Freecycle was formed in 2003 with the ideas if the gift economy in the backround. It is a worldwide network of “gifting” groups/people to divert reusable goods from landfills to places where they are wanted and needed, connecting givers with takers. Present in more than 100 countries and with close to 10 million members it… read more »
Zidisha managed something that most of other lending platforms couldn’t, get rid of the middle man. In this case member of Zidisha can lend money person to person and be in direct contact with their lender. They as an experiment in 2009, with an untested concept; P2P lending for entrepreneurs in developing countries. Today they… read more »
Plott is the name of the company that is bringing us a tool made to go along with the tech revolution that we are currently in. Measuring with your arms, to be precise with the length from your elbow to the end of your fingers was the standard measurement in Egypt and behold it was… read more »
The rise of new technologies and the change it brings to our lives. 3D printing is not a new thing any more, but it will be fun to observe how it will bring new products and solutions into our everyday life. One of those are 3D printed casts. From using wooden splints that have been… read more »
The Interceptor is The Ocean Cleanup’s answer for river plastic waste. There came up with a simple and scalable solution to pick up plastic before it enters the world’s oceans through rivers. A 100% solar-powered, autonomous, plastic collector that can operate in the majority of the world’s most polluting rivers. For those who are not… read more »
Anki is for everyone who has something new in their life that they need to learn and if it needs to happen fast it is even more important to find the right method to do so. It’s aim is to make remembering things easy. More efficient than traditional study methods, you can either greatly decrease… read more »
African clean energy is the name of the company who wants to use a simple solution to change the lives of millions. So what are they offering that is so groundbreaking? They have looked at one of the biggest killer in the 3rd world countries and that is HAP (household air pollution), caused by open… read more »
What an amazing project. Digital Green is helping farmers to share their questions, their success stories and the best practices that propel them forward. Improving agricultural practices, health, livelihood and nutrition with shared videos and human mediated dissemination What started in a few villages around Bangalore in now spread in more that 17.000 villages across… read more »
When are we going to understand that pesticides are not a solution for our crops and start thinking about alternative solutions. BioBee is one of the first companies that decided to tackle this issue. Biologically based Integrated Pest Management, Natural Pollination, and Medfly Control are the areas they started focusing upon. Looking for nature inspired… read more »
What a great idea from Lego, a playful tool to teach Braille to blind and visually impaired children. Brings a different energy into the classroom and gives children the ability to express themselves and learn in a more creative way.