coastal communities. More than 50% of the world’s population lives within 50 miles of the ocean, and in many parts of the world rely on the ocean to make their living.
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Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
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Who: Daniel W. Smith, Program Coordinator
What: AquaClara, www.aguaclara.cee.cornell.edu
Where: Headquarters in Ithaca, New York, impacting Honduras and Latin America
When: The Tech Awards 2011 Intel Environment Award Laureate: www.thetechawards.thetech.org/
How: AquaClara develops, designs, and implements sustainable water treatment plant technology for the benefit of small and mid-size communities in Honduras, Latin America, and other developing countries. Projects are carried out with a strong training component that empowers technology users to independently manage the water treatment plants. Worldwide, AguaClara estimates that hundreds of millions of people currently without access to safe water can benefit from its technology.
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