New Weapons Against Nuclear Threats
The cross-sector collaborative N Square hopes to influence the cultural conversation and rekindle public awareness about the danger that nuclear weapons pose to humanity.
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Revitalizing Community Connection
Reimagining the Civic Commons claims it has built the first comprehensive set of metrics that connect the impact of revitalization to things like trust between people, neighbors' perceptions of safety, and a community’s ability to draw together people of different incomes, races, and backgrounds.
Creating New Markets for Tribal Art
By digitizing indigenous designs for commercial use, Roots Studio connects tribal artists and villages to the global economy, generating new sources of income while preserving cultural traditions.
Irrigation Innovation
aQysta’s Barsha pump aims to deliver water for agricultural irrigation without fuel, electricity, operating expenses, or greenhouse gas emissions.
Journalism’s Savior?
Civil, a journalism platform built on blockchain technology and funded by cryptocurrency, aims to protect reporters while restoring public trust in the fourth estate.
The Code for Success
Girls Coding, a free after-school and weekend program run by Pearls Africa Foundation, seeks to create a pathway out of poverty and bring its students into Nigeria’s male-dominated technology sector.
Algae for Food and Green Jobs
EnerGaia is growing spirulina to feed people and help the environment.
Taking Kids Off the Streets in Nigeria
Street Priests ministers to the homeless children of Calabar, Nigeria, to help them find a better path.
Digital Natives Collect Community Needs
Humanitas AI has created a smartphone app to enable young people to coordinate social projects.
Free College
San Francisco’s Free City program covers tuition at its community college through a real estate transaction tax.